The campfire is lit, marshmallows are toasting, and there’s a chill in the air. You and your friends hush to...
A quick heads up: if you haven’t checked out Part One of States of Horror, go ahead and read it...
Welcome to our third entry in the States of Horror series, in which we take you on a spooky road trip through every US state’s local folklore and urban legends. If you haven’t already read the first and second parts of this list, check them out now! We’re halfway through...
Welcome back fiends! Tonight we conclude our journey through the United States by way of its creepiest folklore in a...
The Pierce brothers The Wretched recently held it’s Word Premiere at the 2019 Fantasia Film Festival, introducing the world to new Witchy...
Harold Holscher’s debut feature The Soul Collector (Originally titled 8) is a folk tale from a land whose mythology is as dark as the day is long. A rich character study steeped in mythology from an untapped well, the Southern African fable celebrated its world premiere at the 2019 Fantasia...
Rob Zombie’s Firefly Family is back! 3 From Hell, the followup to 2010’s The Devil’s Rejects is in select theatres now,...
“What frame of any film has been more iconic?” asks Forrest Burgess, co-host of the Astonishing Legends podcast. “We all...
Nicolas Pesce’s The Grudge hits theatres this weekend, welcoming cinema-goers to a new year of horror movies. Featuring probably the strongest cast the franchise has ever seen, the film is as light on story as it is heavy on new ideas to anchor itself in stateside folklore. Pesce, tapped for the...
What comes to mind when you think of Hansel and Gretel? Is it crumbs of bread making a path through...
Hungry for a spooky series to binge? This past weekend Netflix released the international series Spectros (2020), a TV-MA Brazilian...
Nowadays, clowns are as synonymous with horror as vampires and zombies. These once-comical entertainers have influenced a new culture of fear. While Stephen King’s It is considered the originator of the clown’s newfound creepy status, indie filmmakers like Lawrence Fowler preserve the notion of clowns being scary. In the director’s...