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Why Horror Writers Turn Real Fear Into Fiction — And Why It Works

Why do people like horror even when it’s built to scare us? For a handful of horror authors, the answer isn’t about the scare. It’s…

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Fan Expo Toronto 2026: Horror Guests Steal the 30th Anniversary Weekend

Fan Expo Toronto is marking its 30th anniversary at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre from Aug. 27 to 30, and this year horror fans have…

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iPhone Horror Short Film, Signal, Imagines a World Without Wi-Fi

For many of us, a dead Wi-Fi signal sounds like the stuff of nightmares. For director Hari Varma, it became the premise behind the iPhone…

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When a Holiday Date Turns Into a Horror Short Film

Writer, producer and actor Jess Blackwell did not set out to make a holiday horror short film. She and co-writer Abhinay Jakhar simply wanted a…

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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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The Haunted City of Madain Saleh

Martino Manor: One Toronto’s Creepiest Haunts

Haunted Spots in Toronto: 10 Sites With Real Ghost Stories

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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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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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A Look At 10 Exorcism & Demonic Possession Cases

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The Duppy of Barbados: The Island’s Haunting Spirits

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The Castle Count Dracula Never Knew

Queer Horror: Moving Beyond The Genre Stereotype

Paranormal and True Crime

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Haunted Spots in Toronto: 10 Sites With Real Ghost Stories

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The Duppy Church of Jamaica

The Lost Colony of Roanoke: A Tale of Mystery and Spectral Whispers

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Exploring the World’s Most Eerie and Haunted Forests

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Talal Selhami Is Building a Moroccan Horror Legacy, One Nightmare at a Time

Queer and Trans Horror Reclaims Fear on Screen

The Top 10 Most Scary Queer Horror Movies

Fan Expo Toronto 2026: Horror Guests Steal the 30th Anniversary Weekend

Interviews and Profiles

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Taboo topics in horror: Some Like It Rotten pushes forbidden boundaries

Reclaiming Horror: Indigenous Voices Transform the Genre

From Garage Dreams to Professional Screams: The Rise of King City Nightmares

Bringing Nightmares to Life with Latex Masks

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