Halloween is a wonderful time to draw closer together with friends and acquaintances. Nothing draws a group together like managing to get through a haunted house as a group without […]
The Amnesia Series of Horror Games
The Helplessness of Humanity: How the Amnesia Series Continues to Trailblaze for Psychological Horror Video Games You flick off the lights in your room and return to your computer. Mouse […]
Horror Movie Sequels We Are Looking Forward to in 2021
Every year brings its own batch of exciting and anticipated horror movie releases. 2021 promises to do the same and so much more. Why would 2021 be better than most […]
How We Scared Ourselves 2020 – Rotten Tomatoes and Hulu Edition
Coronavirus was scary enough all by itself, killing over 200,000 Americans this year and spiking as Halloween approached. With most states having restrictions on House of Horror or Haunted Scream […]
Three Great Female Horror Movie Directors
You love a thrill, and a chill, and you spend your fall season curled up on the couch watching horror movies. You have seen all of the classics. Halloween. Friday […]
The 3 Best Horror Movie Directors You’ve Never Heard of
Horror movies delight us, they frighten us, and they fill theatres with anxious and dedicated fans. However, they seldom get any love from the Oscars and the erudite Hollywood set. […]
Five Common Phobias
As we approach Halloween season wondering if we will be able to enter the haunted house this year, we start to think about why it is we choose to scare […]
Five Scary Halloween Movies
Nothing gets the heart pounding like an evening of horror, terror, and suspense. This is why many people like to combine a visit to a haunted house with a viewing […]
What is a Jump Scare?
Writers of horror and suspense stories have long sought to create the creepy experience of imminent death for readers and moviegoers. Masters of suspense included Alfred Hitchcock, Agatha Christie, Stephen […]
Why Do We Love to be Scared?
Fright causes people to scream, jump uncontrollably, run, and lash out in self-defense. It triggers a “monkey brain” response that is rooted deep in our biological imperative to keep ourselves […]
How Haunted Houses Use Common Phobias to Scare You
We are all familiar with the common tropes and gags used in haunted houses everywhere. We have come to expect at the silence will suddenly be broken by an ear-splitting […]
What are Phobias?
Everyone has heard of fears and phobias. Everyone has experienced fear. But not everyone understands fully what a phobia is and how it is different from a fear. But […]