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

The Conjuring Universe Tour image

Full details haven’t been released yet, but news broke today about “The Conjuring Universe Tour.” Warner Bros. Discovery Global Themed Entertainment, Sunny Side Up Entertainment, and Incubase Studio have teamed up to launch the all-new immersive walk-through horror experience. Let’s check out what we know about it so far, includingContinue Reading

Tennessee Wraith Chasers on Haunted Live

Where have the Tennessee Wraith Chasers been hiding? Are they even still around? Why don’t we see them on TV anymore? Are they ever coming back? These are all great questions. Ones I started asking in 2019 when I noticed they weren’t part of Travel Channel’s 2019 Halloween lineup. SomethingContinue Reading

Skeleton wearing Santa hat against Christmas background with a red ribbon and box

Halloween is past, sure, and Christmas is coming, but it isn’t just the most wonderful time of the year. It’s also one of the spookiest. In addition to being a great time for ghost stories, it’s also when people all around the world celebrate with creepy Christmas traditions, The bestContinue Reading

Screenshot of the Fear Faire Friday the 13th Music Festival homepage

Ghost stories. Haunted mazes. Costume contest. Dead Man’s prom night. All of that sounds like activities you’d find during Halloween, right? But what if next year you didn’t have to wait until October to let your horror flag fly? What if you could wave it like crazy in early 2023?Continue Reading

Stranger Things The Experience graphic

Earlier this year, Stranger Things: The Experience opened for a limited time in New York and San Francisco, but it was during the summer. Which is fine. Nothing wrong with that. It was totally something tubular to do then. However, wouldn’t it be rad to the max to hit itContinue Reading

Screamfest Logo

I’m not going to lie. I’m a little surprised not to see Matriarch on the list of Screamfest 2022 award winners. During my interview with its festival director, Rachel Belofsky, I asked her which of this year’s movies left a mark that would be hard to erase. Without hesitating, sheContinue Reading

Bloody clapboard with Screamfest Horror Film Festival

The Screamfest Horror Film Festival is often regarded as “the Sundance of horror.” And for good reason. Here are just a few of the films that have been discovered and/or have premiered at the festival: Tigers Are Not Afraid, The Wretched, Tragedy Girls, Paranormal Activity, 30 Days of Night, Trick ‘rContinue Reading

TerrorFest logo 2022

This year, TerrorFest, a Christmas-themed horror convention, is bringing Christmas cheer to those who fear. The event will take place on December 17-18 at The Lone Star Convention & Expo Center Conroe in Conroe, Texas. It’s Conroe’s first horror con, and they’re doing it up right, combining legendary Rock ‘nContinue Reading

Row of glowing pumpkins at Magic of the Jack O'Lanterns

Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group (“13FEG”) is better known for its terrifying haunted attractions. However, the Denver-based producers of world-class live events and location-based entertainment experiences branched into new family-friendly territory last Halloween season with Magic of the Jack O’Lanterns, a family-friendly pumpkin attraction. It was so well-received that they’re bringingContinue Reading

horror hot air ballon festival by Cabel Adams

I was scrolling through Instagram recently when one post in particular caught my eye. It was from the Hollywood Horror Museum and was a photo of a group of six hot air balloons. Two of the balloons were popular horror icons, Freddy Kruger from the Nightmare on Elm Street franchiseContinue Reading