By Mercedes Cayetano, Cara Pedersen, Trisha Vasquez and Mark Ward Thanks to a pandemic, it’s a lot easier to stay home right now and watch Hitchcock movies all day on National Alfred Hitchcock Day, March 12. There is a cinema...
Between urban myths, legends and recent conspiracy theories, there’s a lot of debunking you could do March 11, Debunking Day. Or you could just relax with Halloween Every Night and ponder one old urban myth, one more recent urban myth,...
March 9 is Panic Day, a day set aside for people to deal with stress in healthy ways. It includes getting help if you need it, but also to watch a scary movie, ride a rollercoaster or read a scary book....
Fans of The Maverick Theater’s annual stage production of Night of the Living Dead might recognize her as the bendy zombie — the one that looks like her arm is at an impossible angle over her head. Other horror fans...
She was about 9 when she saw her first real horror movie. She snuck into her parents’ room and hid under the bed while they watched “Sleepy Hollow.” “I loved it,” said Madison Rhoades, owner and creative director of Cross...
It was 2017 when Rachel and Sean first met. But “met” is too strong a word. It was more like “connected” … and not in a romantic way. To say Rachel and Sean Adams have a unique love story is...
In the midst of the tragedy, tumult and anxiety that seemed to characterize a good part of 2020, there existed a general underlying collective fear among Halloween and haunt fans in the months leading up to the favored holiday. Would...
You’re in a dark room, alone. The phone rings. You answer: “How can I help you?” It’s a boy. He’s scared. And he wants your help. “I grew up really loving alternate reality games and haunted houses, which the intersection...
He’s coming to bring all you bad kids your lump of coal. Or something far worse. He’s the opposite of Santa Claus and for him, you’d really better watch out. Dec. 5 is Krampusnacht, a German holiday begun at least...
November marks the 155th anniversary of the children’s dark fantasy classic Alice in Wonderland. Author Lewis Carroll’s creation is still an amazing piece of literature that wears well in 2020. It’s been adapted many times in film, on stage, and...