Darcy Coates: Gallows Hill [Spotlight]
A woman returns to bury her parents and reconnect with the winery that is her family’s legacy—and the bloody truth of exactly what lies buried beneath the crumbling estate…
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: 13 Facts About One Of the Most Influential Books in Literature
The novel Frankenstein represents so much to so many. As we celebrate the anniversary, we look back at a number of facts about the author and her novel…
‘End of Days’—fighting the devil on New Year’s Eve
Is ‘End of Days’ a supernatural action thriller—or a clumsy attempt at drama? Watch this video as the reviewer compares what the film wants to be with how it turns out…
R.L. Stine: ‘The New Year’s Party’—when they hide the body but begin dying off…
For the New Year, R.L. Stine amps up the occasion with his YA thriller horror novel ‘The New Year’s Party.’ Stine says, “I don’t try to put any messages in these books. The only lesson is to run.”
Wait—The Munsters theme had LYRICS?
Who wrote the theme to The Munsters? We answer that plus offer multiple official versions of the song—including two official versions with different lyrics!
Stan Lee: 13 Notable Cameo Appearances
Without Stan Lee, there would be no Marvel Comics. Part of his impact included dozens of appearances in related movies, TV shows, comics and games. Here is a list of our favorite cameos.
Year’s End: 14 Tales of Holiday Horror—surviving New Year’s regrets
The countdown has begun, but the only thing striking at midnight will be terror. For the anthology “Year’s End,” join more than a dozen horror authors as they reveal the dark side of our end-of-year celebrations.
SNL: Threatening Santa Claus
In this Christmas sketch from Saturday Night Live, Santa Claus has his elves reading Christmas letters—and quickly discovers a series of Christmas letters from a persistent man…
Andrew Shaffer: ‘Secret Santa’ and the gift that keeps on taking
In this Christmas horror comedy novel, Lussi Meyer must figure out the meaning of the cursed gift before it destroys her soul. It’s “The Office” meets Stephen King, dressed up in holiday tinsel.
Santa vs Martians: That time Santa Claus fought aliens from Mars—watch it now!
Often hailed as a terrible movie, the 1964 film Santa Claus Conquers the Martians carries a weird kind of charm that beckons me. Want to watch? Here’s the whole movie right here…
Peter Straub: ‘Ghost Story’ offers a haunted Christmas season
What was the worst thing you’ve ever done? In a sleepy town about to be engulfed by a Christmas blizzard, four old men are about to learn that no one can bury the past forever...
Gremlins: Merry Christmas to all those creatures…
A man is given a strange creature—which generates other creatures that unleash chaos over a whole town Christmas Eve. Watch interviews on set during the making of Gremlins…
Gregory Bastianelli: ‘Snowball’—motorists stranded during a blizzard must fight a twisted toymaker
A group of motorists become stranded on a lonely stretch of highway during a Christmas Eve blizzard and fight for survival against a twisted toymaker.
Convincing Run-DMC to celebrate Christmas in Hollis
Asked to be part of a Christmas album, Run-DMC was worried a cover song would come across as fake. But finding a personal angle led to a song—and the Best Video of the Year award.
Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror: The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore [Spotlight]
A hilariously deranged tale of Santa, fruitcakes, angels, and Kung Fu: An angel is sent to Earth to grant the wish of a boy—and accidently causes the town to fall prey to all the zombies from the nearby cemetery.
Tracking down “The Grimm Who Stole Christmas”
In the seasonal episode of TV fantasy police drama GRIMM, Nick is faced with destructive Christmas gremlins. Watch the Christmas special’s promo video.
L.A. Detwiler: ‘The Christmas Bell’—will they fall to grandma’s malevolent secret?
From USA Today bestseller L.A. Detwiler comes a disturbing paranormal horror novel that will bring hell to the holidays and chilling fear to the festivities.
Justice League vs Solomon Grundy at the Christmas party
Zombie Solomon Grundy has crashed the Justice League’s Christmas party! Come watch one of my favorite episodes, which makes me laugh and also, I must admit, makes me cry.
Terry Pratchett: Hogfather—A Christmas Novel of Discworld [Flashback]
Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novel Hogfather is chock-full of supernatural figureheads—including Death, the Tooth Fairy, and Jack Frost. And—oh, yeah—the Discworld version of Santa Claus. Said the author, “We are meddling with dark magic at the dark time of the year.”
13 Christmas Horror Anthologies
Want a look at the scary side of Christmas? From Krampus and ghosts to zombies and killers, these anthologies offer dozens of authors raising a lot of questions about the season…