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December 30, 2016
On this New Year’s Eve, would you rather stay in and watch something spooky or spend your last hours (and dollars)…
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December 23, 2016
“A lot of what I was doing with the effects was based on what Rick Baker did on Gremlins.” -Vincent Guastini…
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December 7, 2016
If I took my childhood memories of horror movie marathons, weekend pizza parties, and episodes of “Aaahh!!! Real Monsters“ and…
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December 5, 2016
In a grizzly end to Part I of Stephen King’s IT, Stan Uris’ wife, Patti Uris, unknowingly stumbles upon the…
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November 21, 2016
“Come here, son, you’ll like it down there! You’ll never have to grow up.” Related Story: Get With IT Archive…
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November 14, 2016
“Providing a fine feather in his cap, Bellis’ score was first TV horror film score to nab a coveted Emmy…
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November 8, 2016
“Laurie Anne…don’t scare Mama, now…” Laurie Anne Winterbarger was Pennywise’s first victim in the 1990 ABC miniseries adaptation of Stephen…
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October 2, 2016
In addition to the scares, one thing I’ve always appreciated about ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark?’ are the plot twists.…
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September 9, 2016
*This piece is dedicated to my pals, Tricia P. and Chris M., both of whom share an appreciation for this…
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August 26, 2016
We’ve lost several legends this year–one of them was actor Dan Haggerty. On January 15, 2016 Haggerty succumbed to his…
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August 25, 2016
The cryptozoological horror film has been a sub-genre staple for decades. Below are some that I see often (unlike “actual”…
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August 24, 2016
Below are some of the creepy, weird, and bizarre characters from “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” that helped launch…