Dark Horror Tales

  PLOT: Laurie and Michael come face to face for the fina l battle. First of all, the memes of this movie are completely accurate. The movie is mostly about a new character that was introduced in the movie. No, he wasn't in any of the previous movies. He is Corey, a new character that features in pretty much every frame and so for fans of the Halloween franchise who were anticipating an exciting showdown between Laurie and Michael, they will be disappointed. The trailer may have featured the iconic characters, but the movie focuses on Michael's influence and the fear he has created. It is about Laurie and her guilt as people blame her for instigating Michael which causes the death of several people in the town. But yeah, mostly it is about Corey. HALLOWEEN ENDS PLOT The year is 2019 and it is a Halloween night. No, we don't get to see Michael Myers just yet. It's Corey. He's about to go to college and he's spending his time babysitting before he leaves. His

Wishing all my blog visitors a very spooky Halloween. 

  The Simpsons continue their Halloween tradition with a dedicated episode to horror movie parodies.  The series is now in its 33rd year and this time around, horror fans are treated to the parodies of The Babadook , Death Note, and Westworld. 

  This week’s HORROR BOOK OF THE WEEK is CREATURE: A HORROR NOVEL .  This horror novel is written by Flint Maxwell and was released in September 2022. 

  PLOT SUMMARY: Carly and Andrew take their son Danny to Mexico to reconnect after a tragedy. But when their son disappears, Carly and Andrew must now deal with the legend of La Llorona. One of the most popular legends in Mexican folklore is the legend of La Llorona. It is so popular that it has been featured in various films and TV shows. Well, here's another movie depicting the tale of La Llorona.

  Have you heard about the legend of the Headless Horseman?  Legend states that the headless horseman was once a soldier and decapitated in battle. In some legends, he is depicted without a head, in some he carries his head under his arm. Google it and you will find the headless horseman waving a flaming pumpkin head like a flag. 

  PLOT: A man finds that the storage unit he won in an auction, holds valuable items and terrifying secrets. There's always that one character in a horror movie that warns the others to not mess around with Ouija boards and demon-summoning rituals. Of course, no one listens to this reasonable character and not only performs the ritual but also drags said reasonable character into their whole mess.

 For the first time, THE SIMPSONS have decided to give horror fans an additional treat.  While every season (except for the first one) on The Simpsons has included a horror anthology episode titled TREEHOUSE OF HORROR, this year fans of the show get a whole horror episode parodying an epic horror novel written by famed horror author STEPHEN KING. 

Eons ago, whenever there was a solar eclipse, people believed that something had either gone wrong with the sun or their sins had led to this punishment. 

  If zombie movies are your thing, you will enjoy this next feature film coming to your screens soon. 

  This week’s Horror Book of the Week is The Wehrwolf: A Short Story.  Written by Alma Katsu, the short story was released last month and has already topped the bestsellers list in Werewolf and Shifter Thrillers. 

  PLOT SUMMARY: Diego and his mother Lucia are haunted by a beast when their father is away. But does the beast really exist? There was a time before technology and before electricity. A time when people chose to live away from people and believed in monsters. It was also a time when kids were taught to play hand-clapping games and sing along to a man called Mr Frederico who chops up his wife and eats her. Times were hard then and children were made to toughen up by giving them guns and telling them horrific stories of people committing suicide. Fortunately, we live in modern times where children are spared all this.

  Remember the name John Kramer? How about Jigsaw Killer? Now does the name seem familiar?  The Jigsaw Killer was the main antagonist in the SAW franchise. While the character dies in the third part, he is mentioned in the subsequent sequels and seen in flashbacks. 

  There’s nothing more relaxing than doing a bit of gardening, planting a few flowers, and then watching them all grow.  But then you dig up the soil, and guess what? You find a box of something that doesn’t belong to you. Should you open it? Well, of course, curiosity trumps everything. Chances are that what you may find some trinkets or letters or something else the previous owners clearly didn’t care enough to take with them.  In a horror movie, though, what you may find won’t be harmless.  WITHERED PLOT with SPOILERS A man is having a fun day of gardening when he digs up a hole and finds a box that somehow has remained intact all these years.  He opens it to find a photo frame of a woman who looks super cheerful in a dress. He closes the double frames and behind it, sees a message scrawled: I WANT TO BE FREE.  The man doesn’t pay much attention to it. When he sees a dress in the box, his eyes light up. Now he doesn’t need to shop for his girlfriend. Free dress!  He sets up the

 In case you missed it, there has been another Hellraiser movie that has been released. An Eleventh HELLRAISER movie.  The first movie came out in 1987 and was directed by Clive Barker who was also the author of the story THE HELLBOUND HEART on which the movie was based. 

  This week’s Horror Book of the Week is THE NIGHT GUARD by Carlos Cardoso.  I was given the opportunity to read this book before its release and found it to be quite entertaining. The characters are well-written, especially Andrei’s character which is relatable. 

  PLOT SUMMARY: Twenty years after Hana and her bloodline were cursed by Aishe, her son's wife purposely sets it free which has dire consequences for everyone. Traditions are everything. Each family upholds their traditions, especially during special occasions. Then there are witches who have their own little community where they don't allow just anyone to enter because to them, not everyone understands their traditions and rules.

  At last. After waiting years for a FNAF movie, it is finally happening. For the uninitiated, FNaF stands for the popular videogame Five Nights at Freddy's released in 2014.

  He’s back… I mean, he did promise to be friends till the end, did he not?  Chucky, is finally back with Season 2, and the first episode did not disappoint. 

  Who doesn’t want a friend till the end of time? A friend who will always be there for you. A friend who will stand up for you.  Now imagine finding all those qualities in a doll?

  Clowns were always supposed to be funny and make people laugh with their atrocious makeup and hair, oversized clothes and shoes, and exaggerated mannerisms. But it's no surprise that some can find people in too much make-up actually scary. Depends on how you do your make-up, isn’t it?

 The spooky season wouldn’t be complete without one of Mike Flanagan’s shows on Netflix.  Following the success of The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor, and the critically acclaimed Midnight Mass, we now get yet another horror TV show from the prolific creator and writer Mike Flanagan. 

  This week’s Horror Book of the Week is Alice Hoffman’s MAGIC LESSONS: THE PREQUEL TO PRACTICAL MAGIC. 

  PLOT SUMMARY: Ben and Tina think they've found the perfect opportunity to increase their following on social media when they come across an underwater house to film. But then they discover its dark secrets. We all love a good haunted house story and there have been so many books and movies about them to satisfy our tastes. But how many underwater haunted houses have we read about or watched? The Deep House brings new fear into the genre. Not only will the characters have to deal with ghosts in a house but also the risk of running out of oxygen.

  A new installment to the D.V. horror universe is here. After the success of movies Stree and Roohi, the audience will be treated to a brand new tale based on the folklore from Arunachal Pradesh.

  Think of the term ‘final girl and the first character that comes to mind is Laurie Strode.  Laurie Strode is the main character in the Halloween franchise and has appeared in at least nine Halloween movies, although Jamie Lee Curtis (who currently plays Laurie) has appeared in only seven of them. 

  The past comes calling in Gallows Hill .  This week’s Horror Book of the Week is a bestseller in Ghost Thrillers and perfect for the spooky season.

  PLOT SUMMARY: A grieving widow, Beth, finds some shocking secrets about her husband Owen who committed suicide. What happens when we die? What do we see? Where do we go? Do we float up to the sky and get to sit on some fluffy clouds like in the cartoons? Is there nothing but a black void? Or do we go to a place that we believe to be heaven? If you've watched Midnight Mass , then you've probably heard the lengthy monologues about death. We all have ideas about what happens after death but there is no way to prove it, is there? The people, who come back to life after death for a few minutes and then being resuscitated, have reported seeing bright lights and an encounter from their loved ones who had departed. But it can never be proven, can it? Now, what if, when a person dies and is brought back to life, what if that person brings a passenger along with him or her? Well, that would become a plot of a horror movie.