Category: Creepy/Horror

Dark Shadows movie review


Tim Burton serves up a humorous love letter to gothic horror with a 1970′s sheen.

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The Journal of Avery Moore

I love long and intricate stories as much as the next guy, but sometimes you just want a quick yet effective read. The Journal of Avery Moore is exactly that.

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A Serbian Film

A Serbian Film is possibly the biggest troll in cinematic history; it’s so blatantly over the top, it can only be described as a stylized cinematic version of the “Aristocrats” joke.

Note: this article isn’t NSFW in and of itself, but the topics it covers could be considered as such. No spoilers inside.

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Planet of the Vampires mini review

What do you get when you film a movie with actors speaking four different languages, create some cheesy special effects that manage to capture the viewer’s imagination, and throw in some body suits that look like the X-Men movies and Biker Boyz got smooshed together? You get Planet of the Vampires, that’s what.

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The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu

You don’t have to be an H.P. Lovecraft fan to enjoy this horror/comedy, but there’s plenty of tidbits for aficionados.

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The Massanutten Incident

As distinguished as Massanutten Military Academy is, there was one area I simply couldn’t be in: the dorms.

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The Echo of Carl Sandburg

In November of 2010, my wife and I visited my parents in North Carolina. One of the things we decided to do was to check out Carl Sandburg’s home, where he did most of his writing and, eventually, where he died.

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In an earlier article, I spoke of the first time I encountered the ghost in my childhood home.

The title says it all with this one.

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The Smiling Occupant

I’m currently working on a short story about my experiences of growing up in a haunted house.  As an exercise in preparation for writing it, I wrote down my first encounter with the etheral woman who floated down our hallways and in our dreams.  While the short story I write is going to be slightly embellished, this short writing exercise is 100% true to my memory of the event.  After all: you don’t forget the first time you encounter a ghost.

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The Alien Saga

Featuring insights into all four films and narrated by the legendary John Hurt, The Alien Saga offers an inside glimpse into one of film’s most terrifying science fiction series.

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