Creating the Perfect Halloween Soundtrack
We now reach the seasons when the nights begin earlier and carved up gourds lit by candle light adorn people’s front it doors, I personally like to believe it is the most wonderful time of the year....
View ArticleGreatest Films of Vincent Price
With Halloween quickly approaching this seems just as good a time as any to remember one of the greatest figures in the history of horror. With his trademark voice and overwhelming screen presence...
View Article10 Best ‘Buffy’ Episodes to Watch this Halloween
Halloween season is in full swing and my favorite show to watch during October is Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Buffy has provided us with plenty of creepy creatures, spooky spirits, and vicious vampires...
View ArticleDisney Dinner and a Movie: Hocus Pocus
This is the first time I’m doing a live-action film for Disney Dinner and a Movie and I couldn’t have chosen a better one. Hocus Pocus is a flawless film (in my humble opinion) about kids who...
View ArticleHouse of Geekery’s Halloween Costumes!
Halloween was a blast for most of us here at House of Geekery so to keep the spirit alive a little longer, we decided to share our costumes with you. I’m Erin from the new slasher film You’re Next. I...
View Article30 Graphic Novels to Read This Halloween Season
For the last two years I’ve written articles recommending authors to read during the Halloween season (check out the first one here and the second here). This year, instead of novels, I’m suggesting 30...
View ArticleReviewing the Scary Movies That Traumatised My Childhood (Vol. 1)
As I sit on the couch getting into the Hallowe’en spirit (such as it exists Down Under) by watching some of our new favourite horror movies like The Cabin in the Woods I’ve been reflecting on the ones...
View ArticleDisney Dinner and a Movie: ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’
Since I did a Hocus Pocus themed meal last October I wanted to focus on another one of my favorite Halloween Disney films: The Nightmare Before Christmas. This film is just fantastic in every way. It’s...
View Article15 Most Scream Queen Filled Films
There’s nothing better than finding a horror film with one of your favorite Scream Queens in it; excepting finding a film with multiple Scream Queens! Here’s a list of some of the most...
View ArticleFive Most Haunted Places in America
Despite being a relatively young country compared to many others in the world, the United States has a rich and complex history. It is this history which has given the nation some of its best ghost...
View ArticleBook Review: ‘There is a Light That Never Goes Out’ by Justin Cawthorne...
Let’s take a moment to talk about the self-published market that has blown up thanks to Amazon and Kindle related technologies. Anyone can now publish their own work for people to read and pay for, and...
View ArticleMovie Review: ‘Knock Knock’
Director: Eli Roth Cast: Keanu Reeves, Lorenzo Izzo, Ana de Armas Plot: Family man Evan stays home overnight while his family goes to beach to recover from an injury and work. Two girls turn up at the...
View ArticleReviewing the Scary Movies That Traumatised My Childhood (Pt. 2)
Last Halloween we rolled out this feature, and what better time to revisit it? These are the movies that I encountered in my childhood and haunted my nightmares, revisited as a somewhat adjusted adult....
View ArticleMost Haunted Places in America (Part 2)
Last year around, Halloween time I presented an article about the most haunted places in American. Now with Halloween once again approaching and America still home to some of the most haunted places in...
View ArticleHalloween Reading Suggestions
For my fellow bibliophiles on this site, the Halloween season is always a time to celebrate. At libraries and book stores across the nation the horror books pulled out of the dark corners they usually...
View ArticleThe Pull List: 10/28/2015
Buzz-worthy books of the week. Art Ops #1 This one is a weird one. Apparently, figures from famous paintings have jumped out of their images to wreak havoc on the world. And there is already a task...
View ArticleReviewing the Scary Movies that Traumatised My Childhood (Part 3)
We all have one…that one image that stayed with you from childhood. The one that the shadows in your room formed themselves into at night. Maybe you grew up and forgot it, maybe you never quite let it...
View ArticleHorror: A Woman’s Game (Part 1)
This is something that I’ve been rolling around in my mind for a while now, and I’ve held off on it until Halloween to tie into the spirit of the season. Now I’m not here to discuss gender political in...
View ArticleDisney Dinner and a Movie: The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad is an often overlooked Disney film. The last of the “Package Era”, it does not garner the fame or love that films from the Golden or Silver Age get. The movie...
View Article5 Great Vampire Movies Post-‘Twilight’
I have never actually saw the Twilight movies. I don’t make it a habit bad-mouthing them (again, because I have never seen them). There seemed to be a feeling during their tenure near the top of the...
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