Traitors Experience and Squid Game Experience

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to step into the high-stakes world of Squid Game? Or maybe you’ve wanted to participate in a reality competition show like The Traitors or Beast Games? Maybe you even auditioned, but casting passed you over. Or maybe you’re camera shy, andContinue Reading

Nature's ghosts ghost in a forest

“Ghost” plus [insert a natural phenomenon here] equals something that catches my attention every time. What about you? However, recently, a few of nature’s “ghosts” have made headlines. Let’s explore what they are and where you can go to see them. Dancing Ghost Gnats The last place I expected toContinue Reading

Skeleton coffee death cafe

“Have you ever been to a death cafe?” this week’s The End Files poll asked. The choices for answering included: Yes No, but I want to No, it doesn’t interest me The End Files is among the Substacks I subscribe to because it’s created by veteran journalist Jade Walker, who’sContinue Reading

The Woman in the Yard poster

The poster for The Woman in the Yard is quite eye-catching, don’t you think? Not to mention creepy. I instantly wanted to know why this woman draped in black from head to toe was sitting in a yard. (Well, to me, it looks more like a field, but whatever.) Anyway,Continue Reading

Screenshot of Palisades Charter High School, school featured in Carrie

Once the California wildfires are contained, I’m sure we’ll hear even more harrowing and heartbreaking stories of loss and survival. I was surprised that several outlets have already compiled lists of landmarks damaged or destroyed in the fires. One in particular sent a shiver down my spine. NBC News reported thatContinue Reading

The Curious Case of key art

Who knew that when The Curious Case of Natalia Grace premiered, it would spawn two follow-up seasons, Natalia Speaks and The Final Chapter? Well, maybe the producers did. But maybe it was two too many? I don’t know, but now the producers are launching a new series in the sameContinue Reading

While updating the Paracons and Horror Fests page recently, I came across an exciting new event to add: Horror Reader Weekend. It’s the brainchild of bookstagrammer Christine Harrold, an avid horror book fan who channeled her passion for the genre into creating an intimate weekend-long event that brings authors andContinue Reading

Squid Game Like TV shows

The much-anticipated second season of Squid Game dropped on December 26. If you’re like me and found it just as binge-able as season 1, you may be antsy with anticipation for season 3 to drop. Maybe even more so because, unlike the first season, season 2 ended with a massiveContinue Reading

Alan Cumming on horseback amidst cloaked and masked Traitors

When watching the U.K. and U.S. versions of The Traitors, I couldn’t help but wonder if the castle it’s set in is haunted. Ardross Castle in Scotland doesn’t have any juicy ghost stories. (Nor does the remote Robertson Hotel that serves as the setting for the Australian version.) However, HuffPostContinue Reading

call the midwife nonnatus house

“And there are people here, but they’re not alive,” Cliff Parisi, who plays Fred Buckle in Call the Midwife, said in a Halloween video exclusive filmed with other cast members. Hello! included the video in an article titled, “Call the Midwife star Helen George reveals disturbing experiences while filming hitContinue Reading

The Paranormal Ranger cover

“Did you see this?” my friend’s email read. “Looks good. Right up your alley!” Attached was a link to a book with a title that instantly caught my eye: The Paranormal Ranger: A Navajo Investigator’s Search for the Unknown. The title also rang a bell. So did the author’s name.Continue Reading