The Black Phone poster

Updated: June 24, 2022 Trailers are supposed to get you excited about the movie and make you want to see it. Some do a better job than others, and every once in a while you’ll find one that grabs you like the trailer for The Black Phone. Or, at leastContinue Reading

Oscar the Grouch falls in love with the Wicked Witch of the West when she visits Sesame Street

Sesame Street is no stranger to controversy. Back in 2019, in honor of Sesame Street‘s 50th anniversary, Insider shared 11 of the show’s most controversial moments. The first one they highlighted was when Roosevelt Franklin, the first black muppet, was removed from the show in 1975 for perpetuating stereotypes ofContinue Reading

Blackwood poster

“There are many legends about the Blackwood. So as you travel forth from here, please take caution. Let’s hope those stories I’ve heard aren’t all true,” Sally Pickerton (played by Kara Rainer) says in the trailer. Which, don’t let the movie poster for Blackwood fool you, by the way. (LikeContinue Reading

The House in Between Part 2 poster

The House in Between aimed to “bring science, the paranormal, and the human experience together.” The documentary represented “the results of the first 10-year-long continuous study of a house that is haunted ever conducted.” That’s also at the heart of The House in Between Part 2. It again proves that “theContinue Reading

Studio 666 poster

Even though the horror-comedy Studio 666 is clearly a work of fiction, it’s hard not to wonder if it’s based on a true story. Specifically, did the Foo Fighters ever record one of their albums in a murder house? For those who may not be, let’s first acquaint ourselves withContinue Reading

Haunted Mansion plaque at Disneyland

Edited March 4, 2023 to reflect updated release date. Disney picked the perfect time of the year (halfway to Halloween!) to reveal some details about the new Haunted Mansion movie. Will it be live-action or animated? Will it be a remake of the 2003 movie or does it have aContinue Reading

Les Norton Crackle poster

Yes, I realize April is already half over. It’s been a busy month. Sadly, I let a press release about the Crackle’s April 2022 programming get buried in my inbox. But since these movies and TV shows aren’t only playing in April, I figured there’s still plenty of time toContinue Reading

The Cursed theatrical release poster

In the movie, The Cursed, Boyd Holbrook plays pathologist John McBride. Except, no one knows what a pathologist is in the 1800s. All the elders of a struggling French village know is that this McBride guy has come to help them. Hopefully. A child is missing. Another one has beenContinue Reading

West Baden Springs Hotel dome

The haunted hotel’s magnificent dome beckoned to me the moment I spotted it in the trailer for So Cold the River. The first thing I wanted to know was, “Is that a real place? If so, where was this movie filmed?” The second thing I wanted to know was whetherContinue Reading

Alfred Hitchcock Day

One of the dates on the Weird Holidays & Observances page that has always intrigued me but that I’ve never investigated is Alfred Hitchcock Day. It’s celebrated annually on March 12. Although, maybe “celebrated” is too grandiose a description? I’m not sure how many people even know Alfred Hitchcock DayContinue Reading

Screenshot of America's First Televised Exorcism

It’s rare to hear about a ground-breaking exorcism that didn’t involve Ed and Lorraine Warren, isn’t it? How did they miss out on being part of the first televised exorcism in America? I don’t know, but there was an “Ed” involved and an upcoming new horror movie, True Haunting, isContinue Reading

Photo of a person holding remote pointing at a TV with Netflix on it alongside a movie theater screen

A man haunted by the ghost of a boy he’s convinced is trying to kill him. A family buys a dream house only to find the home comes with a stalker. Dear David and The Watcher are two real-life horror stories coming soon to a screen near you. Let’s checkContinue Reading