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In Canadian horror ‘Head Like a Hole,’ capitalism is the real monster

A man named Asher (Steve Kasan) measures a hole in a wall. He checks, day after day, whether it has grown. That task is his…

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History and Culture

The Castle Count Dracula Never Knew

A castle stands on a limestone bluff in central Romania. A man who never saw it made it famous. So did a vampire who never…

An image of the Ti Bolom. A small, scary goblin like creature.
History and Culture

The Ti-Bolom: Saint Lucia’s Little Man Who Works for the Devil

You can build a Ti-Bolom. That detail unsettles Saint Lucians most. A small devil walks the island and a person chooses to make it. Most…

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How the horror film, MEAT, disrupts the male gaze

For nearly five decades, slasher films have stripped women bare and forced audiences to watch them die. MEAT flips one of horror’s oldest conventions on…

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The queer slasher: how one filmmaker is rewriting horror’s rules from the inside

Horror has always fed on what makes us vulnerable. Now one filmmaker is asking why the genre took so long to let queer characters own…

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Martino Manor: One Toronto’s Creepiest Haunts

Free Horror Screenings You Don’t Want to Miss

Desert Dread: How an Ancient Curse Inspired Saudi Arabia’s First Horror Movie

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Free Horror Screenings You Don’t Want to...

It started with one terrifying movie and a love for film that never let go....

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Paranormal Investigations to Rescue Spirits

It started with a shadow, a dark, looming figure that snuffed out the backyard light....

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The Chase Vault at Christ Church Parish Church Cemetery.

A Tale of Moving Coffins in Barbados

An illustration of a Duppy in a tropical cemetery.

The Duppy of Barbados: The Island’s Haunting Spirits

An image of a lanky figure who one would refer to as Heart Man

The story of Heart Man: Barbados’ darkest folklore

If You’re in the UAE, Watch out for Umm Al Duwais

Paranormal and True Crime

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The Skinwalker: A Shape-Shifting Creature of Terror

Shadow People: Unveiling the Dark Figures of the Paranormal

The Most Haunted Sites in Brampton, Ontario

Uncovering A Paranormal Investigation in B.C.

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Horror Short Film Stalker

Friendship, paranoia, and the quiet terror behind the horror short film Stalker

Queens of the Dead: How a Zombie Comedy Film Reclaims Horror’s Legacy

Queer and Trans Horror Reclaims Fear on Screen

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‘Clown Song’ Subverts Horror Tropes to Dissect Toxic Masculinity

Interviews and Profiles

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Martino Manor: One Toronto’s Creepiest Haunts

Queer and Trans Horror Reclaims Fear on Screen

The Paranormal Side of Beautiful British Columbia

Bringing Nightmares to Life with Latex Masks