horror

The True Meaning of Ghosts, Witches, Vampires, and Other Creatures That Go Bump in the Night

Have you ever wondered why we’re so drawn to supernatural creatures? Not just in the horror genre, either. These creatures show up in all types of literature, from fantasy to sci fi to cozies, even. I believe it’s because ALL of these creatures are actually real. Yes, I believe they’re all real, in that they

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Meaning of Ghosts

10 Twisted Tales for Halloween

Twisted Tales for Halloween There’s nothing quite like a twisted psychological thriller or scary ghost story to get you in the mood for Halloween … The ultimate “things are not as they seem” holiday … For which people hide their true face behind masks and costumes, and you just never know if you’re going to

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Twisted Tales

Book Review: “The Haunting of Hill House” by Shirley Jackson

First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror.  It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a “haunting”; Theodora, his lighthearted assistant; Eleanor,

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The Haunting of Hill House