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Lost Monster Files Reinvestigates Past Paranormal Phoenomena

What’s old is new again. For every TV show that offers a promising, new high-concept series that doesn’t exactly meet studio expectations and is quickly canceled, a handful of remakes will replace it in the overall broadcast programming spectrum that… Continue Reading →

Damian McCarthy’s Oddity: Original Horror at its Finest

Woman looking at a creature with open mouth.

This year, the horror genre has seen numerous prequels, reboots and remakes, so, when an original horror movie emerges, it brings a sense of freshness. These original films sometimes manage to secure theatrical releases, just like this one did. Despite… Continue Reading →

August 30, 2024

Dan Aykroyd’s Paranormal Pop-Culture Renaissance

Per Matt If there’s something strange, and it don’t look good… who ya gonna call? Well, it’s usually Dan Aykroyd who answers the bell. You may recognize the Not Ready for Prime Time Player from old-school Saturday Night Live seasons…. Continue Reading →

March 22, 2024

Tetris Plays Nostalgically for Gamers of a Certain Age

Per Matt I have a love-hate relationship with Tetris, the video game. One of the first memories I have with it spawned from my high-school computing class. The little Macintosh black-and-white computer screen welcomed me into its gameplay, much like… Continue Reading →

March 31, 2023

Dark Forces Denounce the Michigan Hell House

If you heard a small-town family was terrorized by poltergeist activity, black magic and demonic possession, you’d probably assume it was Hollywood’s latest franchise-starter for the big screen, but you’d be wrong. All of these horrific acts haunted the Michigan… Continue Reading →

March 19, 2023

I Am DB Cooper Claims to ID the Notorious Skyjacker

Per Matt The true story of Northwest Orient Airlines’ Flight 305 skyjacking in 1971 seems to be a lot like buying a brand-new sweater. On the surface level, the well-established facts may be familiar as something warm and fuzzy, but… Continue Reading →

December 5, 2022

Smile Gives Me an Evil Grin for the Spooky Season

Per Matt The unexplained should not always be scary; but quite often, it is. Irrational fears can grow after experiencing something new, unexpected and unknown. But when all of these elements fit together nicely in a film, you’ve got yourself… Continue Reading →

September 30, 2022

The Strangers Prey at Night is My Guilty Pleasure

Per Matt The ’80s will never die. Long live the ’80s! Director Johannes Roberts seemingly agreed with that statement, as his feature film, The Strangers: Prey at Night, much like so many other killer releases today, owe way too much… Continue Reading →

October 12, 2020

The Haunted South: Where Ghosts Still Roam

Per Matt True-life tales of terror tend to thrill me more than fake ones, as the truth is usually stranger than fiction. This is the reason why, once I randomly located The Haunted South: Where Ghosts Still Roam, written by… Continue Reading →

July 29, 2020

Believers Offers Nuggets of Paranormal Information

Real-life paranormal events can occur in different ways at multiple locations. And to a variety of people. So, when they happen to skeptics, those same people become Believers.

July 18, 2020

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