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.

Assembly Required. Content Warning.
They found Cootie at the back of a thrift store, sealed in sun-yellow plastic, smiling cartoon bugs dancing across the box like nothing had ever died screaming.
By Christina Nelson about a month ago in Horror
Inside Beelitz-Heilstätten — Germany’s Most Haunted Hospital and Its Haunting Ghost Evidence
Beelitz-Heilstätten is about 50 km southwest of the capital, a vast network of disintegrating brick structures and overgrown paths that has become notorious throughout Germany as the most haunted place in the country. Yet prior to its phantom fame was a truly living and living-breathing history, dating over a century and embracing medicine, global conflict, occupation, decline, and ultimately myth.
By Kyrol Mojikalabout a month ago in Horror
So Human-like, It's Unsettling
Have you ever watched a movie in which the CGI was so realistic you couldn't decide whether the characters were real or not? Take Shrek, The Polar Express, or Avatar as perfect examples.
By Jasmine Aguilarabout a month ago in Horror
The Lost People of Angikuni Lake
November 1930. The wind screamed across the frozen plains of what was then the Northwest Territories of Canada — a desolate and unforgiving landscape that would later become part of Nunavut. A lone fur trapper named Joe Labelle was making his way through deep snow toward an Inuit settlement he’d visited before, seeking shelter from the harsh cold. What he found there stopped him dead.
By Strange Enough To Be Trueabout a month ago in Horror
Bad Luck, No Mercy
The box was older than the rest of the games in the thrift store—its corners soft, the colors faded to a sickly pastel. CHUTES AND LADDERS, the lid read, smiling children frozen mid-laugh.
By Christina Nelson about a month ago in Horror
The Monster You Don't. Content Warning.
There was only one rule: don’t open the door. The premise of the game was simple. Contestants were placed in a colosseum with an unlocked exit door and a bloodthirsty monster for twenty-four hours.
By Call Me Lesabout a month ago in Horror
The Haunted Tower of London: Dark History, Ghost Stories, and Royal Tragedies
For almost a thousand years, the Tower of London has loomed along the River Thames as one of the most recognized—and spookiest—sites in the United Kingdom. Originally constructed by William the Conqueror in the 11th century, the Tower was first and foremost a fortress designed to secure Norman domination of England. However, as the Tower grew and matured as a structure and as a symbol of British history, it would come to serve many purposes simultaneously— royal residence, prison, treasury, armory, and even site of execution—no wonder it is associated with so many stories of ghosts and otherworldly experiences.
By Kyrol Mojikalabout a month ago in Horror
The Spiritual Door Was Opened And Something Answered...
Most people think of séances and Ouija boards as relics... Parlor tricks from another century, novelties sold in boxes, harmless ways to flirt with the unknown.
By Veil of Shadowsabout a month ago in Horror
Yeongdeok Haunted House: Korea’s Most Terrifying Abandoned Ghost House
The Yeongdeok Haunted House (영덕흉가), or simply Yeongdeok House, is a haunted mansion situated on a cliff overlooking the ocean within Yeongdeok County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It does not look any stranger than any typical old haunted house – two stories, paint peeling off, windows smashed, and a whole lot of disrepair. However, this haunted house has been a legend in Korea for many decades as being among the most haunted sites within the country.
By Kyrol Mojikalabout a month ago in Horror
December 25th Repeats
I wake up to bells. Not church bells—those stopped ringing years ago—but the cheap electronic chime of my alarm clock playing a distorted version of “Jingle Bells.” The sound drills straight into my skull. My eyes open before I can stop them.
By Modhilraj2 months ago in Horror
The Carol That Knows Your Name
The first time it happened, I thought I was mishearing it. Christmas Eve had settled into the apartment like dust—quiet, soft, unavoidable. Outside, the city glowed in muted colors, strings of lights blinking in tired rhythms, as if even joy needed rest. I sat alone at the small kitchen table with a cup of reheated coffee, the radio murmuring to fill the silence. I always kept it on during holidays. Silence had a way of remembering things I tried not to.
By Modhilraj2 months ago in Horror
The Keep (1983): How Michael Mann’s Ambitious Horror Epic Became Hollywood’s Great Orphan
“Success has a thousand fathers… while defeat is an orphan.” — ancient proverb Released in December 1983, The Keep should have been a prestige genre event. Instead, it became one of the most infamous misfires of the decade — a big-budget sci-fi/horror/war hybrid that collapsed under the weight of its ambition.
By Movies of the 80s2 months ago in Horror