The Nexus Between The Occult & Horror
Josh T. Romero and Mitch Horowitz discuss where the occult and horror converge and depart. They consider how certain occult concepts are...
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Josh T. Romero
- Oct 10, 2021
- 3 min
Panic!
Satan, Lucifer, the devil, whatever you call him, has been loved and feared, since the dawn of entertainment. He has been a central...
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Mitch Horowitz
- Sep 30, 2021
- 4 min
American Vampires by Mitch Horowitz
Americans have a longstanding love-hate relationship with the undead. Legends surrounding vampires have made a surprising impact on how...
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Josh T. Romero
- Jul 17, 2021
- 1 min
Modern Occultism
Join historian and occult scholar Mitch Horowitz for a 12-week course exploring the history and practice of modern occultism. About this...
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Josh T. Romero
- Jul 11, 2021
- 3 min
Embrace The Darkness
For the majority of my life, I’ve been told that darkness leads to death. I was raised to believe that darkness and light are synonymous...
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Josh T. Romero
- May 31, 2021
- 1 min
Candyman at Guild Cinema
The original 1992 classic with the great Tony Todd, featuring a creepy Philip Glass score; a DARK ROOM HORROR co-throw! Grab your tickets...
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Josh T. Romero
- Feb 5, 2020
- 7 min
Stiffed by Elvira
I’ve had quite a few people ask about our trip to Massachusetts last October for Salem Horror Fest. I can say for certain that it was a...
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Josh T. Romero
- Jan 13, 2020
- 3 min
Professional Weirdo
It takes a lot of time, work, and dedication to become a professional in any field. Becoming a Professional Weirdo takes something else…...
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Josh T. Romero
- Nov 1, 2019
- 4 min
The Tell Tale Heart with Josh T. Romero
My head was resting on the interior frame of a small SUV, behind the driver’s seat, parked outside an outlet mall in California. I held a...
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Josh T. Romero
- Nov 1, 2019
- 5 min
THE SYSTEM OF DR. TARR AND PROF. FETHER with David Burchell
“Believe nothing you hear, and only one-half that you see.” Our protagonist here, whilst on a venture through the southern stretch of...
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Josh T. Romero
- Nov 1, 2019
- 3 min
The Fall of the House of Usher with Dr. Casing
The historical context of Edgar Allan Poe is always worth noting when discussing his work. The United States was plagued by Tuberculosis...
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Josh T. Romero
- Oct 30, 2019
- 2 min
HAIL POE
Edgar Allan Poe. The Tomahawk Man. Progenitor of what some may deem as horror, the psychedelia and the psychosis and the wherewithal...
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Josh T. Romero
- Aug 27, 2019
- 3 min
Community in Horror
One of the biggest lessons that Scooby-Doo taught me is that there is safety in numbers. Shaggy, either out of wisdom or fear, knew that...
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David Burchell
- Apr 8, 2019
- 22 min
The Groaning Man
July 19th, 1977. 12:43 AM The Groaning Man is out there. Somewhere. I write this with hope that, as I scribble down these unreal words,...
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Josh T. Romero
- Jan 2, 2019
- 3 min
Life worth creeping on.
We’re at the dawn of a new year and who the fuck cares?! I do. Ultimately, the biggest tangible change we see is the need to purchase a...
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Josh T. Romero
- Dec 31, 2018
- 3 min
2018 Noteworthy Horror: Pyewacket
Pyewacket dropped in Canada during the Toronto International Film Festival last year, followed by a limited release in December. As of...
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Josh T. Romero
- Dec 29, 2018
- 3 min
2018 Noteworthy Horror: Haunting of Hill House
Adaptations always are tricky. They can sometimes hit the brunt of the mark – rarely, yes, but it does happen luckily from time to time,...
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Josh T. Romero
- Dec 28, 2018
- 2 min
2018 Noteworthy Horror: Hereditary
I have had the pleasure of consuming great horror this year. I’ll gladly speak highly of The Haunting of Hill House. Annihilation checked...
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Josh T. Romero
- Dec 27, 2018
- 2 min
2018 Noteworthy Horror: Apostle
Apostle was written by Gareth Evens with Dan Stevens, who also acted in Beauty and the Beast (2017), as the Beast. I knew nothing about...
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Josh T. Romero
- Dec 27, 2018
- 1 min
Blood Booth 12/21/18 with Krampus
Dark Room Horror’s Blood Booth is a photo booth with a horror twist. Every time we set up at events or in studio, everybody gets free...
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