In many ways, we enjoy the weeks leading up to Halloween more than the day itself. The decorations. The planning. The antici…. And most of all, we love all the wonderfully horrific and macabre projects everyone is working on! A host of new horror films are being debuted at festivals…
Our friends at Hex Studios in Scotland have been up to no good this spring—and we think it’s awesome! Check out these three new horror endeavors, and let us know what you think. The Owlman Returns as Gothic Chiller The Black Gloves Hits Amazon Video Hex Studios has released their…
Rom-coms doubled their audiences with the bromance. Scifi and fantasy have reached unprecedented levels of popularity in recent years, now serving far more than just the “geek squad.” Everyone has always loved a good action hero. But in many ways, horror is still defined by who it is NOT for.…
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: The only thing creepier than movies with possessed kids is a really solid haunted house movie. And the only thing creepier than a haunted house movie is a haunted house movie with possessed kids. You may disagree, but my particular kryptonite…
What’s the greatest Christmas movie of all time? It’s a Wonderful Life? A Christmas Story? Elf? Die Hard? Wrong. A Christmas Prince? Dead wrong. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians? Close. But still wrong. If you’ve been watching Christmas standards all your life, you’ve missed out on some truly great gems.…
In the space of time between Samhain and Yule, we’ve officially passed the midpoint. Ahead we see naught but snow, fog, and a sickening amount of holiday cheer. Take a break from trimming the tree for just a moment. Even though 2016 marked the height of the Krampus, 2017 still…
Among the many legends about mandrake, cousin to potatoes and member of the nightshade family, are images of fertility, delirium, magic, ritual, pain, sin, and death. So feared were the strangely human-shaped roots, that they featured numerous times throughout Shakespeare’s works. It was said that dogs had to be “sacrificed”…
You guys! Tomorrow is Friday the 13th. In October—the same month as Halloween! Such a morbidly magical occurrence happens only once every…five or six years, depending on leap years. What a wondrous occasion demanding immediate recognition! At the SML Haunted Mansion and Blog Laboratory, we’re celebrating with an epic, 19-day…
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Featuring movie essays from the Head Monsters of SML and others that explore our love for horror cinema! Published by the Collinsport Historical Society.
