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Special effects may be lacking, but vintage horror films still manage to keep our palms sweating and blood pumping; a look back at retro horror films, stories, books and characters that prove everything is scarier in black and white.
Rattles
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. It was not the first time this cabin had been occupied. Those passing through the area, vagrants, cowboys, or traveler would see this cabin, unoccupied and structurally sound, and occupy it for a night out of the elements. No one would blame them, but no one stopped them either, which was a shame from time to time.
By D.D. Schneider2 years ago in Horror
A Critique of Bram Stoker’s "Dracula" and F. W. Murnau’s "Nosferatu". Top Story - June 2022.
Dracula is a cornerstone of gothic literature. One of the first films adapted from the book is often looked at as a prime example of silent filmmaking. | Source: Photo by Marc Wieland on Unsplash
By Andrea Lawrence2 years ago in Horror
The Legend of Hatchet Jack
355 Hahn Drive was once a lovely home, with a happy family that thrived. Sherman Richardson, his wife, Victoria, and his son, Sherman Jr, affectionately known as “Jack”. Sherman doted on his family, taking care of every need and desire of his wife and son; building a play fort with a swing set for his son, buying his wife’s favorite blackberry pie on his way home from work, telling them romantic bedtime tales by the fire each night. Jack looked up to his father as the perfect image of a man, and Victoria encouraged him to follow in his father’s footsteps. The family was everything that the neighbors wished they could be. Each morning, Victoria cooked breakfast in time for Sherman to go to work, then she walked Jack to school. While Sherman was at work, Victoria did the laundry, then invited over a few friends for a cup of tea and a game of cribbage. Sherman picked up Jack on the way home from school, and Victoria had dinner ready by the time they got home. While they didn’t flaunt wealth, they lived quite comfortably, never seeming to scrape by like their peers. And of course, the family never missed a single church service.
By Landry Oliver2 years ago in Horror
A Land of Rolling Hills, SpookyTunnels and Phantom Lights
According to Wikipedia, the Bershires are a highland geologic region located in the western parts of Massachusetts and northwest Connecticut. The term "Berkshires" is normally used by locals in reference to the portion of the Vermont-based Green Mountains that extend south into western Massachusetts; the portion extending further south into northwestern Connecticut is grouped with the Connecticut portion of the Taconic Mountains
By Yana Bostongirl2 years ago in Horror
From # to #
It's crazy to think, even more to say it out loud, but the matter of fact is: there is a war happening. I'm not into politics or economics, I am a visual communicator - according to my bachelor degree - and an artist - according to myself-. Maybe this is the reason why my biggest question around the historical events that is surrounding us in this precise moment have to do with communication, or at least derive from the ways we comunicate nowadays.
By Noelia Baquerizo2 years ago in Horror