Happy Haunts Materialize Foolish Mortals Welcome Sign

In 2019, Disneyland hosted a “50 spirited years of retirement unliving” event to celebrate the Haunted Mansion’s 50th birthday. You needed a special ticket for the after-hours event, but they also set up a Happy Haunts Materialize exhibit, which was open to any park visitor. Will the release of theContinue Reading

Three of the four Haunted Beauty Barbie dolls

Did you know there’s such a thing as Haunted Beauty Barbie dolls? I discovered them thanks to curiosity sparked by something I saw on social media about the Barbie movie. Someone said that once upon a time, Mattel released a Goth Barbie doll. Growing up, I was cuckoo crazy forContinue Reading

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves key art

Even though the trailer had piqued my interest, I put off watching Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. I’m aware of the D&D game, of course, but I never played it. Other than that it’s a fantasy-based role-playing game (RPG), I don’t even really know anything about it. But didContinue Reading

The Insidious 5: The Red Door post on Nextdoor

Why was I at first fooled by the ad for Insidious 5: The Red Door on Nextdoor? Because it fit right in with all the other scary posts I often see on the platform. Kidding. Well, sort of. I don’t know what Nextdoor posts in your area are like, but whereContinue Reading

Katrina Weidman I Do Play design

“Yeah, it’s definitely like a dark pop with some rock elements in some songs,” Katrina Weidman said when I asked if she’d describe her style of music as “alt rock.” Which I think is fair to say is not how most people would describe Janet Jackson’s music. So why wasContinue Reading

The Last of Us HHN cover

Move over, Chucky. The Last of Us has also inspired a haunted house at this year’s Universal Orlando Halloween Horror Nights (HHN). Although, to be fair to the Chucky haunted house, it hasn’t been formally revealed yet. However, it was teased at the end of last year on Halloween Horror Nights’Continue Reading

1978 The Night They Came Home game box

Have you ever wanted to play a game where you could be either the Slasher or the Survivor from a horror movie? Well, that’s what 1978: The Night They Came Home allows you to do. “Please say it’ll be available on Amazon,” was among the first things I thought whenContinue Reading

Dominique Dawson

Dominique Dawson has had an expansive career within the creative space. She’s shared her talent on projects ranging from costume-designing Roberto Patino’s DMZ starring Rosario Dawson to Colin Kaepernick’s Colin In Black & White. One of her most recent projects was Swarm, the dramedy thriller that premiered on Prime VideoContinue Reading

Katrina Weidman I Do cover

In early March, news broke about the fate of Portals to Hell: canceled after three seasons. At the end of the same month, on March 31, Katrina Weidman released her debut solo single, “Suffer Me.” She’s following that up with the release of “I Do,” her newest dark pop single, whichContinue Reading

Exterior of The Stanley at dusk from the right

The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, is famous for a few things. It’s hosted royals, celebrities, and is loaded with a history over 100 years old. But most importantly, it’s where Stephen King was inspired to write his famous novel, The Shining. As the story goes, King and hisContinue Reading

Screenshot of Beetlejuice 2 concept art posters featuring Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder from Alex Murillo Art.

Recently, I saw a post on 1428 Elm about Jenna Ortega joining the cast of Beetlejuice 2. Wait, what? Norwegian recently announced that Beetlejuice: The Musical would be the headline production aboard its newest ship, the Norwegian Viva. But now there’s also news that a Beetlejuice sequel was finally happening?Continue Reading

Original Broadway Company photo of Beetlejuice singing in Beetlejuice the Musical

“Why did it have to be Norwegian?” I lamented when I read the cruise line’s big news. Beetlejuice: the Musical will be the headline production aboard its newest ship, Norwegian Viva. Then again, maybe I’m being unfair. My husband Wayne and I have only cruised with them once. It wasContinue Reading