Promotional image for The Wolf Man featuring Evelyn Ankers and Lon Chaney Jr.

Highbrow cinephiles often snub horror movies as unworthy of their viewing time. Even the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), which awards the industry’s highest honor, the Oscars, is often accused of bias against horror movies. I get it. Most horror movies equate to nothing more than justContinue Reading

OVERNIGHTMARE

Visiting the Stanley is a bucket list travel destination for many macabre-minded restless spirits. For good reason. The hotel leans into its claim to fame as the inspiration for Stephen King’s The Shining, offering ghost tours and inviting guests to stay in one of its haunted rooms. But what ifContinue Reading

AddamsFest Be Witched 2024

Would you rather be bewitched or do the bewitching? A little of both may happen if you visit Westfield, New Jersey’s popular October celebration, AddamsFest. I don’t remember if they had themes in years past, but they do this year: Be Witched. They’re also bringing back past favorite activities, including:Continue Reading

Bigfoot Alien Ghost Paracons

As you might expect, there’s some kind of spooky gathering happening somewhere in the U.S. every weekend in October, including paracons and horror fests. But they don’t just take place in October. Paracons and horror fests happen year-round. Some months, mainly the coldest, are slower than others. Typically, December throughContinue 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

31 Nights of Horror poster

31 Nights of Horror is back for its fifth year. The streaming event celebrates Halloween season with programming that streams every night in October on both Shout! TV (broadcast edited versions) and Scream Factory TV (uncensored). We’re talking double features every night of fan-favorite horror films of all genres. Thrillers,Continue Reading

Angel of Light staircase promo

Ancient curses, sonic secrets, and demonic possession intertwine during Angel of Light, a haunting new theatrical immersive experience debuting in Los Angeles on September 15. The Angel of Light experience and storyline serves as a prequel to the upcoming film Hex. (It’s set for a 2025 release as part of anContinue Reading

Loch Ness Monster at Loch Ness Centre

Did people answer the call for monster hunters at the largest organized Nessie hunt in 50 years? You betcha. Hundreds of people of all ages showed up at Loch Ness on August 26 and 27 to participate. Thousands more participated via streaming. It was an international affair, too, drawing peopleContinue Reading

Loch Ness Centre & Exhibition exterior

“Calling all monster hunters,” one of the Good Morning America hosts stated today. “The Loch Ness Centre in Scotland is looking for volunteers to join an effort to search for the infamous Loch Ness Monster. Putting out the call to help them put on the largest search since the 1970s,Continue Reading

The Boogeyman poster

Midsummer Scream, the world’s largest Halloween and horror convention, never disappoints. Their “Hall of Shadows” possesses over 12 haunted attractions, and “The Screaming Room” features short films from around the world. But Midsummer Scream also offers immersive experiences, and one this year promotes the upcoming home entertainment release of TheContinue 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

AI image of a giant dark heart in the middle of the road leads to places to haunting and haunted places to celebrate Valentine's Day 2023

Spending the night in wine country in a haunted Gothic Victorian. Taking an adults-only Lewd Spirits tour in NOLA. Embarking on a heart-pounding walk-through of a haunted attraction. Sound like ways to say, “I love you” to you? If so, you’re in the right place. In addition to unpacking theContinue Reading