Dark Horror Tales

  PLOT SUMMARY: Desperate for a fresh start, a couple moves into a house where a murder has taken place. Soon, the disturbances in the house begin to create a rift between the couple.  Do you know who has lived in the house before you? Do you know what must have happened to them in this house? At the very least they had a bad experience in the house. At the very most, someone died in the house. Rarely, someone was murdered in the house.

  The teaser for BHOOL BHULAIYA 2 has dropped and has garnered some positive comments. Bhool Bhulaiya 2 is a standalone sequel to the critically acclaimed Bhool Bhulaiya that was released in 2007.  Bhool Bhulaiya was a psychological horror comedy film, a remake of a 1993 Malyalam movie Manichitrathazhu and was a huge commercial success.  Bhool Bhulaiya starred Akshay Kumar and Vidya Balan. The sequel stars Karthik Aryan and Kiara Advani. The teaser shows a locked door and we catch a glimpse of a spirit.  Could it be that this time there really is a ghost behind the locked door?  We will find out in May 20th.     In other news… Katey Segal stars in a new horror movie called TORN HEARTS.   The movie trailer shows two young musicians who look up to their idol Harper Dutchess from the music group The Dutchess Sisters.  The two girls manage to find her address and show up at her house. Harper greets them and agrees to do a song with them but then also asks which one of them is bet

  Think about classic horror stories and which author comes to mind? If you thought Edgar Allan Poe, you won't be the only one who came up with that answer. Edgar Allan Poe has long been an inspiration to several horror writers over the years, and his short stories and poems are read today and quite fondly. One of his short stories was The Black Cat. Published in 1843, The Black Cat provides a thought-provoking discussion of the narrator's mind and his descent into madness.

  Excerpt from The Legend of Amara Book II: The Tethering  He pushed open the door slowly and found a woman sitting on the stairs that led upstairs. When the outside light hit her face, he saw it was Kiara, dressed still in her brown hoodie. Her face was pale, and her eyes bloodshot as tears streamed down her face.

  Angela Slatter’s gothic fiction, ALL THE MURMURING BONES , is horror book of the week.  The book was published last year, yet still holds a spot in the top 100 horror fiction.  

  PLOT SUMMARY: Henry, who is agoraphobic, develops an unhealthy obsession with spying on women through webcams. But soon he suspects one of them may be a serial killer.  Let's face it, we all have some form of addiction to the internet. Whether we are researching a topic, watching videos online, or simply interacting with our friends on social media. Especially during the pandemic, our reliance on the internet has grown twofold at least. It is a tool that helps us connect with the outside world. For some, though, it becomes a form of dependence, a way to hide from the outside world.

Entertainment company A24 is bringing a fresh new horror story to our screen soon. Following the success of X, it is no doubt the new movie, MEN will be equally horrific and mysterious. 

It is said that when someone dies a very violent death, they always come back. Their souls can’t find peace until their death has been avenged or at least some purpose which was unaccomplished has been completed.  But what happens when hundreds of people die in violent deaths, as in the case of battles? What happens then? 

  We’ve all been huge fans of Jaws. Well, here’s another book about sharks, only with a twist.  Michael Cole’s HELICOPRION is the horror book of the week!

  PLOT SUMMARY: Isaac, who is suffering from partial memory loss, is given a job to look after his friend's niece Olga. But there is one caveat... There's something eerie about Caveat and it's not just the drumming bunny we get introduced to in the first scene. It's the whole atmosphere of the movie that incites creepiness that withers only after the movie ends. But back to the bunny. What is its deal anyway? The bunny toy is an ugly toy that no child would ever pick. It looks like it was made by a demented mind. The large bulging eyes, the sick grey color, the drum that it holds, all of it looks like a toy a mad person made and perhaps that is exactly what it was. But this bunny toy isn't ordinary.

  Not surprisingly, Archive 81 will not see a season 2.  Archive 81 was an intriguing sci-fi horror TV series that was released on January 14th 2022. The show received positive reviews and did well in ratings. 

  Excerpt from THE HAUNTED EMPATH  “What’s wrong?” Ruth asked.  Jadeline grabbed her sister’s hand and led her out of the room. “Something doesn’t feel right,” she said before they had even closed the door. Ruth put a hand on her elbow. “What did you see?”

  Excerpt from RAGE HOUSE  “You wanted to know about Mr. Rainkar?” He asked. “My aunt told me you wanted information. You should have asked me instead of getting her all excited.”  “I’m sorry.” 

  Excerpt from FOREST OF THE DARK A scratching sound caught his attention and he followed it to the large tree where he saw someone crouching by the roots poking through the firm ground. Through the blanket of torrents, he saw that it was a woman with long dark hair, dressed in red.

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  This week’s Horror Book of the Week is THE INVITED: A NOVEL  . Written by Jennifer McMahon, this book currently ranks in the top 50 of the Ghost Fiction Bestsellers list.  The story is as follows (Taken from Amazon.com):  In a quest for a simpler life, Helen and Nate have abandoned the comforts of suburbia to take up residence on forty-four acres of rural land where they will begin the ultimate, aspirational do-it-yourself project: building the house of their dreams. When they discover that this beautiful property has a dark and violent past, Helen, a former history teacher, becomes consumed by the local legend of Hattie Breckenridge, a woman who lived and died there a century ago.  With her passion for artifacts, Helen finds special materials to incorporate into the house--a beam from an old schoolroom, bricks from a mill, a mantel from a farmhouse--objects that draw her deeper into the story of Hattie and her descendants, three generations of Breckenridge women, each of whom died s

  PLOT SUMMARY: When Bobby and Kevin are kidnapped, and Bobby is set free, he decides he will do whatever it takes to save his friend and goes back inside the house Friendships are very important; best friends are a treasure. At some point, when we were kids, we made promises to do anything for each other and stand by each other through thick and thin. The friends we make as we grow up become different. Then it's all about friends until something important comes up or friends until I have a date to go to, or friends until I just want to stay at home and do nothing...hope you understand. Understanding that adulthood is challenging and commitments cannot always be made is what adult friendships are like. Still, as adults, we would do anything for our friends, right?

  A new horror game is on its way. Supermassive Games has revealed a new game called The Quarry . The announcement trailer dropped on 2K's official YouTube Channel. From the trailer it appears that the local sheriff (voiced by David Arquette) warns the nine camp counsellors to get out of the camp before sundown. Of course that doesn't happen and the nine counsellors are subjected to a terrifying occurrence where they are hunted by something supernatural. Or is it? You get to play as each of the nine counsellors and you get to decide their fate before dawn arrives. Will your choices save them or have them killed? The developers ensure there is at least 10 hours of gameplay despite the choices you make. The cast includes  David Arquette, Lin Shaye, Lance Henriksen, Grace Zabriskie, Ted Raimi, Ariel Winter, Ethan Suplee, Miles Robbins, Halston Sage, Zach Tinker, Brenda Song, Siobhan Williams, Skyler Gisondo, Evan Evagora, and Justice Smith The game would be released for Windows, P

Image by Leandro De Carvalho from Pixabay  As a kid, my favorite Disney movie was The Little Mermaid . I still remember how obsessed I had become with the soundtrack especially since some of the songs were used in Music Class at school, particularly UNDER THE SEA .  I must have watched the movie several times and then searched desperately for the soundtrack on audio cassette. Most of my weekends were spent just listening to music. 

  This week’s Horror Book of the Week is   YOU’RE FAMILY NOW By Jack Stainton.  Published on November 25th, 2021, this book currently holds the number two rank in Horror Suspense. 

  PLOT SUMMARY: Anthony, who is an artist, becomes interested in the Candyman legend only to find himself in danger.  Let's face it, we've at some point or another faced some form of discrimination.  It must have seemed innocent enough at first. Maybe you thought you were bring punished or ignored because you were being naughty.  And then you realize you are being ignored or picked on repeatedly. It's not so innocuous anymore.

  Popular TV show Supernatural now gets a prequel.  Titled THE WINCHESTERS , the prequel will take a look back at the lives of John Winchester, father of Sam and Dean Winchester, and how he met Mary.  The show will focus on how they met and how they saved the world. The pilot has been picked up by CW and the star cast includes Meg Donnelly and Drake Rodger as leads.  Jensen Ackles is not only the executive producer of the show but will also be the narrator.  No release date has been set as of yet.  star cast In other news… Bollywood movie PHONE BHOOT has got a release, date. The Katrina Kaif-Siddhant Chaturvedi-Ishaan Khatter starrer will release on July 15th 2022.  The plot has been kept under wraps for now but it is said that the movie is a horror comedy and is about a shop that offers ghostbusting services.  So… Ghostbusters basically...Hindi version.  Anyway, it will be interesting to see what Bollywood does with this material.