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When the Grave Called...
The air in Blackwood Cemetery was perpetually cold, even on the warmest summer nights. Elias Thorne, a solitary man of thirty-five, felt that chill deep in his bones as he locked the iron gates, the metallic clang echoing like a gunshot in the silent expanse of headstones. He was the groundskeeper, a title that sounded far grander than his actual job: spending his nights ensuring no mischief was done amongst the dead.
By Noman Afridi4 months ago in Horror
Last Seen Online
Last Seen Online By Hasnain Shah The first time I noticed it, I thought it was just a glitch. Nora had always been dramatic on social media—posting cryptic quotes at 2 a.m., blurry pictures of empty streets, or playlists with titles like Songs for When the Walls Close In. We’d tease her about it in our group chat, but she’d laugh it off and say, “You’ll get it one day.”
By Hasnain Shah4 months ago in Horror
The Funhouse (1981): How Dean Koontz and Tobe Hooper Told Two Very Different Carnival Nightmares
Two siblings of the same horror story Tobe Hooper’s The Funhouse (1981) and the paperback novel published one year earlier under the pseudonym Owen West (later revealed to be Dean Koontz) are linked by title, setting, and a carnival of terrors—but they are not mirror images. The novel and the film share DNA, yet they grow into two very different beasts.
By Movies of the 80s4 months ago in Horror
The Scariest Basement Story You’ll Ever Read
Imagine this: it’s late at night, and you’re tucked into bed, the house quiet except for the usual creaks and groans of an old home settling. Then, out of nowhere, you hear it-a faint tap, tap, tap coming from somewhere below. You freeze, straining to listen. Is it the pipes? A branch against the window? Or… something else? That’s exactly where the Bowen family found themselves in the fall of 1986, and let me tell you, their story will make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.
By KWAO LEARNER WINFRED4 months ago in Horror
Haunted -- The Van Buren Manor
It’s true. Timing is everything. Starbucks knows when it’s pumpkin spice time. McDonald’s has Halloween Boo Buckets. Jack in the Box has its Angry Monster Tacos. Hopefully, they don’t make your stomach angry. General Mills is even partnering with The Jim Henson Company for new Monsters Cereal designs. The scariest part may be the sugar content.
By Frank Racioppi4 months ago in Horror
