Most of you know that I absolutely adore Gretchen McNeil, not only as a badass author but as a professional and creative that I admire immensely. One of my favorite novel series of hers is Get Even. Guess what? It came to Netflix! TODAY! Here's a little bit more about Get Even. The Breakfast Club meets Pretty Little Liars in Gretchen McNeil’s witty and suspenseful novel about four disparate girls who join forces to take revenge on high school bullies and create dangerous enemies for themselves in the process. Bree, Olivia, Kitty, and Margot have no[...]
0 I like slasher films, such as watching the good times unfold at Camp Crystal Lake. Did you hear about the new show Killer Camp? Thursday, July 16th, the new reality TV series Killer Camp premiered on the CW, and I'm watching right now. Let's see if this is any fun. Poster for new CW show Killer Camp It begins with... "11 real-life strangers applied to be on a show they thought was called 'Summer Camp'." Oh...a little bait and switch? I'm game. A yellow school bus travels down a tree-lined road, and the passengers, all types of people, different[...]
Today, we're lighting candles and chanting ancient songs to celebrate Mary's birthday. You know her as the queen of writing schedules, slinger of spooky words, and drinker of iced coffee out of skulls (literally). Today we celebrate Mary because we're so thankful she's alive and in our lives! Don't forget to stop by Mary's Twitter and wish her happy birthday! You can't kick off a party without some fun drinks, so today we made something special. It's called a Witch's Heart, and it's made with apply brandy, shimmery liquor, grenadine, and dry ice! You ca[...]
Today is a special day. Why? Because we're celebrating the birthday of our favorite podcaster, metalhead, and dog dad. Brian is the author of the Parted Veil series, co-founder of the Thrash It Out podcast, and a devoted lover of Mister Roger's Neighborhood. He's also an incredible, hilarious, brilliant human that makes this world a better place. To celebrate, we're throwing you a spooky metal party, headlined by none other than one of your favorites. It would make sense that our party in the graveyard would be led by Ghost! https://www.youtube.com/watc[...]
No seriously--go read it. The New Yorker, in which the story was originally published in 1948, has the story up online. You can read it right here: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1948/06/26/the-lottery. Come back when you're done. It's amazing, right? I mean, when we say a story is "haunting," or that it "stays with you," we are talking about the feeling you get from almost every single Shirley Jackson story--and most definitely from "The Lottery." You just keep turning it over in your mind after you read it. "The morning of June 27th was clear and[...]
Last summer I watched the show NOS4A2 on AMC. AND WOW DID I ENJOY IT! Season two begins this weekend on Sunday, June 21st on AMC. I just wanted to let everyone know. OUT OF THE KINDNESS OF MY HEART. Poster from the AMC TV show NOS4A2 Vic McQueen has a gift. She's a strong creative and with her bike and a magic bridge, she's uncovered the sinister plot of dear Charlie Manx. Based on the book by Joe Hill, which I haven't read it but will, this show gives us another type of vampire. One who lives in Christmasland. Vic just wants to go to art school,[...]
Live-tweeting last month didn't go well, as my wifi decided to...well, die. And I still haven't been able to watch The Room. But that will be fixed next week when the wifi people are coming to make everything better. So for this month, let's watch Terrified! A Shudder original, Terrified, written by Juan Pedro Ramos and directed by Demian Rugna, is a 2018 Spanish horror film. Shudder blurb: On an ordinary suburban street in Buenos Aires, voices are heard from kitchen sinks. Bodies are levitating. Evil is here. It is up to a doctor, her colleague,[...]
One of my favorite parts of horror is the sound. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0Nx8HeGQ_A A snippet of music that will have everyone glancing over their shoulder or walking a bit faster. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi9fnHCxmUA Or a nice little melody that can send shivers up your spine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdUVeHgjYmA Or a word. A voice. A growl. Sound is magic when it comes to horror. Whether it's a creepy series of notes in the soundtrack, a sinister voice, or the simple crunch crunch crunch of footsteps wh[...]