Never in my wildest dreams did I think we would get a sequel to 2008's The Happening, but here we are. And whether or not Josh Malerman, Susanne Bier, Netflix or M. Night Shyamalan confirm that Bird Box is officially The Happening 2, in my mind it's canon. This is definitely a case of the sequel being a better movie than the original. But is that actually a good thing? https://youtu.be/o2AsIXSh2xo In The Happening 2: Bird Box, Sandra Bullock stars as Malorie Hayes, a woman trying to survive the apocalypse with her son and a young girl she has taken responsibilit[...]
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Horror
0 Happy 2019 everyone! Not only does the New Year hold the promise of a fresh start for each of us personally, but it also means good things coming up in the movie theater and in books. The trend that I see is that horror...well guys, 2019 is all about it! Not only are there quite a few remakes on their way--The Blob (yeah, I know...again) and American Werewolf in London. There is also a list of Stephen King flicks coming out this year--Firestarter, the second half of It, and Pet Cemetery. This is not the complete list of what is coming out, but it gives you just[...]
Do you love to read horror? Do you love to review horror and help promote the genre? Does the idea of getting first dibs on exclusive horror fiction and book goodies make you tingle with excitement? You need the Night Worms Book Club in your life! Night Worms was created by Sadie Hartmann and Ashley Saywers, two horror fans who wanted to share their passion for reading and reviewing horror fiction. They've recently created the Night Worms Book Club, a monthly curated box of horror books, magazines, publisher goodies, collectibles and Night Worms exclusives.[...]
Dear Krampus, At this most wonderful time of the year, we at the Midnight Society, have a few humble wishes to make our holiday season extra dark. Dear Krampus, I love Canada. I really do. But the fact that winter lasts 5 to 6 months means I’m going to need some especially creepy things under my tree this year to keep my dark little heart aglow. Here are a few goodies I would love to unwrap this Christmas morning over hot chocolate (extra marshmallows): I may not be able to fly like my bat-minions, but these Black Rubber Bat Wings would make my goth heart[...]
BLOOD FREAK is the movie to watch with your weird friends and family while you recover from your Thanksgiving feast. Don’t worry, it won’t make you crave more turkey. In BLOOD FREAK, the turkey eats you! BLOOD FREAK isn’t a traditionally good movie. It’s gloriously 1970’s, with motorcycles, bikinis, and ominous drug use. It has the weird trappings of retro horror like Elvis-style hair and mad scientists. It’s wondrous. Herschell is a Vietnam veteran who meets Angel, a religious woman, along the Florida Turnpike. Angel helps Herschell find a job a[...]
I’ve been exploring a bunker. I need to escape to save my sister. The computer is reporting wildlife outside, and the radio is giving instructions on what to do if I feel the urge to eat my neighbor. Before this, I explored a house with a secret. Thunder boomed outside, and my recorder picked up music when there was no one else in the room. And there was that thing with the spirit board. The asylum came before that. Hawthorne Manor was immense, and I think I’d been there for a long time. Some madman had scrawled warnings on the walls, and th[...]
Helllllo, Kittens! I feel kinda bad for referring to you guys as kittens for the last year or two, since I've recently become a cat owner myself. And let me tell you about Velociraptor. She's a complete jerk. Love her, but holy hell. The cat is a dick. One cannot simply talk about a kitten without sharing a photo. Anyhoo. Our founding mother / one of the greatest humans alive, Jolene, gifted me a copy of Gretchen McNeil's newest book, #MurderTrending, and I just have to tell you guys about it. So...shall we? I'm going to steal the book jacket off GR,[...]
It had rained for the past nine days in the Sunshine State. Torrents of water, buckets of it, had poured down. The days had been soggy. The nights had been filled with thunder and wind. And frogs. The unending rains have driven them into a frenzy. Tree frogs called in screechy wails, like fingernails scratching down a blackboard, over and over. Each night it got louder. The swamp behind May's house vibrated with it. It drove her cat crazy. May thought a storm woke her. But the frogs had drowned out the thunder. Each chorus sounded like they w[...]
A friend recommended the Lockwood & Co. series to me. I bought book one: The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud. I started reading it and ran here to share this middle grade horror delight! Be happy. Be excited. Be prepared for the creepy. Blurb... A sinister Problem has occurred in London: all nature of ghosts, haunts, spirits, and specters are appearing throughout the city, and they aren't exactly friendly. Only young people have the psychic abilities required to see—and eradicate—these supernatural foes. Many different Psychic Detection Agenc[...]
My day was filled with body horror. I was taking an online first aid course. I was expecting a review of CPR and how to use an AED machine. But the first aid section was the stuff of horror movies: shockingly graphic and so, so bloody. The wound care module opened with an arm so lacerated, they could’ve been fighting off Jason Voorhees and a freshly sharpened machete. But the eye module was worse. I now know the proper first aid if you have your eyelid sliced off. Not just cut open, so your eye socket fills with blood and you need stitches. No[...]