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If you’ve never cruised before, one of the things you’ll discover waiting for you each night in your room are towel animals. Your stateroom steward takes any towels you’ve used during the day to create them. Sometimes we don’t always know what they’re supposed to be. (Depends on how seasonedContinue Reading

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I saw an ad on Facebook that said something to the effect “Like haunted house movies?” Of course that caught my eye. I clicked through and discovered the page for 7 Below. The next thing to catch my eye was Ving Rhames. (Loved him in so many things, but mostContinue Reading

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Okay, so Playback stunk, but here’s two other movies that look good and which I’m looking forward to. ParaNorman I loved Coraline. The makers of it have made this one. It’s more for kids, but that’s okay. My inner child likes to be indulged every once in a while. TheContinue Reading

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I made the grave error of renting Playback last week as a “see it before it’s in theaters” movie from On Demand. I think it hit select theaters this past weekend. I’ll be surprised if it lasts until next weekend. I thought it was deplorable. The description on IMDB isContinue Reading

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I decided to share this press release I also received in regards to Chicago Fear Fest. Mainly because ‘Holliston’ sounds like quite a combo and I LOVED the poster. “HOLLISTON” film makers Adam Green & Joe Lynch to appear at CHICAGO FEAR FEST April 13-14, 2012 MUVICO THEATERS Rosemont 18,Continue Reading

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Have you made a horror movie? If yes, Chicago Fear Fest is looking for folks like you? The following is copied from a press release I received earlier this year. — CHICAGO’s newest indie horror film fest announces a call for entries! CHICAGO FEAR FEST APRIL 13-14, 2012 MUVICO THEATERSContinue Reading

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First there was “Snakes on a Plane.” Then came Zombies on a Plane. (Okay, to be fair, it was actually called “Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane.” Still, the gist was zombies on a plane.) The next inevitable step in mile-high terror had to be Ghosts onContinue Reading

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Thanks to social media, this weekend I noticed many of my friends saying they’d either been to, or were preparing to go see, The Woman in Black. I had it in my mind that it didn’t come out until March 7. I didn’t know if people were seeing sneak peek’sContinue Reading

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With the release of The Devil Inside this past weekend, which didn’t get high marks from critics but which was the number one movie at the box office, I thought it’d be fun to check out other horror movies for 2012. Here’s what will be coming soon to theaters: JANUARYContinue Reading

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This is a guest blog by William Collins. If you like this story and are on Twitter, let him know by sending him a Tweet via @Thor_2000. The purpose behind the Collinsport Ghost Society has always been to convert fictional Hollywood haunted locations into their real world locations, but whyContinue Reading

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Back in September of 2010 we visited Quebec City on our 10-day Canada/New England cruise. This was a Bucket List destination for me. It was even more powerful visiting it when we did because we were celebrating some huge milestones on that cruise: Wayne’s birthday. My 40th birthday. Our 15thContinue Reading

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The YouTube clips I’ve seen shared most this Halloween involve some spooky music timed to light shows. They have left me with major Halloween house decorating envy. The first one of these I saw was after my sister Dinell pointed the “This is Halloween” one out to me. But thenContinue Reading