The killer in Strange Harvest

2024’s Fantastic Fest –one of the largest horror and sci-fi film festivals in the world— offered tons of fantastic premieres, including hits like Terrifier 3 and V/H/S Beyond. But one of the festival’s coolest films was an under-the-radar gem, Strange Harvest: Occult Murder in the Inland Empire. Horror fans areContinue Reading

A frozen dead guy carving at the festival

The Colorado mountain town of Estes Park has long been known for its creepy and macabre history, thanks to The Stanley Hotel, the legendary (and reportedly haunted) hotel where Stephen King was inspired to write his novel The Shining. But now the town is about to get weirder, creepier, andContinue Reading

Exterior of The Stanley at dusk from the right

The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, is famous for a few things. It’s hosted royals, celebrities, and is loaded with a history over 100 years old. But most importantly, it’s where Stephen King was inspired to write his famous novel, The Shining. As the story goes, King and hisContinue Reading

I Know What I Saw book cover

Before I begin, I’m going to admit that I am a skeptic. If this were The X-Files, I’m much more of a Scully than a Mulder. However, I still enjoy tales of the paranormal –especially cryptids– because they’re fun and scary. Even though I know bigfoot could never exist, there’sContinue Reading

Cursed Films poster

A lot of Cursed Films fans wanted a season 2. Is it happening? Seems so! Various sources, such as Collider and Bloody Disgusting, have reported that AMC’s horror streaming service, Shudder, has renewed their hit docuseries Cursed Films for a second season. However, the films in question this time around might come asContinue Reading

101 Haunted Places Bucket Journal

The concept of bucket lists has long been popular in the world of travel. Climbing that highest mountain, visiting every National Park, flying the world’s best airlines…but what about a bucket list for paranormal travel? What if a traveler wants to choose the Stanley Hotel over a Florida resort, orContinue Reading

Jemima West stars at Elizabeth "Izzy" Cormack in The Unfamiliar

A few months ago I wrote my review for the new horror film, The Unfamiliar. While the movie was admittedly not very good, I was impressed by the performance of the lead actress, Jemima West. She’s had starring roles in films like The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, as wellContinue Reading

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This is a guest contribution from Keith Langston. It’s important to give independent horror a chance. Without new filmmakers trying new things, horror would be nothing but Friday The 13th: Part 57. More importantly, some of the best horror films in history have been from independent filmmakers – The BlairContinue Reading

Cursed Films poster

This is a guest contribution from Keith Langston. Shudder’s five-part series, Cursed Films, was released last month and was a huge hit for the streaming platform. The series focuses on five movies that were plagued by death, misfortune, and eerie happenings. The films in question are: The Exorcist Poltergeist TwilightContinue Reading

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In Part 1 of his “Tales of the Bushmen” series, Keith David Langston explained how he came to work and live at a lodge in the Northwest Territories of Canada one summer. Parts 2 through 4 relate bushmen stories that co-workers —Coya, Riley and Sabrina— regaled him with around aContinue Reading

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In Parts 2 and 3 of Keith David Langston‘s “Tales of the Bushmen” series, he shared terrifying bushman stories co-workers told him while sitting around a campfire one night. In this installment, he shares one more about an incident at a bar… Sabrina’s Story “Last year, everyone heard this story.Continue Reading

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In Part 2 of Keith David Langston‘s series “Tales of the Bushmen,” Coya told her bushman story while sitting around a campfire one night at the lodge they all worked at. Here’s another co-worker sharing his story. Riley’s Story “When I was a kid, my mom used to tell meContinue Reading