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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Midnight Timetable by Bora Chung review sinister stories from the graveyard shift

Our fears turn feral when they have nowhere to go. South Korean author Bora Chung's new short story collection plays with old horror tropes: endless corridors and looped staircases, exits that only lead you deeper, a phone that rings and rings (don't pick up). The kind of stories dare-drunk children trade in the dark. Set in a research facility known only as the Institute, a repository of cursed and haunted objects,
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This review DIY found-footage horror looks for chills in a new home

Scary found-footage movies can and do get better than this enthusiastic DIY horror from married-couple directors Rachel Kempf and Nick Toti. Their zero-budget feature is fun for a while, but in the end it's just not scary enough. There is nothing to make jump out of your skin or frighten you out of your senses. Kempt and Toti also star in the film, playing fictional versions of themselves: Rachel and Nick, horror-obsessed film-makers living in Kirksville, Missouri.
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fromFuncheap
3 days ago

Spooky Astronomy

Family-friendly Halloween night at Chabot Space & Science Center with science demos, crafts, pumpkin decorating, a kid-safe haunted spaceship, telescope stargazing, and hot chocolate.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

The Decadence by Leon Craig review queer haunted house tale fails to chill

A queer haunted-house novel relies on a compelling gothic setup but is undermined by shallow characterization, inauthentic dialogue, heavy exposition, and overwritten prose.
fromVulture
2 weeks ago

The Gut-Punch Ending of Good Boy, Explained by Its Director

Good Boy is a novel concept in the haunted-house genre - it's told entirely from the point of view of a dog, and it's got a surprisingly moving twist in its tail, sorry, tale. Co-written and directed by Ben Leonberg, who is also star pup Indy's owner in real life, it tells the story of Todd (Shane Jensen), a man suffering with an unnamed serious illness, who takes his dog to live with him in his late grandfather's old house in the country.
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fromCreative Bloq
2 weeks ago

This strange haunted house game has a uniquely British setting

a spooky cosy renovation musical investigation game
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fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago

This horror movie starring a dog has the most heartfelt ending of the year

After having a medical emergency in which he was coughing up blood, Todd takes Indy to his grandfather's house. There isn't much for the pair to do there, other than clean up the house and watch old videos of Todd's grandfather ( Larry Fessenden) with his dog. Indy always stays close to Todd. Todd's sister (Arielle Friedman) tells him over the phone that dogs sense things humans can't.
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fromGameSpot
3 weeks ago

Here Are All The New Horror Games You Can Play For Halloween Season

A selection of under-the-radar indie horror games offers diverse experiences ranging from haunted-house psychological horror to action-horror hybrids and retro PS1-style nostalgia.
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fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks ago

On '100 Sound Effects,' Fred Armisen resurrects the long-dead haunted mansion album

Fred Armisen released 100 Sound Effects, a nostalgia-driven album cataloguing specific everyday and haunted-house noises, and he enjoys talking about its creation in interviews.
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fromIndependent
5 months ago

Tom Parker Bowles: 'We've kept the kids out of the public eye. Though at the coronation, there were hundreds of millions watching'

Tom Parker Bowles reflects on his unusual upbringing in a haunted Tudor manor but has never encountered a ghost.
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