It’s Halfoween around here at the Midnight Society, so I decided to make this installment of DIEmonds in the Rough a Halloween-themed one, by discussing one of my all-time favorite '80s horror flicks, Trick or Treat. But let’s be honest--they’re all my favorites, aren’t they? Anyway, Trick or Treat is a 1986 film that combined my two favorite things in the world--horror and heavy metal. Ozzy Osbourne, Gene Simmons and a soundtrack to die for ensured I would love this movie before even seeing a frame of it. In Trick or Treat, Eddie Weinbauer is a bulli[...]
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1 If you've ever gotten a relaxing, tingly feeling while getting your hair done, having your eyes examined or listening to someone speak softly, then you have experienced ASMR--Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. It's a very calming sensation, and for many people, can be helpful in dealing with stress, anxiety, insomnia and more. Not everyone experiences ASMR, but if you are someone who does, there is an entire community of YouTubers are creating content designed to trigger that sensation. As the ASMR community has grown over the past few years, the content ha[...]
It's Horror House month here at the Midnight Society, so I just had to do a DIEmonds in the Rough on one of my favorite '80s horror flicks--Night of the Demons. Not only is it a b-horror classic, it's a nice twist on the usual haunted house movie. Because as Angela states when things start to go wrong: "This house is not haunted...it's possessed." In Night of the Demons, a group of kids decide to have a Halloween partry at Hull House, an abandoned mortuary. When party organizer Angela convinces the group to conduct a seance, they summon forth demonic spirits tha[...]
I am a big comics fan--I've been hosting a comic podcast called Secret Identity for ten years now with a buddy of mine. Being a lifelong horror fan as well, I'm always on the lookout for a decent horror comic, and it's rare that I am genuinely surprised by one. Which is what makes marvel's new Carnage series such a pleasant surprise. I love Spider-Man, and have read many a spider-related title over the years. For those that don't know, Carnage is the fusion of an alien symbiote and a serial killer named Cletus Kasady. He's one of Spider-Man's most dangerous and[...]
You guys--I am so excited. Clive Barker is my favorite modern horror author. One of the many things I love about his stories is how he blends dark fantasy and horror together to create wildly imaginative worlds. The Thief of Always is Barker's version of a fairytale, a story that can be enjoyed by readers of all ages, but also is dark enough for mature horror readers. If you liked Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book, or Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes, I think you'll love The Thief of Always. Synopsis Mr. Hood's Holiday House has stood for a thousan[...]
Okay, so anyone who knows me knows what a ginormous music fan I am (see last week's post as one example). So when Jolene posted about creepy music videos the other day, I already knew I had to post some of my own. But before we get started, I must warn you--it's gonna get dark in here. We'll go from least disturbing to most disturbing, so feel free to bail at any point. Or stay for the whole ride--if you dare. Without further ado: Jeopardy--The Greg Kihn Band This video was a staple of Friday Night Videos and the early MTV era. Not only is the song a[...]
The only thing I love more than horror is music. There is not a day in my life that goes by without music. I listen to it constantly. I grew up in the '80s, and I'm still an old school metalhead to this day (I currently co-host a metal podcast called Thrash It Out). I've dabbled in playing guitar and bass over the years, but the closest I've come to any sort of musicianship is creating theme music for my podcasts and book trailers. My lack of musicianship has only made me appreciate music more though, because it's like magic to me. It's something I am so intim[...]
Valentine's Day is tomorrow, and all week we've been celebrating romance in horror here on the site. I'll be continuing that trend today with a look at three of my favorite final couples. These are the couple that weathered the proverbial storm, survived the horror, maybe even defeated the ultimate evil. However they got there, at the end of the day they were still standing, and I like to think their love was stronger for it. So without further ado, here are three of my favorite final couples. Nick and Elizabeth--The Fog (1980) The Fog features two of[...]
Welcome to another installment of DIEmonds in the Rough, where we take a look at horror movies, games and stories that are less than perfect, but contain some real nuggets of awesomeness. Today's subject could easily be the poster child for this column. A beautiful, sometimes terrifying mess of a movie that birthed a horror icon. I'm talking about the 1979 cult classic, Don Coscarelli's Phantasm. https://youtu.be/NDyieW6ZFT8 I wrote a couple of weeks ago about the passing of Angus Scrimm, whose on screen persona the Tall Man has been one of horror's most iconi[...]
Man, it's been a rough few weeks for both music and movie fans. We've lost Lemmy and David Bowie, Alan Rickman and Richard Libertini. And now we've lost the Tall Man. Angus Scrimm (Lawrence Rory Guy), best known for his portrayal of the iconic villain from the Phantasm series, passed away this week at 89 years old. Before Scrimm got into movies, he'd been a journalist, written for publications like TV Guide, and even won a Grammy for his work writing liner notes for Capital Records. But for horror fans, Angus Scrimm will forever be the man who commands the silv[...]