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Five Werewolf Movies for the Next Full Moon
Werewolf movies can be some of the hardest to produce, with the need for elaborate special effects makeup or costuming to create realistic transformations. But when they’re done right, werewolf movies are some of the scariest movies you’ll ever see. Here is a great playlist of five must-see werewolf movies, plus a couple of more obscure suggestions you may not have heard about that you should check out if you get a chance. These are great for Halloween, or any full moon when you want to embrace your inner beast and howl at the moon.
By Diana Price6 years ago in Horror
Ghosts at the Old Lake County Jail
Northwest Indiana is home to Crown Point, Indiana, just 45 miles outside of Chicago. Crown Point is known to me as my hometown, but to the rest of America, it is known as the location of John Dillinger’s infamous jail break in 1934. John Dillinger, a cocky man who was as brazen as he was charming, was arrested for a previous escape out of Michigan City’s prison in 1933. The Crown Point jail was said to be inescapable and authorities made sure to boast that “fact” as often as they could. While at the jail, a press conference was held, Dillinger was of course in attendance. He appeared completely at ease during the press conference and even leaned his arm on the shoulder of the prosecutor, smiling and laughing as if he were at a party. Not long after he was captured, a little over a month, he made his escape from the jail while using a fake gun carved out of wood. To add to the embarrassment of the local officials, he escaped in none other than the sheriff’s car. He remained on the run for a few more months until he was gunned down in Chicago in July of 1934, just outside of the Biograph Theater (another location to be featured very soon).
By Erin Egnatz6 years ago in Horror
Lincoln's Ghost Train
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. His presidency was one full of turmoil as the great rebellion known as The Civil War took place during his time as Commander in Chief. The war came to an end on April 9, 1865, with up to a million dead and many more casualties. Five days after Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, President Lincoln attended a show at Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C. There, he was shot by Maryland native, John Wilkes Booth. The following day, April 15, 1865, President Lincoln passed away from the wound he sustained in the shooting. The nation mourned, as any would, during this unprecedented time. Because of the overwhelming pain felt by the country, it was decided that the president would be taken from city to city in the norther states so that the citizens could say a final goodbye to their president. A funeral train was commissioned to take the president's body on the 1,600 mile journey, with stops across the nation for mourners, from D.C. to his final resting place in Springfield, Illinois on May 3rd.
By Erin Egnatz6 years ago in Horror
Sidney's Mask
Thinking back, it all seems crazy and to this day my Momma still doesn’t believe me. It started when I was seven Momma hired a new babysitter who was with me 3 times a week while Momma worked night shift at the hospital. Her name was Sidney, she had long black hair and bright blue eyes, she had freckled skin and was tall and thin. I remember her...
By Jamie Gonzalez6 years ago in Horror
You're not scared, right?
You are lying in your bed, the dull whirring of your air conditioner is the only thing separating you from total silence. You know, that particular silence that is so heavy, and so thick, its almost the equivalent of a loud noise itself? The kind of silence where you could hear a pin drop three rooms away ins the kind of silence that fills your ears with the sound of your own heartbeat as your ear presses against your pillow. That kind of silence.
By Stefanie Fekes6 years ago in Horror
Who are they?
As I sit in my room wondering who they are? Who are these shadow people attached to these dark shrouds of what appears to used to be people. As I sit in my room I stare at these bright white eyes that appear to be just light. Is it their souls? Is it the light from the other side where we think we all go? I ask myself these questions every time I see them. Who are they? They feel familiar, like I once knew these Shadows, these figures of people that seem to stick around once i'm awake. Who are they? do they have questions for me? Do you have something you wish me to complete? I sometimes feel like they want to tell me but they knowingly can't because they are either passed or haven't passed. who are they? I sometimes get a feeling of kindness and comfort from them, are they past friends? Are they past relatives? I ask but I just see them staring at me with no answers. Why do I see these "Shadow people" Night after Night. I see them not knowing to be scared or happy.
By Trevor Dalton6 years ago in Horror
Haunted Stones River National Battlefield
Just outside of Nashville, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, is Stones River National Battle Field. It is here that the Battle of Stones River occurred from December 3, 1862 until January 2nd of 1863. Over 78,000 men from the Union and Confederate sides clashed in this three day battle. The clash resulted in more than 24,000 casualties and almost 3,000 dead. The battle was a Union victory, with the Confederate's withdrawing on January 3rd.
By Erin Egnatz6 years ago in Horror
The wolf at the door.
There was a wolf at the door. His eyes were skillful, with the power to ease and yet abiding to the laws of evil. His ears married to the sound of judgment, marked by the early word that said nothing in particular. His teeth argued among themselves, never in agreement and seldom saw the light of honesty. Announcing their arrival with a howl. The howl was of a certain frequency that leaves you wanting. Then a feeble growl, faint to the touch and I did not dare touch it. The heat of his breath at my feet, isolating my toes from one another. It slowly rises up to the tip of my mouth, tasting the bending of the summit. There are no birds here.
By Danny Metcalfe6 years ago in Horror
Freddy Krueger: The Master of Nightmares
Freddy Krueger is the scariest yet best horror villains of all time. The first movie was made in 1984, which happens to be the same year was born. I saw the movie in 1992. I was 9 years old. I was scared to go to sleep, even scared to go to the bathroom. I think I used the bathroom on myself that night. I have the first Nightmare On Elm Street movie on DVD in my house. I was completely terrified of a man with claws that kills people in their sleep. For some strange reason, at a flea market once, I bought a poster of him. What in the world did I do that for? Every night, I was convinced that he was going to jump out of that poster at any minute.
By Nerissha Hunt6 years ago in Horror
Press Play >
An avatar in a black screen lured me in, and now we play for a soul. It’s like no game I’ve ever seen or been a part of. The more I experience, the more I learn, the smarter he gets. Before we met, I was just a boy living in a world that I was comfortable in. He introduced me to a hidden world. One where we could create as we go. Of course, I had no idea of this at first. Offerings of parties filled with booze and Mary Jane boosted my ego, disguised as confidence. Blinded by the women that it attracted, I was none the wiser of the false reality I was a part of. This avatar looked just like me to begin with, which made it harder to see what was to come. To me, it was just I, having the time of my life. A cloud of vanity dirtied the windows to my soul with each passing glance into my reflection. Those around me could see that I was in a transition away from the humble and pure home where I once resided. The grip on reality was slowly slipping from grasp.
By Will House6 years ago in Horror
