Hello Kittens, I want to play a game. I've auditioned for a few IP projects lately. While none of them have panned out, writing something that was spawned in someone else's brain has resulted in a huge boost in my creativity. So much so, that I want to try it out with you. Yes, you, sitting there, idly reading this post, perhaps on the train on your way to work. I want you to create your own twisted, demented little story off the following prompt. I will think of something fantastic to send my favorite contributor. **Spoiler alert - i[...]
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Horror Movies
0 Happy Halfoween! Get out your now empty plastic eggs and fill them with fingers and eyeballs. Behead the Daffodils. Leave bloody footprints as you tiptoe through the red tulips. Keep watch for killer bunnies. As we're halfway to Halloween, I began to ponder how, in scary books and movies, we are given only half of the story. The demon has been defeated by rituals and symbols. The ghost vanquished. The insane killer with the chainsaw has been left to die in a rock quarry or lake. The vampire staked. The werewolf left breathless by the silver bullet. All the ev[...]
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[...]
Hellllloooooo, horror movie fans! It's April! We are celebrating Halfoween! DUDE, WE'RE HALFWAY TO HALLOWEEN! So...wanna watch a movie? A creeptastical movie? I do. After a couple of months of oldies (but goodies!) My Bloody Valentine and Leprechaun, I decided to dive into my drawer full of scary movies and find a newer one to watch in April. What? Don't you have a drawer full of horror movies? AND THIS IS NO APRIL FOOLS JOKE, KIDS! This movie seriously messed with my mind when I saw it in the theater. Alone. Meet our main characters... Siblings Tim a[...]
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[...]
Hello, horror lovers. It's me, your scary movie buddy. I love watching shows that send me racing up the stairs at the end of the day, that cause me to leap into bed to avoid the reaching claws of whatever lurks underneath. And I am happy to watch by myself, because I have to, because no one here has any interest. But I sure do love sharing the experience with friends, with those who enjoy the creepy as much as I do. Which is why once a month I live-tweet a horror movie. And a few of us are having a super good time. It is horror/haunted houses month here at The[...]
We love final girls. There's nothing better than having the main character that you're rooting for, make it all the way to the end! She can suffer again in the sequel, no doubt and hopefully at the end of the series, make it out alive! Member Kira wrote The Horror Movie Survival Guide for the Discerning Final Girl and it's one of my favorite posts ever. There are certain rules that one must abide by in order to survive. Like no sex or being curious allowed...if you want to survive. If you haven't checked it out yet, you should. Because well, it very much coul[...]
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[...]
Being that Valentine's day is this weekend and our theme this week on the Midnight Society is Til Death Do Us Part (Romance in Horror), I wanted to talk about some of my absolutely favorite spooky couples from movies. And then I want to hear from you. Which spooky couple is your favorite? Oh, and if you're following along on the series, Faith has already kicked off our theme with a post on The Bride of Frankenstein! Check it out. There is not much that I love in the world, more than horror. But I do love romance and horror. Which of the people below are your favor[...]
It's February the month of hearts and candy and love... or we could watch a horror movie. If you're like me, when it comes to scary, the list of people willing to share the experience is slim, or none. So I am bringing us together on Twitter for a live-tweet each month. In honor of Valentine's Day, I have chosen the slasher film My Bloody Valentine from 1981. I have not seen this! And, even though I got the DVD in the mail, I will resist watching until the live-tweet. *pets DVD case* I will resist! So if you want to see some in the moment Kathy reactions to th[...]