pop culture

Pop culture for horror junkies; all about the famous films, creepypasta tales, trends and tropes that bled from the fringes of fright into the macabre mainstream.

The Original "Flowers in the Attic" Sequel
In honour of the Complete VC Andrews page - a website which sadly ended after 25 years - I wanted to look back on one particular story I learned through Jennifer's extensive research and fan collaboration. The original Flowers in the Attic sequel was drastically different - before we had Petals in the Wind, there was Where the Green Grass Grows as the first draft.
By Ted Ryan4 years ago in Horror
The Truth About Medical Vampirism
[Author's Note: At University (in the early 2000's), I took a Sociology class on the myth and symbolism of Witchcraft, and as part of the class, I ended up writing a paper on the mythology and folklore of vampires, which then lead me into a paid gig writing vampire articles for a while. So I've decided to share these articles of vampire myth and folklore here ~ C
By Caitlin McColl4 years ago in Horror
Meet 10 Surreal Artists Who Are Bringing Your Nightmares To Life. Top Story - November 2021.
Terror aficionados across the globe know that true horror is about so much more than the obvious dark, gore-laden atmosphere that you’ve come to expect from the genre. It can be conveyed through many different mediums, such as light and colour; so that a bright scene with one minute but glaringly askew detail can suddenly change and take on a more sinister tone.
By Stace Oddity4 years ago in Horror
The Spooky Night Episode 3: The Six Men, The Barn, and The Monster
The Storm Six countrymen left their hometown looking for jobs. It was a long way to the outside world. They were hit by a storm. Every step they made was harder than the last one. In the end, they could hardly walk. Luckily they found a barn and got into it for the night.
By Bond Wang4 years ago in Horror
The Spooky Night Episode 1: The Angry Corpse
The Inn In the early 1800s, the old man Felipe de Segovia opened an inn along the Old Spanish Trail. It was ten miles or so from downtown Pasadena, with a few neighborhoods scattered around the dusty road. His clients were mostly the traders and merchants traveling from northern New Mexico to southern California.
By Bond Wang4 years ago in Horror
Getting Over My Fear Of Chucky. Top Story - October 2021.
Fear is a fickle thing, there are several types of minor fears, major fears, and unfathomable fears. What I saw in 2004 on the outside of the Regal Cinemas wall of posters was a moment I wouldn't forget because it was the second time in my life I saw something beyond my child's comprehension, but the first time I felt fear in my core.
By Samantha Parrish4 years ago in Horror
Why Elvira: Mistress of the dark movie is an honorable horror film
It’s not just a Halloween movie, I had heard of Elvira: mistress of the dark. I would scroll past it on Hulu, there was a slight interest but it when it comes to horror movies for me, I don't normally do the ones that have comedy in it. Last year in October, I was looking for a horror movie after re-watching all of my fall fright festive films. I gambled on a new film to watch, this time when I found Elvira on the list of horror films, I didn't scroll past it. I clicked it, I watched it, and I accidently loved it. It parodied other films, it was written with self-awareness of the clichés in horror films. It written to be funny on purpose with purpose. But I found out that it held more significance then just being apart of the horror culture.
By Samantha Parrish4 years ago in Horror
Dance Your Fears Away
I learned about Halloween during my first trip to the USA in 1999 around October November. I was amused to see the shops suddenly filling up with pumpkin-type objects and a lot of other scary spooky items. While most were very obviously made to scare; like face masks, dresses, and decoration items but the real terrifying experience was when I stepped onto screaming doormat..........eeeeeiiiiiiii :)) Screaming doormat is so creepy. And all at the shop laughed including me.
By MonaMam4 years ago in Horror
11 Fiendish Fright-Night Part 2 Facts
The sequel to the popular smash hit movie Fright-Night (1985) had the strange and difficult task of recapturing the magic of its predecessor. Released only 3 years after the original, it struggled to find a home and these are just some of the strange things that dog the movie's legacy. Many fans feel the film is a somewhat ok sequel to the original but personally, I think the movie is a total hoot and deserves more recognition from its horror fandom.
By Matt Loftus4 years ago in Horror
Top 10 “Scooby” Scares
As a child of the 80s, I grew up on some of the best in syndicated animation. At the same time that I was enjoying “He-Man,” “G.I. Joe,” or “Thundercats,” it was also incredibly common to find “Scooby-Doo” on in reruns as his old adventures, and newer ones too, were still quite popular at the time.
By Kent Brindley4 years ago in Horror
Candyman - A Movie Review
Don’t say the Candyman’s name another five times or you will regret it! Summoned into theaters in 1992, Candyman is about a murderous ghost with a hook for a hand. Accidentally summoned by a skeptical woman, Helen regrets her words when the Candyman comes after her.
By Marielle Sabbag4 years ago in Horror
Ultimate Halloween Playlist 2021
Halloween has been my favorite time of year since I was a child. I was always pretty odd and loved the spookier side of things. I loved werewolves and vampires and ghosts, and I actually used to sit and watch the different paranormal investigator shows with my mother, who encouraged me to be odd.
By Owen Bentley4 years ago in Horror