Shadows in The White House: The Ghost of Abe Lincoln
So far, The White House has housed 43 presidents beginning with John Adams in 1801. Along with dignitaries from around…
Year: 2016
What’s the Story with American Horror Story?
[DISPLAY_ULTIMATE_PLUS] An anthological horror series and breakthrough in its own right, FX’s American Horror Story (AHS) has carried fans grimly through haunted edifices, serial killers, voodoo…
Poetry in Film: A Closer Look at The Changeling’s Camerawork
“A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet.” — Orson…
Stephen King’s 3 Categories of TERROR
As horror fans and creators, there is no doubt that we rely heavily on certain emotional reactions from ourselves and our…
Winchester: “The House Built by Spirits”
To understand the Winchester Mystery House (located in San Jose, California) is to understand its owner, protector and overseer – Sarah…
The Witch and The Folktale
(Spoiler alert.) Prior to watching The Witch (2015), the word “folktale” in its subtitle made me skeptical. I was afraid that…
Life Expectancy of the ‘Zombie’
Zombies. They’ve been likened to dinosaurs in that they seem to have been around forever yet no one’s ever…
The Side-Effect of Special Effects in Horror
If you haven’t seen the 1993 Docudrama Fire in the Sky, arguably a true story, I suggest you put aside…