Collage of 5 classic black and white horror movies, Nosferatu, White Zombie, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Night of the Living Dead, The Bat

This guest post from Lewis Sheller that lists five classic black and white horror movies is sure to delight film noir-loving cinephiles. Or provide a list of new films to watch to those who aren’t yet familiar with these. Either way, enjoy! Top 5 Black & White Horror Films ByContinue Reading

posters of Iconic horror movies

Okay, there’s one on this list that doesn’t exactly qualify as an iconic horror movie artifact, but it did help create one of the most iconic horror movies ever, Psycho. It was the typewriter used to write the screenplay. (See number 2.) It’s among the horror movie artifacts that areContinue Reading

Open jaws with big vampire fangs on black background

Have you ever celebrated World Dracula Day? Did you even know there was one? If you’re wondering if this is another one of those dates listed on the Weird Holidays & Observances page, yep. Nailed it! But when is World Dracula Day and why? Basically, what’s its origin story? SinceContinue Reading

Bela Lugosi sporting his cape as Dracula

Ever since their clever Overlook commercial during the Academy Awards in 2018, I’ve watched the Academy Museum’s progress with interest. (Sadly, the phone number they used for the ad is no longer in service. Too bad they didn’t work with the Doctor Sleep release to revive that number somehow.) Anyway,Continue Reading

This is a guest contribution from freelance writer Sally Writes. Castles have been around for over 1000 years since the first one was built in Germany. More than a thousand continue to this day with most being located all around Europe, Asia, and Africa with a few elsewhere. Castles have beenContinue Reading

  For two decades, “DraculaTour,” has been the ultimate haunted horror travel experience.  It is a unique adventure which takes visitors to Eastern Europe’s most infamous land of the unholy, Transylvania (in Romania).  For one week during Halloween, travelers experience the definitive Halloween holiday with fellow fans, friends and ‘fiends’Continue Reading

Funny how one thing leads to another, isn’t it? While I was writing about the lore of nutcrackers, I learned about Steinbach Nutcrackers. They sort of “revolutionized” nutcrackers, if you will, by turning them into not only artistic keepsakes, but in some cases very valuable collectibles. I couldn’t help butContinue Reading

Here we are. We’ve reached the end of guest blogger Psychic Investigator Paul Fitz-George’s series, “Whitby’s Fascination for the Literati or how Dracula met the Jabberwocky.”  It’s been a whirlwind tour. Part 1 led us through Whitby’s haunted history. Parts 2 through 5 told of Whitby’s influence on Bram Stoker,Continue Reading

Welcome to Part 2 of Psychic Investigator Paul Fitz-George’s guest series “Whitby’s Fascination for the Literati or how Dracula met the Jabberwocky.”  In Part 1 he gave us some background on Whitby and its haunted history. In this post, he talks about Whitby’s influence on Bram Stoker. Stoker arrived inContinue Reading

I don’t know why, but Dublin evokes quintessential Irish city life in my mind. Whatever that means, since I’ve never been to Ireland before and “city life” isn’t what most people associate with Ireland anyway. (Red-haired, hot-tempered, whiskey and Guinness drinkers with stories about Leprechauns who meet in the pubContinue Reading