Haunted houses6 are essential to the Halloween season. Not the $20 a pop haunted attractions off every highway, but the straight up haunted-as-fuck houses you drive by and get chills from. Such a house exists in this brand spanking new novel, which was also featured in the October issue of Fangoria. Haunted houses ARE Halloween … Continue reading
Carnivals are inherently creepy to me. I don’t know if that’s a Bradbury thing or a byproduct of too much Pennywise exposure. The worn carnies, the caged animals, the obvious effort to lure in children…yeesh. This 1989 paperback isn’t going to make you lose any sleep or blow your mind. However, it’s like watching a … Continue reading
Some of you prefer the more “extreme” side to Halloween and I’m totally behind that. This landmark in horror is a great choice if you’re wanting some shock value and a feeling of unease without going full blown x-rated. It’s like a classy sort of fucked up, right? I’m confident most of you have seen … Continue reading
This was one of my picks for the October issue of Fangoria because it’s beyond stellar. The Remaking is a fusion of urban legend (based off a RL place’s tragedy), horror cinema/culture, and classic ghost story. It was remarkable to read a piece of fiction that was set in a world that I’m very familiar … Continue reading
Dead of Winter is the bleakest collection of stories you’ll encounter during the holidays and darkest nights of the year. Continue reading
A collection of short stories revolving around the subject of ghosts, which are brought to “life” with imaginative spins and subtly tweaked classics. Continue reading
