pop culture

Pop culture for horror junkies; all about the famous films, creepypasta tales, trends and tropes that bled from the fringes of fright into the macabre mainstream.

Michael McDowell — Author
How often do you pay attention to the screenwriters behind your favorite films? For most, the answer would be, “never.” It’s normal, though, to focus on the end product, an audiovisual work of art. Often, creators disappear into the shadow of their work. In a way, it’s a good thing because their work takes on a life of its own. In another way, though, it’s terrible for creators because people end up not knowing who was responsible and never encounter other works they may love.
By J.A. Hernandez4 years ago in Horror
Deep Down
1942 1 “Jack, Jack get up!” A sailor with the last name of Daniels, embroidered in blue silk on his faded white sailor uniform, nudges another sailor who was half laying on and off his cramped bunk. Every dark hair on his head went a different direction as it had grown significantly long with being out at sea for a few years now, and sleeping off a night filled with drinking at a local bar only put icing on the cake. “Jack!” Daniels nudges him again. This time with more force. Jack lets out a groan sounding like a whale in mating season.“We were supposed to report for duty ten minutes ago!” Jack finally opens his eyes that read hate, irritability, and displeasure.
By Sami Slaughter 4 years ago in Horror
DEMON FROM THE CONJURING
When The Conjuring was released in 2013, it was met with acclaim and criticism. Critics everywhere have praised the film for its overly realistic protetization of the demonic banality of an innocent family in Rhode Island. Most viewers assumed that the film was nothing but the wild imagination of director James Wan.However, the true story The Conjuring is rooted with a very true experience, of the parents.Built family in 1736, in Rhode Island house of 310 square meters, is still based on the original stone foundation, which dates back to before the American Revolution.It passed unharmed, in a miraculous way through the Industrial Revolution, the Civil War, including through the 1938 hurricane, which is known to have been one of the most dangerous tropical cyclones in the New England.
By Your Advice4 years ago in Horror
The Original "Flowers in the Attic" Sequel
In honour of the Complete VC Andrews page - a website which sadly ended after 25 years - I wanted to look back on one particular story I learned through Jennifer's extensive research and fan collaboration. The original Flowers in the Attic sequel was drastically different - before we had Petals in the Wind, there was Where the Green Grass Grows as the first draft.
By Ted Ryan4 years ago in Horror
The Truth About Medical Vampirism
[Author's Note: At University (in the early 2000's), I took a Sociology class on the myth and symbolism of Witchcraft, and as part of the class, I ended up writing a paper on the mythology and folklore of vampires, which then lead me into a paid gig writing vampire articles for a while. So I've decided to share these articles of vampire myth and folklore here ~ C
By Caitlin McColl4 years ago in Horror
Meet 10 Surreal Artists Who Are Bringing Your Nightmares To Life. Top Story - November 2021.
Terror aficionados across the globe know that true horror is about so much more than the obvious dark, gore-laden atmosphere that you’ve come to expect from the genre. It can be conveyed through many different mediums, such as light and colour; so that a bright scene with one minute but glaringly askew detail can suddenly change and take on a more sinister tone.
By Stace Oddity4 years ago in Horror
The Spooky Night Episode 3: The Six Men, The Barn, and The Monster
The Storm Six countrymen left their hometown looking for jobs. It was a long way to the outside world. They were hit by a storm. Every step they made was harder than the last one. In the end, they could hardly walk. Luckily they found a barn and got into it for the night.
By Bond Wang4 years ago in Horror
The Spooky Night Episode 1: The Angry Corpse
The Inn In the early 1800s, the old man Felipe de Segovia opened an inn along the Old Spanish Trail. It was ten miles or so from downtown Pasadena, with a few neighborhoods scattered around the dusty road. His clients were mostly the traders and merchants traveling from northern New Mexico to southern California.
By Bond Wang4 years ago in Horror
Getting Over My Fear Of Chucky. Top Story - October 2021.
Fear is a fickle thing, there are several types of minor fears, major fears, and unfathomable fears. What I saw in 2004 on the outside of the Regal Cinemas wall of posters was a moment I wouldn't forget because it was the second time in my life I saw something beyond my child's comprehension, but the first time I felt fear in my core.
By Samantha Parrish4 years ago in Horror
Why Elvira: Mistress of the dark movie is an honorable horror film
It’s not just a Halloween movie, I had heard of Elvira: mistress of the dark. I would scroll past it on Hulu, there was a slight interest but it when it comes to horror movies for me, I don't normally do the ones that have comedy in it. Last year in October, I was looking for a horror movie after re-watching all of my fall fright festive films. I gambled on a new film to watch, this time when I found Elvira on the list of horror films, I didn't scroll past it. I clicked it, I watched it, and I accidently loved it. It parodied other films, it was written with self-awareness of the clichés in horror films. It written to be funny on purpose with purpose. But I found out that it held more significance then just being apart of the horror culture.
By Samantha Parrish4 years ago in Horror
Dance Your Fears Away
I learned about Halloween during my first trip to the USA in 1999 around October November. I was amused to see the shops suddenly filling up with pumpkin-type objects and a lot of other scary spooky items. While most were very obviously made to scare; like face masks, dresses, and decoration items but the real terrifying experience was when I stepped onto screaming doormat..........eeeeeiiiiiiii :)) Screaming doormat is so creepy. And all at the shop laughed including me.
By MonaMam4 years ago in Horror
11 Fiendish Fright-Night Part 2 Facts
The sequel to the popular smash hit movie Fright-Night (1985) had the strange and difficult task of recapturing the magic of its predecessor. Released only 3 years after the original, it struggled to find a home and these are just some of the strange things that dog the movie's legacy. Many fans feel the film is a somewhat ok sequel to the original but personally, I think the movie is a total hoot and deserves more recognition from its horror fandom.
By Matt Loftus4 years ago in Horror