A blog dedicated to horror & cult films, literature, & culture
“Never stray from the path, never eat a windfall apple, and never trust a man whose eyebrows meet in the middle” – Angela Lansbury, The Company of Wolves (1984) *Content … Continue reading Hairy on the Inside: Themes in The Company of Wolves
If there is one feat I managed to accomplish in 2020, it was a lot of reading. A lot…according to my Goodreads account, I read over 400 titles in 2020. … Continue reading Best Horror Novels of 2020
“You see, before he came down here, it never snowed. And afterwards, it did. If he weren’t up there now…I don’t think it would be snowing. Sometimes, you can still … Continue reading Edward Scissorhands: The Unofficial Holiday Movie We Need More Than Ever
The holiday season as we know it sparkles with magic and hope, literally and figuratively. However, cultural traditions and folklore around the world take advantage of the oppressive darkness of … Continue reading Celebrating Yule Cat
Enough stressors haunt us all during the holidays; deciding what to watch to enjoy the season should not be one of them. I enjoy a traditional holiday film like anyone … Continue reading Your Spooky Holiday Viewing Guide
One of the many things I love about horror is its capacity to mark time. A horror film produced in one decade is very different from a horror film produced … Continue reading Not a Phase: My Relationship with Horror Films over my Lifetime
We are (hopefully) used to being home more often at this point, but we naturally feel a little more down in the colder months. I am a homebody by nature, … Continue reading Cozy Home Inspiration
“It was the place he had seen in the midst of the blizzard, the dark and booming place where some hideously familiar figure sought him down long corridors carpeted with … Continue reading The True Terror of The Shining
Hello all, I appreciate your patience the past couple of weeks while I worked toward my goal of finishing the first draft of the horror/thriller/mystery novel I started last year. … Continue reading 5 Lessons I Learned from Drafting a Horror Novel
“To see him striding along the profile of a hill on a windy day, with his clothes bagging and fluttering about him, one might have mistaken him for the genius … Continue reading Pondering the Mystery: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
I have been posting a lot lately, but I just wanted to say: Happy Halloween, everyone! Or Samhain, Day of the Dead, Saturday, whatever you are celebrating! This has been … Continue reading Happy Halloween!
“Tomorrow night is All Hallows’ Eve. Here in Budapest, there is a wonderful masquerade ball” – Elena Anaya, Van Helsing (2004) Not sure which monster movie you want to watch … Continue reading All-in-One, Spooky Season Fun: Van Helsing (2004)
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