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4 Horror takes many forms. From the guy with an ax in the woods, to the inner workings of an insane mind, to monsters in the closet. But what about faeries? And I'm not talking Tinkerbell, even though in the book her temper is a little scary. I'm referring to the Fae. Ummm... scary? Most of them play tricks, cause problems. Some merely desire to trap humans. But others want to devour people. I offer three movies brought to you by the epic Guillermo del Toro, featuring Fae that will certainly make you think twice about stepping into a mushroom ring. [...]
Here's the next installment of Hidden Gem. There are so many great horror movies out there—both domestic and foreign—that don’t get the love they deserve, usually because they don’t fall under the mainstream film category (like say the Friday the 13th movie franchise or Scream does). So for my second post on Hidden Gem, I’m focusing another favorite of mine: The Loved Ones. Hidden Gem: The Loved Ones This is another film that I discovered thanks to Bree Ogden. This is a film that you either have to luck into on TV or buy. Or, if you're in[...]
There are some really good looking horror films slated for release this year. There are also some less than good looking horror films slated for release this year. This post is a simple roundup of some of the scares coming soon to theaters. A couple of these look campy and funny, some look downright horrifying, and a few... well... I can't really even figure out what they're supposed to be about. See if you can tell which is which. https://youtu.be/DS3IwAMXPSg https://youtu.be/GHPWZe26gec https://youtu.be/eX3iGKQeNks https://youtu.be/qS[...]
The original Ouija Board, originally created in 1852, when William Benjamin Carpenter analyzed how the original talking boards worked. The toy Ouija board was patented in 1891 by Elijah Bond, Charles Kennard, and William H.A. Maupin. From here, the idea of a talking board grew in popularity and eventually became the Ouija board we know today. In 1973--the year I was born BTW, maybe this has something to do with my love of horror--The Exorcist hit the big screen; changing the fun game into a gateway to hell. This certainly didn't deter people from using one, inst[...]
American Mary background in the image above thanks to Bloody Disgusting. Hey all! It's Kim again, and I'm going to have a small series I'll be running for a month or two called Hidden Gem. There are so many great horror movies out there—both domestic and foreign—that don't get the love they deserve, usually because they don't fall under the mainstream film category (like say the Friday the 13th movie franchise or Scream does). So for my first post on Hidden Gem, I'm focusing one of my favorites: American Mary. Hidden Gem: American Mary I love, love,[...]
The strange and dark things that exist in my mind surprise people. I seem so nice. So innocent. Well, not exactly. For my first post here with The Midnight Society (EEEEEEKK!) I want to introduce myself... or more specifically the dark side of myself. The weird, the fantastic, the scary have always drawn me to gaze into the shadows, to look under the bed and in the closet, well, maybe not the closet. Let's not go crazy. There are monsters in there. Seriously, you know that, right? My love of horror began long ago. Books like 'The Spell of the Sorcerer's Sk[...]
It's Wednesday! Time for another post exploring all things inspired by that classic tale, Frankenstein! We've gone over the first time Frankenstein took to the screen, now let's explore something a wee bit more recent, the 1994 film starring Robert De Niro (as the creature) and Helena Bonham Carter as Elizabeth. A few parts of this one had me hugging my pillow. Helena Bonham Carter. I mean... what can I say? Interesting bit of trivia on this one: the word monster was banned from the set. The credits billed Robert De Niro as "The Sharp-Featured Man" ([...]
Photo courtesy of IMDB I am and forever will be an 80's girl. Between the clothes, the music, and the movies we had it all. We also had...THE THING! Just like every other 80's movie, THE THING begins with rolling credits and cheesy music. And a flying UFO. Lol! THE THING takes place in Antarctica, winter 1982. There are American and a Norwegian camps who are there to explore. The poor Norwegians think they've made the greatest discovery--a UFO. Little do they know, this will be the death of them all. Leave it to the American crew--lead by helicopter pilot, Mac[...]
When we discuss folklore, the stuff of legends particular to certain areas, we're not always discussing the story itself -- we talk about the hype that surrounds it; makes it bigger than it probably is. The fact is, a lot of the pop culture we get our hands on today lies roots in stories that were told a couple of centuries ago. I can't say that this suggests that there's no original horror stories anymore, far from it; it's interesting, however, that the origin points for the things we find scary now might actually have kernels of truth to them because they're so[...]