Bloody clapboard with Screamfest Horror Film Festival

  Screamfest® Horror Film Festival is the largest and longest-running horror film festival in the United States. Considered the “Sundance of Horror,” Screamfest is proud to showcase new work from independent filmmakers from across the globe. Formed in August 2001 by film producer Rachel Belofsky, Screamfest Horror Film Festival isContinue Reading

CSICon 2022 flyer

Sure. You might find a skeptic here or there among the guest speakers and panelists at some paracons. In general, however, most cons cater to the believers. Not at CSICon. They welcome skeptics and encourage critical thinking, reason, and skepticism. I learned about this exciting con that’s battling the “infodemicContinue Reading

AddamsFest 2022 banner

For Halloween 2022, Netflix is rebooting two beloved TV classics, including The Munsters (in the form of a movie by Rob Zombie) and Wednesday (in the form of a series inspired by The Addams Family). That last one, in particular, is of interest. Maybe AddamsFest 2022 will be even moreContinue Reading

CrimeCruise 2023 Speakers

Thanks to the pandemic, CrimeCruise, which is the best of CrimeCon but on the water, took a bit of a vacation. But CrimeCruise will sail again in 2023. Specifically, April 30 through May 4 on Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas. Presale tickets went on sale July 18 for crimeHQ members.Continue Reading

Creepy haunted doll like Annabelle

The Museum of the Warrens, or the Warren’s Occult Museum as it was once better known, is no longer open. I never had the privilege of visiting to see the array of allegedly haunted and cursed objects that they collected during their investigations, such as the infamous man-killing Raggedy AnnContinue Reading

Dark History and Horror Con logo

I guess there are a couple of things you could do when true crime has been your passion since junior high. You could always head in the wrong direction and start committing crimes yourself. Or you could be more productive and provide an environment where other people who love itContinue Reading

Skype session with the Halo Circle, medium Kim Moore-Cullen in trance (volcano synchronicity), 2021.

Did you capture any spiritualist phenomena during the COVID-19 pandemic? Even with in-person restrictions during lockdowns, photographer Shannon Taggart found a way to capture mediums at work using Skype, Zoom, and FaceTime. The result is “MEDIATRIX: New Work by Shannon Taggart,” an exhibit on display at the Buckland Museum ofContinue Reading

Vintage sewing machine

Would you ever participate in a naked ghost hunt to raise money for the preservation of a haunted location? I figured such an event would flop. (Pun intended.) However, instead, it was a rousing success. As one ghost hunter who bared all put it, “We do it in the darkContinue Reading

Destination Fear team in Phelps Dodge Hospital

There are a lot of reasons to attend Comic-Con Special Edition. One of them is the Destination Fear panel that was just added, especially if you’re a fan of the show. Unless something else gets added, it’s the only Travel Channel/discovery+ show with a panel at this special edition ofContinue Reading

Comic-Con Special Edition logo

Ever since the pandemic hit, Comic-Cons have been virtual. But Comic-Con Special Edition is a chance for fans to finally “gather in person as a community.” (For the first time since 2019!) Because of the current COVID-19 restrictions in California, it won’t be, as organizers out it, “the large gatheringContinue Reading

Great Pumpkin LumiNights sign

Are you a pumpkin/Jack-O-Lantern lover? If so, Dollywood’s Great Pumpkin LumiNights is well worth a visit when the park puts on its Harvest Festival. It’s a pumpkin lovers paradise! But it’s not just enjoyable at night. Or on sunny days.  We visited on October 30, the last day of theContinue Reading

CrimeCon At Home Holiday Escape graphic

In 2020, a lot of paracons and horror fests found themselves pivoting and becoming virtual streaming events. But that went for cons of all kinds, including true crime ones. I’m not sure why CrimeCon has decided to do another At Home one this year, but it’s great for true crimeContinue Reading