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31 days of Halloween, day 9: cults
Cults inspire fear for those not in them, not because their beliefs are outside of the Judeo-Christian norm, but because of the extremeness of those beliefs, which can often lead to things like human sacrifice and self-sacrifice in the name of religion. And when those cults are also involved in Satanism or paganism, they become…
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31 days of Halloween, day 8: twins
Let’s face it: there’s something inherently creepy about twins.
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31 days of Halloween, day 7: western horror
Western horror is largely about a fear of the unknown – being in uncharted territory, and about lawlessness – a land where the villains can rule.
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31 days of Halloween, day 6: meta horror
One of the best things about horror is how self-referential it often is. Whether referring to classic horror, or to the tropes inherent in horror novels, the following books and movies break through the fourth wall as only horror can.
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31 days of Halloween, day 5: haunted houses
Haunted houses are a staple of Halloween. Almost every ghost story could be considered a haunted house story, and I love them all! I could have included about a million more books and movies on this list, but I managed to narrow it down to a handful that are truly all about the house.
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31 days of Halloween, day 4: The Life of Poe
Edgar Allan Poe is a name synonymous with horror. Rather than re-reading his stories, here are a few books and movies based around Poe’s life and works.
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31 days of Halloween, day 3: book/movie pairings
Sometimes a movie has the same flavor as a book, or maybe you saw the movie first, the book has a similar taste. Here are just a few YA horror books and their horror movie matches.
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31 days of Halloween, day 2: space horror
Are you looking for more aliens in your horror? Maybe the very idea of an endless void fills you with fear? You’ve come to the right place.
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31 days of Halloween, day 1: Halloween-themed horror
A few years ago, I did a daily blog post during October, one for each horror movie I watched. This year I’m back to give you some fun themed lists of horror movies and books to fill your Halloween cravings!
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31 Days of Halloween, Days 28-31
It’s been a busy weekend, and I haven’t had time to post (or watch many horror movies, for that matter…). But I did do many things to celebrate Halloween so here they are! On Saturday morning I ran in the Costume Dash 5K, which was my only costumed event of this year. My friend dressed…
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