Have you ever watched a horror short? I’m pretty sure (but not positive) the first one I ever saw was Larry, which I sought out after watching Come Play, a creature feature inspired by Larry. Curiously, the second short horror film I’ve now watched, Posies, also involved monsters. Larry wasContinue Reading
June 13, 1977. It wasn’t a Friday (it was early on a Monday morning) when the gruesome discovery at Camp Scott in Oklahoma was made. An unthinkable discovery really. One of the saddest I’ve learned about in a long time, which I did thanks to a comment author Priscilla BettisContinue Reading
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
From the producers of the popular American Horror Story anthology comes a new set of American Horror Stories. Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk have found a way to spin-off the original series, which premiered exclusively on FX on Hulu on July 15, 2021. “How do you create a spin-off ofContinue Reading
In 1970, the Perron family moved into an old farmhouse on Roundtop Road in Harrisville, Rhode Island. Little did they know what lay in store for them. Hauntings. Possession. Terror. Paranormal activity so out of their realm they called in the only real “experts” at that time for assistance, EdContinue Reading
The trailer for The Night House begins with Rebecca Hall’s character in the movie, Beth, asking her friends, “Do you guys believe in ghosts?” The question alone is attention-getting but it becomes even more so when paired with the disturbing-looking doll or sculpture that she’s contemplating during the voiceover. It’sContinue Reading
We haven’t had a Crackle programming update in a while, but they recently sent us one for July. Since there are all kinds of great sci-fi and horror offerings that are just perfect for summertime streaming, I’m going to stow this on the Summer Spirit page. (In case you wantContinue Reading
Have you ever been on a midnight Sasquatch hunt? What about a UFO meditation? Ever participated in anything like that? Do you like camping? We’re talking full-on roughing it where you have to haul all of your gear in (and out) and there’s no running water or other amenities. IfContinue Reading
Ever since word first started spreading about The Haunted House Restaurant being built in Cleveland, Ohio, people have been dying to know when it would open. The new horror-themed restaurant was aiming to welcome dinners —er, I mean diners— as early as late June in the Cleveland Heights area. It’llContinue Reading
Ah, summer. That astronomical season that begins on Sunday, June 20, and lasts until Wednesday, September 22. Or pre-Spooky Season, as I like to think of it. Because normally (meaning pre-pandemic), the spring and summer months see the most uptick in paracons, Halloween, and horror fests. After being cooped upContinue Reading
M. Night Shyamalan’s new mystery drama thriller, Old, is set to release in theaters on July 23, 2021. It marks a milestone in the filmmaker’s career because it’s his first movie shot entirely somewhere other than Pennsylvania or the Greater Philadelphia area. But where was his new movie Old filmed?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
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