Creature Netflix poster

“CREATURE is a Captivating Historical Thriller Streaming only on Netflix October 20th,” the Gofobo email subject line read. #InterestPiqued. The synopsis that accompanied the trailer read: “When tragedy befalls a reckless scientist in Ottoman-era Istanbul, his student uses untested methods to finish his work with devastating consequences.” Oh, wait. IContinue Reading

John Carpenter's Suburban Screams key art

I was a little bummed, not to mention surprised, there weren’t more horror movies releasing for 2023’s second Friday the 13th. Instead, it seemed like Friday, October 6, was the biggest release day, with offerings like The Exorcist: Believer (in theaters), Pet Sematary: Bloodlines (Paramount+), and Totally Killer (Prime Video).Continue Reading

Screenshot of Spirit Halloween Hitchhiking Ghosts masks

Could the Hitchhiking Ghosts masks give Scream‘s Ghostface a run for his money? I think so. Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion Holiday may not have thrilled me, but Spirit Halloween’s Hitchhiking Ghosts masks made up for it. If there weren’t copyright issues, or if Disney went a little darker with its scaryContinue Reading

Rocketbook Fusion notebook and pen

Anyway, it was the word “smart” that did it. I wasn’t expecting to see it paired with the word “notebook.” There are smart everything these days, from phones to refrigerators and my perennial favorite, smart alecks, but a notebook? How do make one of those smart? So, yeah. See whyContinue Reading

Unknown Civil War Soldier memorial tombstonemarker

Most cemeteries contain at least one mystery, and the Rest Haven Cemetery in Franklin, Tennessee, is no different. It contains the remains of an unknown Civil War soldier whose family and friends likely mourned him but never knew what exactly had happened to him. However, beyond an unknown identity, there’sContinue Reading

Gruesome twosome in Darkest Deal

You’d think a previous traumatizing Halloween Horror Nights experience would’ve been enough to last me a lifetime. Well, like myself, you’d be wrong. As I’ve admitted before, I’m a bawk, bawk chicken butt when it comes to Halloween-style haunted houses. Venturing to haunted places? No problem. Watching horror movies lateContinue Reading

Encounters poster

“I’m—I’m shit scared. I’m terrified,”  Kudzanai says in “Believers,” the second episode of Netflix’s four-part docuseries Encounters. That’s how he felt following his sighting. He and his brother Tapfu were among the over 60 students who reported seeing a UFO and mysterious being during break time at the Ariel SchoolContinue Reading

Ring camera alien contest

“Winner of Ring contest gets $1 million for proof of extraterrestrials from Ring cam,” the CNET headline read. However, I only saw the first part of the headline, which registered as “Ring alien contest.” And the first “Ring” I thought of was the horror movie The Ring. Which completely confusedContinue Reading

This Frightfully Fresh gift card is among the horror-themed ones you'll find at Fandango.

Rotten Tomatoes is getting into the Halloween spirit with curated horror watchlists. But they’re also offering some creepy-cool horror-themed gift cards redeemable at Fandango and Vudu. All of this is well-timed, considering a lot of scary movies are releasing in theaters and/or becoming available to stream. Let’s check it out.Continue Reading

Same masks. Rebooted The Strangers. 2024 The Strangers Trilogy

Since it is trick-or-treat season, Lionsgate picked the perfect time to release a few first-look photos from the forthcoming The Strangers trilogy. An exact release date hasn’t been announced yet, but the first one, The Strangers: Chapter 1, is set to hit theaters in 2024. But it’s never to early toContinue Reading

Henry and HeBGB TV Screambox Oct 2023

Screambox recently revealed the films joining the horror streaming service in October. They include horror comedies like Shaky Shivers and HeBGB TV, the documentary More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead, and a classic fave Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, inspired by real-life serial killers Henry Lee LucasContinue Reading

Show logos for MGM+ Halloween Marathon 2023

MGM+ invites horror fans to tune in on October 31, starting at 11 AM ET/PT, to their Halloween marathon. (If you dare…) They’re cramming five of their most chilling shows into 12 hours of spooky good programming. The marathon consists of their top series and hit documentaries, including Chapelwaite, FROM,Continue Reading