“Love is stronger than death… even than life.” Twenty-five years before Bram Stoker revolutionized the world of horror with his iconic novel Dracula, another sensual vampire was drifting into the moonlit bedchambers of society’s upper crust. First appearing in a 1971 edition of the literary magazine The Dark Blue, Carmilla, a.k.a. Mircalla, Countess Karnstein, preys […]
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“Death of a loved one can lead people to do the strangest things.” Of all the female killers in the wide world of cinema, few strike such an abhorrent cord as a mother who kills her children. Assumed to be natural caregivers and expected to automatically love their offspring, we place a special taboo on […]
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2023 was a good year for villains. With social media discourse at an all-time low, public figures taking constant swipes at each other, and A.I. poised to render all news meaningless, it seems like the year was filled with nefarious people coming out of the woodwork to make our lives a little more stressful. But […]
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“You’ll have to hide better than that.” We’ve all got that one bad ex in our past. At first they seemed like a dream come true – an angel sent straight from heaven to be our perfect match. They were attractive, spontaneous, generous, kind … We spent most of our time indulging in months-long bone-a-thons […]
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“There’s someone in the house … absolutely trying to kill me, ya’know?” The Christmas season is upon us! The warm glow of twinkling lights fills the air. Green pine trees decorate our living rooms and every solid surface seems to be decked out with ribbons and garland of deepest crimson. What better time to celebrate […]
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“Women always have to put up a fucking fight.” While the rest of North America settles in for the cold winter nights of December, The Lady Killers are heating it up with a trip out to the dry and dusty French desert. They’ll relax and unwind by snacking on seductive lollipops and dancing by the […]
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WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Oculus and The Fall of the House of Usher. Of all the horror creators currently working in the business, few have the ability to tear at our heartstrings like Mike Flanagan. Beginning with the 2018 hit miniseries The Haunting of Hill House, the director’s horrific Netflix shows are just […]
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We’ve all got that friend. The one who convinces us to push our boundaries or take that crazy risk, even though we have a hunch we’ll probably get hurt. They’re exciting, they’re cool, maybe even supportive, but they tend to lead us down the road to trouble, only to duck out when the consequences roll […]
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The following contains major spoilers for the short story “I Know What You Need.” Ever since Brian De Palma’s Carrie set fire to the silver screen, Stephen King has been one of the hottest names in cinematic horror. With hundreds of titles in his extensive catalog, there’s seemingly no end to the list of adaptable […]
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Of life’s many mysteries, few are as powerful or as complicated as religion and death. Are we alone at the moment we cease to live or will there be someone waiting for us on the other side? Who pulls the strings that guide our lives and what will they require from us during our time […]
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Femme fatales have existed since the dawn of narrative art. This intoxicating female archetype is known for her alluring sensuality and dark habit of causing harm or destruction to any man who falls into her grasp. From the sirens of Greek literature and Shakespeare’s Lady MacBeth to the vamps of the silent film era and […]
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Few sensations are as unnerving as an insect scuttling across your skin in the dead of night. Is that tiny pinprick on the tip of your toe just an itch or merely the beginning of an infestation that will ravage your skin and destroy your sanity? As bed bugs make a global resurgence (sadly), writer […]
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1984 was a good year for slashers. Not only did Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) claw his way onto the big screen for the first time, Jason Voorhees (Ted White) also burst through windows and slashed through teens in the franchise high Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter. While Wes Craven was releasing his genre-defining classic […]
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“Now is the time. This is the hour. Ours is the magic. Ours is the power.” As the nights grow longer and the snow begins to fall, we begin to insulate ourselves from the outside world and spend more time with our nearest and dearest. While comforting for others, this time of year can also […]
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From the mid to late aughts, October horror was dominated by one word: Saw. In an impressive streak, the grisly franchise celebrated seven straight years with a new entry just in time for Halloween. Though sequels have been sporadic since the 2010 film Saw: The Final Chapter, this autumn brought another tale from Jigsaw’s world […]
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