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There’s Nowhere To Hide At Busch Gardens Tampa’s Howl-O-Scream

Last Friday marked the opening night for Busch Gardens Tampa’s Howl-O-Scream event. The annual Halloween event is scheduled to run on select nights from September 22 to October 29. I had the distinct pleasure of being invited to the event’s media night last Thursday for a sneak preview of one of the new haunted houses available this year. You can see a video of my complete walk-through of the house at the end of this article, as well as a short interview with one of the event’s creative managers. But before you jump straight to the video, I thought I’d give you an overview of the different houses and various other elements that make up the event. The theme for this year’s event is “Nowhere To Hide,” and that becomes pretty obvious as even the tram ride from the parking lot to the front gate is full of ghouls and various other unsavory characters. But come on, you’re not going

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Sep 26, 2017

True Story

Anniversary Of The Homestead Murders In Jerilderie, Australia

“Hello? Hello there, is your mummy at home? She is, but she’s asleep Well, is Daddy there? Yeah, but he’s asleep too. He’s sleeping on the kitchen floor. Oh? Could you go wake mummy for me and tell her to come to the phone? I need to tell her something, can you do that for me? No, no. I don’t like mummy any more ‘cause mummy’s turning black.” This absolutely chilling phone call becomes even more haunting when the voice of 4-year old Tanya Lewis is heard. She was unaware that her father lay dead in the kitchen and her mother, dead and decomposing, in the bedroom. Jerilderie, Australia is a small farming town of just over 1,000 people. It is found in the Southern Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is notable due to the fact that its bank was robbed by the infamous Ned Kelly (the man who famously fought a gun battle with police

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Sep 22, 2017

From the Crypt

“10/31” Releases New Trailer Just in Time For Halloween

For anyone looking for a new holiday anthology, “10/31” could fit the bill nicely. Featuring 5 horrific tales, complete with a hot host and plenty of gore, “10/31” doesn’t reveal much in it’s teaser trailer, but what we do see is tantalizing. A gloved mitt gripping a small childs hand; a flickering jack-o-lantern; a shadowy figure stalking a young woman. All these are classic symbols of horror, and “10/31” looks to follow suit in the vein of all those films which inspired it. Look out for it October 2017

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Sep 21, 2017

Movies

Woman (In Horror) Crush Wednesday: Franka Potente

Hallo meine kleinen Monster, es ist wieder Mittwoch. If’n you don’t understand German, I’m basically eluding to the fact that it is again Wednesday, and of course you all know that Wednesday is the day we focus on another wonderful Woman of Horror. “Why the German?”, you may ask. It’s because today’s lovely and talented lady is a German, born and raised. Franke Potente is an actress you may likely have seen, but may not know her contribution to our beloved horror genre. Well, worry not, because we’ll get to that shortly. Franke was born in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany (that’s back before the reunification of Germany for all you youngsters out there) and grew up in the nearby town of Dülmen. Franke has a younger brother, who was very ill after his birth. All of the attention that was lavished upon him, made Franke a bit envious, prompting her to put on performance for her family in order

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Sep 20, 2017

From the Crypt

New ‘Jigsaw’ Posters Paint The Killer as a God Like Figure

It’s been seven years since the last Saw film, and over a decade since the last good one. So yeah, it’s not too surprising that excitement for the newest film in the series, Jigsaw, is reaching a fever pitch. And while we still have to wait a month to see that actual film, Lionsgate has given the gift of some badass new posters. (The Rest) He is everywhere. He is everything. He is everyone. Damn, that’s some scary ass shit. 2010 was a long time ago, where smart phones were in their infancy, and services like “The Cloud” hadn’t yet reached their full potential. Imagine a Jigsaw capable of killing you through your phone, or hacking any of your myriad of gadgets too explode off your face. It’s an interesting idea, and I think the God like role Jigsaw is taking in these posters is at least teasing that; we’ve already seen in the trailer that Jigsaw has started trapping

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Sep 17, 2017

HalloweenHoliday HorrorMovies

Is Laurie Strode Returning To Haddonfield Next ‘Halloween’?

Jamie Lee Curtis coming back to play Laurie Strode? Is this a trick or is this a treat? Well, my Little Monsters, it appears to be a huge Halloween treat, indeed. Not for this Halloween mind you, but just in time for the big screen next Halloween. On the next Halloween film’s release date of October 19th of 2018 to be exact. In a post on Twitter, which you can see below, Jamie Lee has announced that Laurie Strode is indeed returning to Haddonfield after 40 years, for one last go ’round with her big bro, Michael Myers. https://twitter.com/jamieleecurtis/status/908760232016322560 Of course this would put Halloween fans in roughly the same position that Alien fans would have been in if they made the Neill Blomkamp film with Ripley and Hicks both returning. Basically one where you have to ignore, for better or worse, that certain chapters in the franchise even exist. I was already stoked when it was announced that Jason

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Sep 15, 2017

MoviesReviews

Movie Review: ‘Ghost Witch’ Is Unable To Conjure Any Scares.

Parties are usually a pretty good indicator that summer break has arrived. And it’s at a pool party that we find our boy Zeke. However, unlike the rest of the party goers who are swimming, eating, drinking, and making quite merry, Zeke is glued to his laptop doing paranormal research…even when a bikini clad blonde begins to try and get his attention. Unfortunately once she succeeds, her boyfriend decides that Zeke and his laptop need to take a dip in the pool. This is when the party’s host, Mattie, literally jumps into action and rescues Zeke and his ruined laptop. When she takes Zeke inside to get him some dry clothes, they find out they have a common interest – the paranormal. Feeling responsible, Mattie gives Zeke her own laptop computer as a replacement for his ruined one, but on one condition – he and his ghost hunting team must conduct a ghost hunt at a secluded farm house her

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Sep 15, 2017

News

The World Of Urban Legends: Pinky Pinky

There are countless urban legends or myths that litter our lives with fear. Things like Bloody Mary of the phone call to the babysitter coming from inside the house. I love these tales. But I find that the most terrifying ones come from other countries. I don’t know if they are more terrifying because of the actual content or just because they seem new and are more unknown to us. Take, for instance, the South African urban legend of Pinky Pinky. This is a tale of a specter or spirit or monster who lives in the girls bathrooms at schools. As the tale goes, if you wear pink you upset the monster and he does all manner of foul things to the offending girls including injuries, murder and rape. The creature, according to the many sightings back in the early ‘90s, has one hand that is a paw and the other a claw. It resembles another African monster called Tokoloshe

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Sep 14, 2017

Amazon Prime VideoMoviesReviews

Movie Review: ‘Parallel’- Mediocre Execution Of An Interesting Premise.

Reality – it’s difficult enough to deal with one’s own mundane reality on a daily basis. So it stands to reason as to why many people are interested in knowing how the other half live. However, what if there was a way to find out not quite how the other half live, but instead how one’s self lives in an alternate, parallel existence? Sounds intriguing, yes? For Heather and Neil, the reality of things is that they seem happy and very much in love. They met at a friend’s birthday party and it’s almost as if it were a twist of fate that brought them together. And from the moment they first lay eyes on each other it’s as if it was preordained that they be together. Of course fate, if you believe in such things, has a funny way about it, and the path it lays out is not always straight and true. And when Heather and Neil meet

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Sep 14, 2017

From the Crypt

‘GHOST WITCH’ HAUNT’S Its Way Onto VOD

Is it a ghost? Is it a witch? No, It’s GHOST WITCH, an unholy hybrid coming to VOD this September from Wild Eye Releasing. From the press release; Based on true events. Mattie enlists a group of paranormal investigators to spend the night at the haunted house where she was attacked by an angry spirit as a child, and where a Native American girl was brutally murdered two centuries ago. Once there, they are stalked and possessed as the truth about what happened there is revealed, as they all become unwilling participants in the ghost witch’s plan for vengeance. While I haven’t yet seen the film myself, I really do love the title; to hell with nuance and subtle imagery, I want to see a motherfucking Ghost Witch! If you want to see one too, the film will be on iTunes, Google Play, and a variety of other platforms later this week.

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Sep 14, 2017

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