BEETLEJUICE, BEETLEJUICE, BEETLEJUICE: Evolving From Fiend to Friend
Day light coming, me want to go home. Any one familiar with me should not be surprised that I would bring my well...B game when it came to serving a spooky Halloween treat. Sometimes reviewing a classic character is all ya need. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKxti964hcU&ab_channel=KattheMovies
This Will Scar Your Children! Mermaid’s Scar [OVA]
Look at these spooks? Aren't they neat? Wouldn't you say my collection's complete? Wouldn't you think I'm the fox; the fox that has everything? Look at my candle cove, stories untold, how many terrors can a single month hold? Looking around here you'd think sure, he's got everything? I got hauntings and curses a-plenty, I … Continue reading This Will Scar Your Children! Mermaid’s Scar [OVA]
Cameras are Spooky, AHHHHHHHHHH! Kowabon
There sure are a lot of cameras happening around the world, and they could be capturing some pretty spooky things. What kind of spooky things could be seen on different cameras that could be a terrifying encounter. What about umm... a ghost, and a ghost, maybe a ghost, possibly a ghost, it could even be … Continue reading Cameras are Spooky, AHHHHHHHHHH! Kowabon
You Could Say, ‘Malignant’ is Growing On Me
Concession Confession: While I might not be the biggest James Wan fan on the internet, Malignant is simply awesome. A blend of horror that feels bizarre but satisfying from start to finish. Logline: Madison Lake suffers visions of a murderous creature going on a rampage. After further exploration into her forgotten past it appears this … Continue reading You Could Say, ‘Malignant’ is Growing On Me
My 3 Favorite V-Tubers – 31 Spooks 2021
Okay fine, I'll talk about V-Tubers. While some people find their 3D models kind of unnerving or uncanny, there's a lot of sweet people behind their online personas. Despite your possible reservations to follow them, here are a couple examples of amazing talent I would like to highlight. Gawr Gura https://youtu.be/HoTbtvF1iSw I think Gura is … Continue reading My 3 Favorite V-Tubers – 31 Spooks 2021
31 Spooks of October: 2020 Boxset
Well hello there spooky friends. If you enjoy short but frightening pieces of media it is almost time to enjoy my month of Spooktacular horror. While the fun size posts have loosen the theme every year I am excited for this year's international showcase of horrors. Until then, enjoy this blog very of a clip … Continue reading 31 Spooks of October: 2020 Boxset
Drive Thru Gone Wrong! Scary Killer Clown Movie has me Spooked [Video]
Yeah you see that title and that thumbnail and you got to admit I'm really leaning into this YouTube thing. I mean scary clowns and K at the Movies that sounds like a recipe for success to me. Apologies in advance, this isn't my most critical analysis but to be fair... I think this movie … Continue reading Drive Thru Gone Wrong! Scary Killer Clown Movie has me Spooked [Video]
Approach The Water’s Edge to Find the Woe Bone
Preface: Water's Edge has some intense scenes and is age restriction. Viewer Discretion is Advised. The other one is more tame and just illustrations. So watch what you're comfortable with. Water's Edge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPH_3b_icf4&has_verified=1 Directored By - Lena Tsodykovskaya I'm sorry, I don't market myself as being family friendly, am I? I don't fucking know. But … Continue reading Approach The Water’s Edge to Find the Woe Bone
Spooky Shorts of the Boxleitner Brothers
Welcome back to another spook, this time something a little different. Usually it's just one spooky short, or a collection centered around a common theme or element. This time the underlying work all share the same author. Here are some of the delightfully spooky works of the Boxleitner Brothers a YouTube channel of more than … Continue reading Spooky Shorts of the Boxleitner Brothers
Alexia – A Facebook Horror
Fair Warning, even I find this one very creepy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV8UnfFmD-Y&t=11s Directed by Andrés Borghi Just a glimpse of the thumbnail while give you the pretty clear impression that this horror short has been highly touted. I'm not here to disagree with that consensus. This is one of few shorts that held me in nail-biting suspense, … Continue reading Alexia – A Facebook Horror
A Spooky Movie for Cats? – What is Scaredy Cat?
When I first stumbled upon a YouTube ad for 'Scaredy Cat, I was perplexed. A movie for cats.....what does that mean? Well apparently Temptations "Not to be confused with The Temptations" has an answer for you. So grab a furry friend and let's see who's a big old Scaredy Cat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WULOpreo36o&t=53s I somehow feel more … Continue reading A Spooky Movie for Cats? – What is Scaredy Cat?
Curve – 31 Spooks of October
https://vimeo.com/221821296 Directed by Tim Egan This is probably my version of hell. I don't really have a severe phobia but the thing that gets me the most would probably be basophobia or the fear of falling. I guess the rationale being that falling is a stasis of no control. You can run from a spider … Continue reading Curve – 31 Spooks of October
Become Friends With ‘Wendy’ (ALTER) – 31 Spooks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9GlIfJ_2Dg This one does kind of feel like a Halloween special. A neglected and impoverished Wendy creates a world filled with her whimsical imagination. What a world that is until insecurity and anxiety begin to loom. Wendy might be a witch with an over-active mind or this is just a deep set departure from reality … Continue reading Become Friends With ‘Wendy’ (ALTER) – 31 Spooks
Snapchat Horror Films – 31 Spooks
Hello, I'm the Snapchat critic. I watch it so for the love of everything you don't have to. Technology and horror have gone together like peas and carrots. Usually it used to be about technology failing. Cars that won't start, cell service out of range, doors that won't open and clichés etc. etc.. Now that … Continue reading Snapchat Horror Films – 31 Spooks
“All of My Enimes” The Super Market Monster – 31 Spooks
I have covered a lot of unusual stories for October, but this might just be the most unusualist. Is this just a thinly veiled excuse to share a video I found amusing ............................................................................................................................................................................... Maybe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDI0d8E3tZk I miss the world of Creepy/Crappy Pastas, not the best written stories, but a fun time of an abundance of … Continue reading “All of My Enimes” The Super Market Monster – 31 Spooks
The Sandman – 31 Spooks
Haven't we already done sleeping theme spook....yes. You're very observant hypothetical reader. Allow me to explain. I was chatting with my residential sleep expert, The Moyatorium and the conversation went where it usually goes... moon children and castration anxiety. Of course this was in the context of E.T.A. Hoffman's short story depiction "The Sandman" and … Continue reading The Sandman – 31 Spooks
The Clown Statue Adaptations – 31 Spooks
So we've all heard this story before right. I mean I won't ruin the surprise if you have not, but it is a rather popular urban legend here in the states at least. Coulrophobia is the very real fear of clowns that many seem to have. It it the uncanny yet human-like face that gives … Continue reading The Clown Statue Adaptations – 31 Spooks
The Professor’s Teddy Bear – 31 Spooks
Read the story: Click here or listen to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpMfxNT9VOw What a strangely original tale! Really the only thing I can compare it to is that one episode of The Twilight Zone with that demonic superkid. You know this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxTMbIxEj-E It's hard to get a full grasp of this one. This "child" displays … Continue reading The Professor’s Teddy Bear – 31 Spooks
Arachnophobia Crypt Shorts – 31 Spooks
Fair warning, if you have an intense fear of spiders maybe skip this one. Oh those itsy-bitsy creepy crawlies are certainly enough to send shivers down spine. Whether it's due to superstition, the daunting exoskeleton form, or the potential dangers of poising that spiders have become a common and well known fear. Are you brave … Continue reading Arachnophobia Crypt Shorts – 31 Spooks
Imagine A World – The Demon Salesman of Fleet Street
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CI6w5A0kCs Directed By: Joanna Tsanis Hi! Glad you liked the story 🙂 I'm from Canada and this film was heavily inspired by the oligopolistic nightmare that is Canada’s telecommunication and internet providers . Many Canadians I know feel frustrated and hopeless with their internet plans - almost like they’re been forced into buying them. So … Continue reading Imagine A World – The Demon Salesman of Fleet Street
Get Spooked by Jack London’s ‘Moon Face’ – 31 Spooks
Preface: Pet owners be warned.... this gets ugly. Read this public domain tale here thanks to the Gutenberg library. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD6Z53r943g Whether it was directly influential or just strikingly parallel the tale reads like an American modernized version of the Cask of Amontillado. An unreliable narrator bares an extreme hatred for a obliviously jovial character which … Continue reading Get Spooked by Jack London’s ‘Moon Face’ – 31 Spooks
The Hitchhiker – Spooky Radio Play
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swzh0K9pyrU Click here if you'd like to listen to the remaster of Orson Welles reading Hitchhiking is a lost art, and that's probably for the better. Now you can't even go out in public without the slight fear that one such stranger could be potential dangerous. Horror has suffered in the battle of increasing common … Continue reading The Hitchhiker – Spooky Radio Play
Human Form (ALTER) – 31 Spooks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddc8hfRbChk "Body Ritual among the Nacirema" meets Eyes Without a Face in this skin crawling depiction body modification and beauty standards. Might I add that the new season of Keeping Up with the Kardashians looks great. This one is just unsettling and I think that makes the message all the more effective. The masks are … Continue reading Human Form (ALTER) – 31 Spooks
Bubnoff and The Devil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e3no_sZ458 One of the most intriguing setups is that of a Faustian bargain. Making deals with the devil and what consequences it make bring. What happens when this Russian with a literal Napoléon complex makes such a deal? Ivan Turgenev, the Russian realist writer actually indulges in quite a humorous depiction of the devil. Some … Continue reading Bubnoff and The Devil
Sleepwalking Spooks
So I know for my friend over at the Moyatorium, having odd dreams is a regular occurrence but for the rest of us they can be rather strange. Dreams are devoid of logic and it's logic that often brings a sense of safety. Then there's also the act of sleepwalking, which is a strange anomaly … Continue reading Sleepwalking Spooks
Infinity Train Season 3 – Every Episode Reviewed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3soghKb1_qg Can we just appreciate The Infinity Train Soundtrack, it perfectly captures the mood of the show Infinity Season 3 was the riskiest and most ambitious season of Infinity Train yet. I expected it to kind of hit a bump in the tracks. It was certainly the biggest deviation from the formula and is a … Continue reading Infinity Train Season 3 – Every Episode Reviewed
Infinity Train Season 2 – Every Episode Reviewed
There are few shows that I think are as immaculate and profound as Owen Dennis' Infinity Train. It is one of the most interesting series I've seen in a long time, how could "Blade Runner for kids" not be? Well to be honest the "for kids" part is kind of inaccurate. The series originated on … Continue reading Infinity Train Season 2 – Every Episode Reviewed
Birdie (ALTER) – 31 Spooks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMnxVo5I2z4 Directed and Written By Shelly Lauman Ah yes, I remember Fox Searchlight. Actually surprised to learn that despite the Disney Acquisition Fox searchlight is still running distribution independent of Disney interference. A lot of horror revolves around monsters and creatures. Tales of the supernatural or odd phenomenon. Sometimes you got to take a step … Continue reading Birdie (ALTER) – 31 Spooks
The Chilling and Real Horror of Yuka Takaoka
Today I bring you what I consider possibly the most chilling tale. The content itself is rather tame and safe to watch but... context is everything. Read with a morbid curiosity or spare yourself at your own discretion. Like all modern horror stories we of course start on TikTok. Here you can get a sense … Continue reading The Chilling and Real Horror of Yuka Takaoka