12 Crimes of Christmas: Part 2
Part 2 in our 12 Crimes of Christmas Series! Featuring: A quaint pie murder, one man’s revenge against Domino’s pizza, a missing family, and a bank robbery featuring St. Nick!
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12 Crimes of Christmas: Part 1
Part 1 in our 12 Crimes of Christmas Series! Featuring: Santa’s gruesome origin story, a fake kidnapping, a real kidnapping, and Ted Bundy himself!
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Why It ’s A Classic: Psycho
‘Psycho’ captures a portrait of America at a particular point in time, but also speaks to universal themes in American fiction.
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Why Doctor Sleep should Take Its Medicine
The Overlook could be a great horror monster that returns with familiar schtick and inventive ways to terrify you. That is not what ‘Doctor Sleep’ chooses to do.
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Why Dragula is a Ghoulish Gorgeous Gem
Many queer folks grow up identifying with the weird and the villainous… For many, being queer is all about being put in a box and saying “Nah, fuck that box.”
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Why ‘The Lighthouse’ Darkly Shines
Two men to tend a lighthouse. One is a haggard seadog, another is wet behind the ears. One may be a murderer when they arrive. One may be a murderer at the end.
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Why Thrillers Should Consider the Source
‘The Stepfather’ had plenty of material to work off of for this character. He’s clearly based on a real person: John List, one of the most notorious family annihilators in history.
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Why Lighthouses are So Darn Creepy
Lighthouses are often said to be haunted. They certainly capture the darker side of one’s imagination—what would life be like in such isolated places? What kind of people would choose to live there?
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Why ‘Spooked’ will Expand Fears in Your Ears
Many of the stories are not simply recounting creepy happenings. The stories are about things that matter. They are often truly about real, raw emotions. Regret, grief, guilt.
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Why this Icelandic Ghost Story gives Chills
‘I Remember You’ (Icelandic: ‘Ég man þig’) by Yrsa Sigurdarsdottir is heartily recommended if you want to white knuckle your way through 300-odd pages of terror.
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