The beach. Amusement parks. Camping. All quintessential summer pastimes that come with their own thrills and chills. However, there’s something perhaps most particularly thrilling about roughing it in the woods, isn’t there? And what better way to end a day being one with the land than by telling scary campfireContinue Reading
Is it just 2021 or does every year have months and/or seasons with themes? Lately, I’ve noticed announcements for a lot of UFO documentaries releasing in August. But it started at the beginning of the year. (Not with the UFO documentaries, but with noticing themes.) For instance, I mistakenly startedContinue Reading
What can you watch on discovery+ (and Travel Channel) between July 19 and August 1? Well, for one thing, when Destination Fear season 3 premieres on July 24, you’ll be able to watch it on both discovery+ and Travel Channel, which a lot of fans are excited about. It’s alsoContinue Reading
Whether you believe in extraterrestrial life or not, one thing’s undeniable: how much the possibility of alien life pervades our culture. Sure, it’s been the inspiration for plenty of great science fiction movies and books. But join me in considering it from another angle. I submit into evidence Exhibit A:Continue Reading
Have you ever listened to the docu-drama podcast “The Battersea Poltergeist”? It’s described as “a paranormal cold case, re-investigated through a chilling blend of drama and documentary. The true story of one of Britain’s strangest hauntings, with Dafne Keene and Toby Jones. Presented by Danny Robins.” According to Variety, asContinue Reading
You may have heard that Wednesday, a new live-action series directed by Tim Burton that’s based on The Addams Family character is headed to Netflix. (Eventually. There’s no word about a release date yet.) But did you know that the iconic Addams Family TV series was based on a comic strip?Continue Reading
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
Why was Ed Warren so invested in seeing the Devil put on trial instead of Arne Cheyenne Johnson during the 1981 trial following the murder of Alan Bono? It was one of the things that perplexed me as I watched the new discovery+ documentary about the case, Shock Docs: TheContinue Reading
Did aliens really crash-land near Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947? While the world anxiously anticipates the release of more declassified UFO secrets from the Pentagon —or UAPs, as they now call them— Roswell: The Final Verdict examines the case in a new way using artificial intelligence (AI). The six-episode miniseriesContinue Reading
It turns out that 2021 is not the year of Richard Ramirez and the Cecil Hotel after all. It seemed like it would be at first though, especially because winter started out with multiple documentaries and specials about both. But now summer’s here and the focus has shifted to theContinue Reading
Last year one of the most popular and beloved Halloween events, Salem Haunted Happenings, wasn’t quite the same as it had always been. Thanks to our old buddy, old pal COVID-19. But good news, witches! NBC Boston reported that its “scheduled to return in October 2021 after being largely scaledContinue Reading
Earlier this year, you may have heard how US Ghost Adventures bought the Lizzie Borden House & Museum. Last year I had the pleasure of speaking with Josef Kruger, a project manager for USGA, about some fun things the company was doing at that time. Recently he reached out and askedContinue Reading
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