by mike | Aug 3, 2020 | Horror, Monsters, Myths & Legends, Uncategorized |
Did a woman named Deborah Leeds give birth to a spawn of Satan in 1735? According to the folklore of the forested Pine Barrens region in the southern part of what is now New Jersey, she sure as heck did. Here is one possible scenario about the creation of the legend...
by mike | May 28, 2020 | Death, Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Myths & Legends, Paranormal, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Since it first ran in 2016, this has been one of the most viewed posts on my blog. Who knew? Until I saw a film titled The Forest earlier this year, I had not heard of Aokigahara. Research revealed something shocking: this vast forest, located near the base of Japan’s...
by mike | May 18, 2020 | Creature Features, Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Monster Movies, Movies, Myths & Legends, Uncategorized |
Okay, I’m embellishing here. But in the 2009 creature feature, Wyvern, a mythical dragon chows down on the quirky residents of a small town in northern Alaska in order to feed itself, as well as to bring some tasty morsels to its soon-to-be-hatched young. I suppose...
by mike | Apr 13, 2020 | Myths & Legends, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
The SS Iron Mountain, a stern-wheel paddle steamer, proudly sailed the waters of the mighty Mississippi River following its launch in 1872. Its owners foresaw a long and prosperous run for the vessel. How could they know that its run would end in barely a decade under...
by mike | Mar 2, 2020 | Ghosts, Myths & Legends, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
To be clear, we’re not talking about the city in Missouri, but rather a small town in Canada, located in the province of Saskatchewan. This rural burg put itself on the paranormal map a long time ago by virtue of an eerie phenomenon: the lights of a ghostly train that...
by mike | Nov 4, 2019 | Death, Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Myths & Legends, Nightmares, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
The most recent films in the Conjuring Universe both hit the silver screen in 2019 and are already available in DVD/Blu-Ray. Film number six, The Curse of La Llorona, fits into the franchise primarily by virtue of it being created by the same studios. Its only link to...
