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A Not So Normal Day
It was a normal morning. A coffee breakfast, chased with dry toast and orange juice, a shower, a shave and a bathroom break. All normal. Work out clothes on, an early morning jog and another shower after. See? All normal. Dressed for work and out the door on time. It was a five block walk to the office, and me in my pressed shirt and pants and nice shoes and a blue tie to offset the lack of color in the shirt, would be there in short time. By my watch, I had half an hour and I had never been late to work.
A.J. BrownPublished 7 years ago in Horror5 Key Ingredients for Making a Horror Movie
The mystery behind how handsome Rosemary's baby looks is as mind-boggling as the drop in the rate of quality horror movies. With the advancement of technology and social security, film-makers are finding it harder and harder to make movies that will hone into our deepest and innermost fears. On making a small trip to Where's The Jump?, we can see that the best rated movies are from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Since then, there has been a significant shortage of good horror movies. Why? Because the more we knew, the less we feared.
Pramit ChatterjeePublished 7 years ago in HorrorThe "Real" House on Haunted Hill
More horrifying than any movie, the "real" house on haunted hill is located in the small rural town of Jellico Tennessee. This old house is filled with real life nightmares and mysteries. People report seeing spirit orbs on the property at night and even seeing ghostly faces peering through the windows and disembodied voices and sounds that send fear through their veins.
Raven WillowPublished 7 years ago in HorrorThe Entity
Mirrors! I cower in fear at the very sight of them. Why you ask! Why would a teenage girl be scared of mirrors? It's funny because I wasn't always like that. It all started one night, it was very late at night and I had to get up for school in the morning but I couldn't sleep. Tossing and turning I tried my best to fall asleep but to not avail. It's weird because I've had nights were I couldn't sleep but not like this. After a couple failed attempts, I grabbed my phone and start browsing through my Instagram. I start to get an unusual feeling and as I look up at my wall mirror, I see a figure standing in my doorway. I thought it was my mom so I called out to her... but no answer. I look back into my doorway but there was nothing. I turned my head back to my mirror and the figure was still standing in my doorway. I glance back and forth, seeing the figure in the mirror but watching it disappear as I look at my doorway again. I sink back into my covers still watching the figure through the mirror. After that, the worst thing happened to me. The figure starts slowly creeping towards my bed. The terror I felt was unbearable, my whole body was trembling uncontrollably. The figure crossed paths with the moonlight shining through my window and I caught a glimpse of its features. But I wish I hadn't. This figure looked like me but it wasn't me. Its skin was a pale and grey, its body looked all mangled. Its eyes were pitch black and tiny. What really freaked me was that disturbing, menacing smile on its face. It looked painful as it was smiling from cheek to cheek. In its mouth were a ton of razor sharp teeth! Almost too many to fit in its mouth! I pulled the covers over my head in total fear. Am I going to die? I kept asking myself. I just closed my eyes and hope this thing would go away.
'The Evil Dead' (1981) and 'Evil Dead' (2013): Classic vs Remake
It has seemed, these last few years, that remaking a classic movie has become a Hollywood tradition for those months when they have nothing better to release. I dunno if studios think that rushing out a product with a well liked name will cause a movie to be financially successful; at one time maybe, but surely not anymore. For every successful remake, there are dozens of hastily thrown out movies that have no idea what made the original successful, and instead are content to just throw out little nods to the previous movie and hope that it causes fans of the original to pay some money to remember the far superior classic.
Jonathan ThornburgPublished 7 years ago in HorrorSmell of Decay
The ranch house sat at the side of a hill surrounded by a forest for miles in each direction. It was small, humble, with only a room for both living and sleep, one for storing his books and valuables, and another split for food, laundry, and bathing. The creature that lived inside of the ranch house had no need of fire so there was never a smoke trail in the sky. On a slightly chilly night late in February, Vernon sat comfortably in his favorite chair and flipped the page of his book.
William HillsonPublished 7 years ago in HorrorMovie Review: Devil's Whisper
I’m torn on the movie Devil’s Whisper. One side of me finds the film stylish, well acted and some of its ideas daring. The other side of me, however, cannot abide yet another movie where a demon of dubious abilities opens doors, manipulates electricity, or other such nonsense via mind control or some sort of demonic form ESP. When will filmmakers tire of these moronic tropes? When will a movie that has some good ideas about how to couch evil in a horror form to discuss big issues? Devil’s Whisper approaches big ideas but can’t resist demonic silliness.
Sean PatrickPublished 7 years ago in HorrorThe Good Boy
Gerald Thompson was a large, burly, grizzled man with patches of red hair all atop his head. He was imposing, dangerous and no-nonsense. His work had often kept him busy. As a construction foreman, his ability to intimidate was the stuff of legend. He could scare the pants out of his subordinates with a glare. His long, twelve-hour shift led to at least, seven firings, a long phone battle with an order for sheetrock gave the company who was supposed to deliver the order more reason to delay the order. The day was so brutal that he jumped into his car and drove home without doing one very important thing. Pick up his seven-year-old son from his school.
Carlos GonzalezPublished 7 years ago in HorrorComte de Saint Germain
I wrote about Comte de Saint Germain a few years ago. Unfortunately, I no longer have the original article. Before I wrote it, though, I had never heard of this man. I don't actually remember how I discovered him or why. I was recently reminded of him during an episode of Warehouse 13.
Sapphire RavenclawPublished 7 years ago in HorrorThe Broken Window
Growing up on a council, the council estate had some very interesting aspects. One was the social bubble. As a child, I played within the confines of the local area, and so I didn't really see much else of different social class other than on the TV. The other was the steady stream of temporary friends from the two children's homes on the corners of Chelwood Close and Cuckmere Way.
Colin J DaviesPublished 7 years ago in HorrorThe 'Halloween' Movies—Ranked from Best to Worst
I was 9 years old when I saw the original Halloween in 1978. My parents took me. Yeah, they're not going to win win any Parent-of-the-Year awards anytime soon. They did cover my eyes during the naked parts, but they left them uncovered for all the stabbing and choking.
The Nocturne Chamber Part 3
My head was pounding before I even opened my eyes that morning. After an informative, but ultimately fruitless, night at the bar, I had turned up nothing concrete with which to aid my investigation. I rolled out of bed and shuffled to the bathroom, blinking the sleep out of my eyes as I brushed my teeth. I thought back to the day I first heard about the Weeping Door.
Samuel CanerdayPublished 7 years ago in Horror