pop culture
Pop culture for horror junkies; all about the famous films, creepypasta tales, trends and tropes that bled from the fringes of fright into the macabre mainstream.
Here comes the Murder!
This year has been a wild ride, I think we all can agree on that. Something that helped my friends and me get through these tough times is some trivia nights via zoom. As somewhat of a control freak, I, of course, always choose and organize the questions for the night.
By Shannon Anderson5 years ago in Horror
“How Sirenhead Came To Be”
“How Sirenhead Came To Be” by: Samuel Di Gangi *Note from the author: I tend to shy away from writing a lot on topics or recent-day myths that others have already penned many works on. However, Sirenhead seemed too creepy to not have a backstory. Having no backstory just made him... well... weak. So, here is to the strength of Sirenhead.
By Deplorable Di Gangi5 years ago in Horror
A New Genre
We’ve all seen it at the bottom of our Amazon Prime page: Those who bought this also bought that—followed by: Inspired your recent shopping trends displayed with a slew of items you may or may not buy. Why this happens is simple: Algorithms. Oh, the algorithms. If you’re not familiar with what one is, the movie The Social Dilemma on Netflix is a darn good place to start. The movie explains, in great detail I may add, just how the advertisers amongst us know our next moves before we do. With the internet collecting our data, noting our interests and counting our endless minutes spent watching funny videos, a wave of advertisement is sent right to our email home page, our Facebook feed and even to our cable TV.
By SUSAN KINSEY5 years ago in Horror
I'm Right Here, Horror. Come and Get Me!
I am fascinated by the horror movie genre and I consume it all, arthouse, psychological, sequels, and slasher. There are some movies that are a pitch-perfect descent into your deepest subconscious fear, and they cling to you, paralysing your brain with fear hours after watching them; others are so god-awful, so over the-top-or poorly executed, that they unknowingly become funny, and in the process, inadvertently become a certain kind of good. Horror has its way of becoming a foray into an adventure where you suddenly take your thumb off the control button of your life and cease to be a mere spectator yelling at the screen, and willingly immerse yourself right into the middle of the chaos and gore, and for a few hours step into the protagonist's shoes...or that of the delectably persuasive or mind-bendingly sadistic villain.
By Tricia De Jesus-Gutierrez (Phynne~Belle)5 years ago in Horror
Jordan Peele and his Influence on the Horror Genre. Top Story - March 2021.
As a major film fanatic and even more specifically, a major horror film fanatic, Jordan Peele has changed the game for everyone in the business. As an aspiring horror film writer, he has made me have to step up my game for the better. With his directorial debut, Get Out (2017) he opened many oblivious eyes to the reality of black people in America. This take on the horror/psychological thriller is outstanding which made it good enough to earn him an Oscar for best original screenplay. It also showcased some lesser known talent in Daniel Kaluuya (who I have loved since his days on Skins.) He also takes the slasher film to new lengths with his newer addition Us (2019). This film takes the stereotype of having the single black person in the film be a secondary character who is usually killed quickly or off screen by making the main character and most of the cast black and the secondary characters in the film be white. Having Lupita Nyong'o be this slasher film's final girl is what made this film better than it already was.
By Shannon Anderson5 years ago in Horror
Vampire Bats
IF THIS, THEN THAT: VAMPIRE BATS I love a good superhero movie. I also love the classic tale of Dracula. And I never suspected how much I would find when I looked into how those two things could be connected. One hero in particular stood out as a close literary relative of the sinister Count, and it's exactly the one you'd expect.
By Steph Cole5 years ago in Horror
"I see autistic people."
As an autistic person, I'd have to say that Hollywood's collection of autistic characters is a real-life horror movie. They are almost all the same and come across as caricatures rather than actual human beings. It also doesn't help that these characters are normally created by neurotypical (non-autistic) writers and performed by neurotypical actors, making the whole thing feel a bit too staged. Because nearly all of these depictions are pure crap, we autistics often look for other characters to compare ourselves to. These are known as "autistic coded characters", or characters that come across as autistic despite not being confirmed by their creators as being on the spectrum. Ironically, they are often seen as a better representation of the spectrum compared to the characters that are actually written to be that way. Some of the most well-known autistic coded characters include Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Temperance Brennan from Bones, and Luna Lovegood from Harry Potter. Since I'm so obsessed with horror movies and it's my birthday (it's on March 7th, but this probably won't get published in time), I created a list of characters in horror movies that could be on the spectrum.
By Cat the Autist5 years ago in Horror
(un)Common Facts About Horror Movies
Horror movies have been popular for years. Everyone loves to be scared so long as they know it isn’t real. Something about it excites us as humans. And if you are in the horror fandom, there are certain things that you just know, that everyone knows. Maybe that fact is that Stephen King hated Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of The Shining. Or maybe that there are curses surrounding some movies like Poltergeist and The Exorcist.
By Micah James5 years ago in Horror
Bad Girls Deserve Flowers Too
Sometimes the girls are plucky, innocent, hysterical victis of chance and fate as they escape certain death. Although sometimes the girls aren't the heroes, and instead the very thing you ought to run from. Saucy, lovely, nasty, never afraid to get down and dirty for their desires, and most unwilling to let a good deed go unpunished. Fiona Goode from American Horror Story, Amanda from SAW, Nancy from The Craft . . . the list can just go on. All women with a little damage, and a lot of repressed issues, who wear them as proudly as Chanel coats and velvet matte lipsticks.
By Delise Fantome5 years ago in Horror
What is Witchcraft?
Simply speaking, there are many forms of witchcraft. There is the light magic, and the dark. Light magic being love potions and similar things like protection spells, and dark magic being voudou and houdou or anything similar to it. While many believe there is no such thing, I assure you that witchcraft is real. There are many mistakes that beginner, or baby witches make in their journey through the many years of this lifestyle. One big mistake is always binding spells. Binding spells should not be done unless you know what you are doing. It is a spell you have to be very specific while performing. I've seen many witches make this mistake. Another mistake? Trusting witchtok. You know, the usual witches who post videos all over Tik Tok. Not all of the information from there is correct, considering a majority of baby witches on there got the bright idea to attempt a hex on the sun and moon (never do this, ever).
By Michelle White5 years ago in Horror
