Josh T. Romero and Mitch Horowitz discuss where the occult and horror converge and depart. They consider how certain occult concepts are...

Satan, Lucifer, the devil, whatever you call him, has been loved and feared, since the dawn of entertainment. He has been a central...

Americans have a longstanding love-hate relationship with the undead. Legends surrounding vampires have made a surprising impact on how...

Join historian and occult scholar Mitch Horowitz for a 12-week course exploring the history and practice of modern occultism. About this...

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...

The original 1992 classic with the great Tony Todd, featuring a creepy Philip Glass score; a DARK ROOM HORROR co-throw! Grab your tickets...

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...

It takes a lot of time, work, and dedication to become a professional in any field. Becoming a Professional Weirdo takes something else…...

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...

“Believe nothing you hear, and only one-half that you see.” Our protagonist here, whilst on a venture through the southern stretch of...

The historical context of Edgar Allan Poe is always worth noting when discussing his work. The United States was plagued by Tuberculosis...

Edgar Allan Poe. The Tomahawk Man. Progenitor of what some may deem as horror, the psychedelia and the psychosis and the wherewithal...

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...

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,...

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...

Pyewacket dropped in Canada during the Toronto International Film Festival last year, followed by a limited release in December. As of...

Adaptations always are tricky. They can sometimes hit the brunt of the mark – rarely, yes, but it does happen luckily from time to time,...

I have had the pleasure of consuming great horror this year. I’ll gladly speak highly of The Haunting of Hill House. Annihilation checked...