Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King is the twelfth in the series of Scooby-Doo direct-to-video films produced by Warner Bros. Animation. This movie, along with the next film Samurai Sword were both...
View ArticleI Am Zozo
I am Zozo is a 2012 horror film written and directed by Scott Di Lalla and shot entirely on Kodak Super 8mm stock. It stars Kelly McLaren, Courtney Foxworthy, Demetrius Sager and Caleb Courtney. It...
View ArticlePeter Stumpp (folklore werewolf, cannibal, serial killer)
Peter Stumpp (died 1589) (whose name is also spelled as Peter Stube, Pe(e)ter Stubbe, Peter Stübbe or Peter Stumpf) was a Rhenish farmer, accused of being a serial killer and a cannibal, also known as...
View ArticleVampire Mallows and Freaky Fingers (snacks)
For Halloween 2011, British-based company Cadbury (owned by Mondelēz International after its controversialKraft Foods corporate takeover), launched horror-themed confectionary Vampire Mallows and...
View ArticleJack o’ lantern (folklore)
A jack o’ lantern is a carved pumpkin, turnip or beet, associated chiefly with the holiday of Hallowe’en, and was named after the phenomenon of strange light flickering over peat bogs, called...
View ArticleHalloween H20: 20 Years Later
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later is a 1998 American slasher film and is the seventh instalment in the Halloween film series. It was directed by Steve Miner (Friday the 13th, Part II and III, Lake Placid)...
View ArticleHalloween II (2009)
Halloween II – also known as Halloween: H2 and H2: Halloween — is a 2009 American horror film written, directed, and produced by Rob Zombie. The film is a sequel to Zombie’s 2007 reboot of the...
View ArticleHalloween: Resurrection
Halloween: Resurrection is a 2002 American horror film and eighth instalment in the Halloween film series. Directed by Rick Rosenthal, who had also directed Halloween II, the film builds upon the...
View ArticleDonald Pleasence (actor)
Donald Pleasence (5 October 1919 – 2 February 1995) was an iconic English film, television, and stage actor. His most notable film roles include Michael Myers-obsessed psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis in...
View ArticleThe Monkey’s Paw (short story)
The Monkey’s Paw is a horror short story, published in England in 1902, by author W. W. Jacobs. The story involves Mr. and Mrs. White and their adult son, Herbert. Sergeant-Major Morris, a friend of...
View ArticleThe Final Cut: The Modern Mythology of the Snuff Movie
“Snuff videos showing scenes of murder, mutilation and cannibalism were on sale alongside Disney films at a children’s comic fair… Trading Standards officers believe the video shows genuine footage of...
View ArticleHoneyspider
Honeyspider is a 2014 American horror written and produced by Kenny Caperton (owner of The Myers House NC) and directed by Josh Hasty (A Mannequin in Static) of Black House Capital. The film stars...
View ArticleNight of the Living Carrots
Night of the Living Carrots is a 2011 Halloween short animated film, based on Monsters vs. Aliens and produced by DreamWorks Animation. Following the 2009 short, Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins...
View ArticleDracula’s Worst Nightmare – Fresh Garlic
Sold as ‘Dracula’s Worst Nightmare’, this is a special Halloween pack of garlic bulbs that was sold in British supermarkets in 2004. Produced by Brookerpaks Quality Foods, the product contained two...
View ArticleThe Ghastly Ones (rock band)
The Ghastly Ones are a surf–garage rock band from Van Nuys, California with a late-night monster movie theme. The band was formed by two special effects make up/movie monster makers, Garrett “Dr....
View ArticleThe Scarehouse
The Scarehouse is a 2014 Canadian horror film written, produced and directed by Gavin Michael Booth (To Hell, With Love). It stars his wife Sarah Booth (Werewoman TV series), Kimberly-Sue Murray...
View ArticleMidnight Mutants (computer game)
Midnight Mutants is a computer game for the Atari 7800 ProSystem, developed by Radioactive Software and published by Atari Corporation in 1990. It features a likeness of Al Lewis, dressed as Grandpa...
View ArticleShivers Down Your Spine
Shivers Down Your Spine is a 2014 American horror anthology film compiled by Dead Lantern Pictures, a micro-budget indie horror outfit based in Lincoln, Nebraska. The film will be released...
View ArticleScream Factory (digital production company) [updated with Dolls Blu-ray artwork]
Scream Factory is an American digital production company dedicated to releasing horror and science-fiction films with a cult following; it is an imprint of Shout! Factory. Scream Factory has released...
View ArticleHorror film/comic crossovers – article
Perhaps even more abundant than the ever-popular trend of adapting comic books into films, particularly Marvel’s ever expanding universe, is the very opposite, transposing popular characters from film...
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