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Pop culture for horror junkies; all about the famous films, creepypasta tales, trends and tropes that bled from the fringes of fright into the macabre mainstream.
Teenagers Beware
I’m always on the lookout for something spooky to read. I am desperate for that book that sends shivers down your spine, or keeps your mind racing at night thinking of all the twisted possibilities that lurk in the shadows. The local bookstore was reorganizing their displays and happened to have a large quantity of books thrown together, and it was in this massive pile that this particular book caught my eye–the bargain price stick on the bottom of the cover also caught my eye, but that isn’t nearly as important. I grabbed this book and added it to the growing stack of books in my arms before heading out of the store and back home to shelve the newest additions to my collection. Despite being a bargain price, this book was full of exactly what I had been looking for.
Kurt MasonPublished 5 months ago in HorrorThe Shadow in the Mirror
In the quiet town of Raven's Hollow in the 1950s, a dark inheritance rested in an old mansion belonging to the town's founding family.
Alfred GizatiPublished 5 months ago in HorrorThe Metal Man of Courtney Nevada
I'm a cop in Nevada for a tiny town of less than a thousand. Courtney Nevada doesn't have an actual police force, the mayor is usually whoever is the soberest at election time, and it's made up of retirees and people trying not to be noticed. It lies between Austin and Eureka, and the whole town is managed by a single officer, me. I live in Eureka, but three months out of the year I stay in the dingy little Palmer Inn and operate the emergency phone system. It's routed to my cell phone and when I'm not out on a call I can be found in my room watching TV, the Palmer actually gets really satellite TV.
Joshua CampbellPublished 5 months ago in HorrorThe road girl
Many are the dark roads that humans do not like to take, especially at night. These roads are either haunted by jinn and ghosts, or often filled with thieves and highwaymen. Today, we have a chilling horror story from a real-life stories website. Our story is titled "The Girl on the Road." We hope you enjoy it.
Mesloub IhebPublished 5 months ago in HorrorThe Box
A box sits in the center of the warehouse. In the warehouse, a sense of being watched washes over me. I can see no farther than my own nose in this darkness. Suddenly, a massive rectangular shape materializes above, transforming into a screen.
Jack CrawleyPublished 6 months ago in Horror"Whispers of Redemption: Unveiling the Forbidden Forest's Secrets"
The interdicted timber of Whispers impended at the edge of the small vill of Eldridge, a minatory breadth that had struck fear into the hearts of the locals for generations. The tales passed down from one generation to the coming spoke of a curse that had chanced the timber, rendering it interdicted to all who valued their lives. still, the appeal of the unknown, the pledge of retired treasures, and the exhilaration of defying the vill elders' warnings proved too tempting for a group of comers.
AshDream_StoryPublished 6 months ago in HorrorIsrael consents to day to day four-hour stops in Gaza attack, White House says: Updates
In a critical forward leap for the worldwide work to give helpful guide to Gaza, Israel has consented to day to day four-hour stops in battling across northern Gaza, the White House said Thursday.
DORSH NAAMIPublished 6 months ago in Horror35 Years: A Look Into the "Chucky" Franchise
Today is an epic anniversary in the horror genre: 35 years ago today, Child's Play was released in theaters. This film was basically released on a wing an a prayer; little did anyone involved know that a film centering on a doll possessed by a serial killer would become this big time phenomenon that spawned six sequels, a reboot film, and a TV series that is still running now. Absolutely legendary!
Clyde E. DawkinsPublished 6 months ago in Horror- Top Story - November 2023
Dear Diary
Dear Diary, October 31st Man, Halloween night was something else this year! I decided to spend it at that old, spooky farmhouse on the outskirts of town. You know, the one with all the crazy stories? Well, I got way more than I bargained for.
'It': The 'Stand by Me' of Horror Movies
At a whopping 1,138 pages, Stephen King's It is one of the most famous horror novels ever written. Condensing such a colossal narrative into something both digestible and entertaining for viewers was a formidable challenge.
Ben UlanseyPublished 6 months ago in HorrorThe Film That Scared Me Most as an Adult: Hereditary
Trigger AND spoiler warning --- For much of my adult life, I didn't think very highly of the horror genre. I still enjoyed a good scary movie, but entire years seemed to go by without the slightest deviations from the standard old formulas. Each year brought with it a new onslaught of blockbusters with a recycled series of jump scares and ghastly looking ghosts, demons and ghouls. I'd grown to accept that the horror genre as a whole was something tired and contrived.
Ben UlanseyPublished 6 months ago in Horror3 Iconic Horror Movies That Haven't Aged Well
I might be a bit of a modernist, but I'll always give credit where it's due. In the case of so many of history's most famous movies, sometimes a story can truly endure through the generations (The Shining, Alien, the best episodes of The Twilight Zone).
Ben UlanseyPublished 6 months ago in Horror