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Isidora's Pawn Packs a Punch in This Short Story From Erik Hofstatter

August 13, 2019 by Joe in Spooky Reads

Orrin is desperate to escape life’s crushing banalities. Enter Dores, a charismatic Spanish librarian he befriends on Instagram. With a gratuitous job offer on the cards, he travels to León and begins a night shift in a place where the broken and weary congregate in healing silence. The medieval library is painted with images of raw and deformed beauty, rivers of anguish, self-torment, lonely exile, and unexplained sorrows. As Orrin explores blackest shadows of the library, he discovers further paintings of dozen children riding a giant goat glowing with human vitality. He’s about to become Isidora’s pawn. You’ll see what she wants you to see...

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Isidora's Pawn, Erik Hofstatter
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The Mandela Effect in Horror!

August 12, 2019 by Charlotte Hollingsworth in Paranormal Shit

The Mandela Effect has gotten all of us at one point in time. Whether it was Mandela’s funeral or those damn bears…we’ve all had that wtf moment. I’ve gathered by favorite Mandela Effects from horror movies. Check it out!

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August 12, 2019 /Charlotte Hollingsworth
Scooby doo, dracula, gremlins, interview with the vampire, silence of the lambs
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Don't Let Project Blue Book Fly Under Your Radar

August 09, 2019 by Doug. K in TV Reviews

Dr. J Allen Hynek is a college professor who has been recruiter by the U.S. Air Force to spearhead operation Project Blue Book. Along wit his partner, Air Force Captain Michael Quinn, the two investigate UFO sightings around the country. Based on true events and people, Project Blue Book is an amazing TV show. Doug’s here to tell you all about it!

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August 09, 2019 /Doug. K
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Top Five Dark Disney Films

August 08, 2019 by Charlotte Hollingsworth in Top Tens

Disney’s always had a dark side, but especially so in the 80’s when they went live action. Check out my top 5 favorite dark Disney films that molded me into the horror fiend I am today.

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August 08, 2019 /Charlotte Hollingsworth
The Black Cauldron, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Escape to Witch Mountain, Return to Oz, The Watcher in the Woods, Disney
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The Rust Maidens by Gwendolyn Kiste

August 08, 2019 by Joe in Spooky Reads

“Something’s happening to the girls on Denton Street.” Joe is reviewing Horror Bound favorite, Gwendolyn Kiste’s novel The Rust Maidens. Check it out!

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August 08, 2019 /Joe
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Eight of Eyes - Part Four - Doug Klein (The Conclusion)

August 06, 2019 by Doug. K in Short Stories

The thrilling conclusion to this four part story written by Doug. What will happen to our intrepid band of explorers and what EXACTLY is Eight of Eyes? Let’s find out….

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August 06, 2019 /Doug. K
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Eight of Eyes - Part Three - Doug Klein

August 02, 2019 by Doug. K in Short Stories

In part three our explorers find themselves at a campsite in the middle of the jungle. Night draws near and so does a terrifying ritual….

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August 02, 2019 /Doug. K
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Swamp Thing Episode Nine: The Anatomy Lesson

August 02, 2019 by Dan in TV Reviews

Avery gets revenge, Woodrue gets data, Cassidy gets angry, and Swamp Thing gets a grim realization. So let’s dive in to in the penultimate entry in the Swamp Thing series and unwrap episode 9: The Anatomy Lesson. - Dan

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August 02, 2019 /Dan
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Gray Skin, Black Eyes by Dave Lasota

August 01, 2019 by Dave in Short Stories

Dave’s contribution to shark week is a strange and unnerving tale called Gray Skin, Dark Eyes. A man wakes up in a cage and quickly realizes something is terribly, terribly wrong. Also sharks. Check it out!

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August 01, 2019 /Dave
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Special Series Deep Dive: Multi-Headed Shark Attack

August 01, 2019 by Bud in Horror Movie Reviews

Bud is doing a special deep dive in honor of shark week: the multi headed shark attack movies! Join him on this bizarre ride….

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August 01, 2019 /Bud
2 headed shark attack, 3 headed shark attack, danny trejo, 5 headed shark attack, 6 headed shark attack
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To The Teeth - A Short Story By Doug Klein

July 31, 2019 by Doug. K in Short Stories

A killer, a predator, a man, a shark. Read Doug’s latest short story To The Teeth and get properly chilled to the bone.

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July 31, 2019 /Doug. K
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Jenglots, Carnies, and Fetal Pigs - an interview with author Kate Jonez about Lady Bits

July 31, 2019 by Guest Writer in Spooky Reads

Lady Bits collects sixteen tales from Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson award nominated author Kate Jonez that explores the horror nestled in the female heart.

Eric got a chance to read Lady Bits and chat with Kate Jonez about the stories and her inspirations.

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July 31, 2019 /Guest Writer
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The Shark - Lorenzo Moscato

July 30, 2019 by Lorenzo in Short Stories

HAPPY SHARK WEEK EVERYONE! To celebrate, some of our fiction writers are sharing shark themed spoooo000oook tales. Up first is Lorenzo with his short story, The Shark. Both terrifying and poignant; it’s a must read!

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July 30, 2019 /Lorenzo
enzo, sharks
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A Primer on Asian Horror- Part 3: When East Meets West

July 30, 2019 by Dan in Special Series

Alas, what a long and very strange (I’m looking at you, Miike-san!) journey it’s been, but we’ve finally reached the conclusion of my series on Asian horror. In this final part we’ll discuss a few things, but all of them will tie-in somehow to Asian horror’s far-reaching influence and impact on western cinematic culture today. So, let’s dive right in and end where we kinda started. - Dan

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July 30, 2019 /Dan
Asian Horror, sadako, freddy vs jason, downrange, the grudge, the ring, the blair witch, saw
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Eight of Eyes - Part Two - Doug Klein

July 29, 2019 by Doug. K in Short Stories

Our explorers follow the jungle natives deeper into the…er…well...the jungle! Who is the Eight of Eyes? Is Arantu there to help? Or to lead them into danger? Read part two of Eight of Eyes now!

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July 29, 2019 /Doug. K
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Everything Coming To Shudder In August

July 29, 2019 by Charlotte Hollingsworth in Horror News

Summer is FINALLY coming to an end, we just have to get through this one last month. Avoid the heat waves and hide inside with Shudder and all their glorious content coming in August.

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July 29, 2019 /Charlotte Hollingsworth
shudder, The Love Witch, Incident in a Ghostland, Chopping Mall, Nos4a2, joe hill, the slumber party massacre, nightmare on elm street
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Eight Of Eyes - Part One - A Short Story by Doug Klein

July 26, 2019 by Doug. K in Short Stories

Doug has a terrifying four part short story for you. Read part one this week and stay tuned early next week for part two. In our opening we encounter a group of explorers, a creepy journal, a jungle full of possibilities, and some tribes men that may or may not be trouble.

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July 26, 2019 /Doug. K
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Seattle Trip! Scarecrow Video, Scared to Death Exhibit, And Visiting Brandon Lee's Grave

July 26, 2019 by Charlotte Hollingsworth in Spooky Trips

I recently got the chance to visit Seattle for the first time! We hit up Funk Pop! HQ, a curiosity shop where we got some dead animals, a graveyard, a horror movie exhibit and the biggest independent video store in America! Check it out!

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July 26, 2019 /Charlotte Hollingsworth
seattle, museum of pop culture, scarecrow video, Brandon Lee
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Swamp Thing Episode Eight: Long Walk Home

July 25, 2019 by Dan in TV Reviews

Things don’t turn out well for our big green buddy this week, two characters arc… somewhat, Abby returns back to HQ to a mixed reception, and a new character is introduced in homage to the 1982 classic film by Wes Craven. Dan is taking us right into Swamp Thing episode 8: Long Walk Home.

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July 25, 2019 /Dan
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Stranger Things Season 3 Rundown!

July 25, 2019 by Mike in TV Reviews

Mike is giving you his rundown of season three of Stranger Things! Check it out and let us know what you thought of this latest season. Now streaming on Netflix!

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July 25, 2019 /Mike
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