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Spooky Hikes Around Los Angeles
If you're like me, Halloween is every day. You like to get spooked 365 days a year, not just on October 31st. You probably enjoy watching horror movies on a normal weekday and you might have Halloween decor up year round. So perhaps, like me, you also are looking for ways to stretch the spooky season well beyond September to October.
By Josey Pickering4 years ago in Horror
‘Vampire’s Kiss’ - A Misunderstood Stroke of Genius
In 1988, director Robert Bierman, writer Joseph Minion, and star Nicolas Cage brought to a life a little movie called Vampire’s Kiss. It was the story of a pretentious publishing executive named Peter Loew who, following a one-night stand with a biter played by Jennifer Beals, believes himself to be a vampire. Over the course of the film, he spirals further and further into insanity, and by the end, the audience is still not quite sure what all was real or simply in his head. The movie provides Cage with the opportunity to show just how far he’s willing to go for a role, and his 100% unhinged performance has become rather infamous. This has led to a lot of people seemingly misinterpreting the film, both tonally and thematically. As one who loves both the movie and its star, I really wanted to give my thoughts on this oddly divisive curiosity of a film.
By Will Lasley4 years ago in Horror
Why is Patrick Bateman held on a pedestal by men?
American Psycho, originally a novel by Bret Easton Ellis, later released as a movie in 2001, has solidified its place in media history as a classic that is loved widely. Although having been criticised by some under the accusation of glorifying violence against women and misogyny, the movie rendition has become a staple amongst male dominated corners of the Internet as a source of humour and relatability. In this essay, I will comment on the variety ways that the American Psycho movie has been consumed by different groups and communities, the significance of the commentary on conformity and why I believe this piece of media is held on a pedestal by young men in specific Internet cultures of 'sigma mindset' in terms of masculinity and the struggle to solidify an identity in today's culture of consumerism.
By M. Edwards4 years ago in Horror
Six Book Series to Read if You Like Goosebumps
The success of Goosebumps spawned a lot of similar series when it first came out, and it’s also helped inspire a new generation of middle grade authors to write there own series. I know that it’s monster of the week style has inspired my own work even though I don’t write for young audiences. And for those of you like me that are always looking for new books to read and have been bitten by the Goosebumps bug, here are 6 series that I’m sure you’ll love.
By Jacob Peyton4 years ago in Horror
No Exit - A Hulu Movie Review
Be careful. Any one of these people could be the kidnapper. No Exit is a 2022 Hulu film based on the novel written by Taylor Adams. Escaping from rehab, Darcy has no choice but to stop at a local visitors center to escape the blizzard. During her stay, she discovers that a little girl is being held hostage inside a van.
By Marielle Sabbag4 years ago in Horror
My Journey as a Horror Writer: The Road so Far.
Schooling Years Creative writing for me has always been an outlet for things I could not say in words to anyone, whether it was my family or the one friend I had, I never felt like I could open up to them. I was a shy awkward child who preferred to live life through the pages of books and hide away from any type of social interaction possible.
By Elise L. Blake4 years ago in Horror
The Polish Painter Who Created Nightmarish, Untitled Paintings
Zdzisław Beksiński was a Polish painter, photographer, and sculptor. He became famous for his unconventional paintings and photography that had elements of dystopia and surrealism. Even though his art and photography were criticized by many conventional painters and photographers of his times, he continued to refine his trademark existential style.
By Kamna Kirti4 years ago in Horror
Child of the Witch
The shop windows of Orwell Steel flared bright red. Inside, men in charred denim jackets, some wearing thick leather vests or aprons, stared with black reflective goggles into coal fires and blazing welding torches. Classic rock tunes played loudly from an old brown speaker mounted in a high corner of the shop. Men on duty gave complete attention to their work, never looking up from the screaming torches in their thick gloved hands.
By Max Wickham4 years ago in Horror
The Owl of St Barnabas. Runner-Up in Return of the Night Owl Challenge.
We lived in the city when I was a child in the 1980s. It was and old industrial city that hadn’t changed much since the 1800s. There were new buildings here and there but that was in the centre, where I grew up much of the old mills and warehouses still stood alongside the old tenement buildings. We lived in one of them. It had been converted in the 1950s but it still looked tired. My parents had done a great job making it homely but to a young boy it’s lack of outdoor space was always a problem. There was no green space around us for me to play in and though on Sundays, when they were both off work, my parents would try their best to find me somewhere to play it was short lived. During the week there was nothing for me, especially during the school holidays. As I got older I began to wander and soon I found the only grass anywhere near me. The churchyard of St Barnabas’ became my quiet place, my countryside.
By Simon Curtis4 years ago in Horror
10 Best Horror Movies to Watch on Netflix
I’m a big fan of horror movies. When I was 6, I asked my dad if I could watch Child’s Play. Well, I didn’t just ask him, I annoyed the hell out of him until he said yes. It was love at first sight. Since then, I’ve been watching every single suspenseful, eerie, scary, supernatural, or however you wanna call them, a movie I can.
By Mariana Carmo4 years ago in Horror
