First, the Conjuring movies. Then Hereditary, which is where I alluded to the possibility that Victoria Jaye would turn her analysis of how demons are portrayed in horror movies into a series. She has! Now she’s back to examine how accurately —or not— demons are portrayed in the Paranormal ActivityContinue Reading
In the real world, we suspect ghosts possibly exist, even if we don’t fully understand why or what causes them. People have paranormal experiences all the time, and there are certainly enough paranormal TV shows following researchers and catching their exploits on camera. Hollywood certainly has no shortage of inspirationContinue Reading
In The Deep House, two YouTubers who travel in search of creepy places to explore head to France in search of a submerged sanatorium in the fictional Lake Frais. However, they instead discover the lake is a super popular and crowded tourist spot, which isn’t ideal for filming. However, aContinue Reading
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
The Retaliators is a new horror-thriller from Better Noise Films, co-producers of The Dirt. The feature film has been acquired by CineLife Entertainment for the U.S. and Canada and internationally by Trafalgar Releasing. CineLife Entertainment and Trafalgar plan a worldwide theatrical release of the movie on September 14, 2022. TheContinue Reading
After seeing The Black Phone, a lot of people want to know if the movie is based on a true story. But what I think people are more specifically wondering is whether the Grabber is based on a real serial killer. Or was that just me? Either way, let’s seeContinue Reading
Even though the horror-comedy Studio 666 is clearly a work of fiction, it’s hard not to wonder if it’s based on a true story. Specifically, did the Foo Fighters ever record one of their albums in a murder house? For those who may not be, let’s first acquaint ourselves withContinue Reading
Updated March 9, 2023 The trailer for The Night House was exceptional. Its job worked immediately, making me wonder where the house was located and what was up with the creepy-looking doll, which I’ve since learned is called a Louvre doll. Sadly, the movie wasn’t the blow-my-mind haunted house filmContinue Reading
Have you ever heard of “phrogging” before? I learned about it when I recently watched I See You, a horror movie that involved phrogging, which is pronounced “frogging.” If I’d seen the movie before making the “Cases of Creepy Haunted Houses” episode for the Haunting American True Crimes season onContinue Reading
Do you ever wake up the day after Halloween with either a Halloween hangover —or, worse, the Halloween Blues? One way I’ve found to combat both is by anticipating horror movies that are coming soon. Because even though Halloween is over, and, technically, scary season is too, luckily horror moviesContinue Reading
In real life, Harold Ramis, the man who played Egon Spengler in the original Ghostbusters movies, died in 2014. Fittingly, even though he can’t physically be part of the much-anticipated third movie in the franchise, his spirit will still very much be a part of Ghostbusters: Afterlife. In fact, theContinue Reading
The Deep House is a haunted house movie opening in France on June 30, 2021. Because of its unique premise, it’s not only creating a buzz there but also here in the United States as well. Blumhouse recently acquired the rights to the movie and announced they planned to releaseContinue Reading
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