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Friday Night Features: “The Raven” Short Film

By Evahalloween on January 31, 2014 • ( 8 )

Darlings, this week marked the 169th anniversary of the first publication of Edward Allan Poe’s The Raven. In honor of this seminal work of lyrical poetry, tonight’s featured horror short is an unorthodox 2009 take on Poe’s work by Nicanor Loreti, Mariano Cattaneo… Read More ›
I Killed A Pirate Who Was Already Dead: The Curse of Oak Island

By Acadia Einstein on January 29, 2014 • ( 5 )

I’m not sure how many of you are familiar with Oak Island, but if you aren’t, here is the story in a nutshell: <nutshell>Way back in olden times some guys found a pit on this island. They tried digging it… Read More ›
Precious Bones: The Jeweled Martyrs of Ancient Rome

By Evahalloween on January 29, 2014 • ( 4 )

In the late 16th century, a collection of skeletons was unearthed from catacombs below the foundations of Rome. Believed to be the remains of early Christian martyrs, these holy relics were collected and redistributed to European churches during the Counter-Reformation,… Read More ›

Featured Categories

Fiction ›

Weird Stories: 5 Fiction Writing Tips from H. P. Lovecraft
November 18, 2014
31 Halloween Activities #19: Read a Book
September 3, 2014
Unimaginable Cosmic Castles: 9 Winter Horror Tales to Keep You Warm
January 23, 2014
A Man, Tall and Thin, and Ghastly Pale: Bram Stoker’s Dracula
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History (Haunted and Otherwise) ›

Dancing Skeletons and Troublesome Heads: Joyously Macabre Films of the 1890s
November 10, 2014
In a Smile of Peculiar Meaning: Edgar Allan Poe’s “Berenice”
August 25, 2014
It Is the Hour of Departure: Turn-of-the-Century Ghost Rides
July 30, 2014
20th Century Glamour Ghoul: Honoring Maila Nurmi’s Vampira
March 12, 2014

Paranormal Activities ›

Paranormal News: Ronald DeFeo Jr (Amityville Killer) Dies in Jail – What’s YOUR Ghost Story?
March 25, 2021
Posts from Beyond the Grave: Hauntings Edition
October 17, 2018
The Spirits of the Dead May Walk Again: 5 Chilling Ghost Photos
November 25, 2014
Every Stone is Mouldering Slow: The 25 Creepiest Places on Earth
August 21, 2014

TV & Film ›

Silent Sundays: Nosferatu (1922)
July 1, 2016
Reflecting on the AHS Hotel Finale: Now What Will We Watch?
January 26, 2016
I’m A Ghost! American Horror Story Hotel Episode 11
January 13, 2016
It’s the Story of Turkey Skin: American Horror Story Hotel Returns
January 6, 2016