Trick-or-Treating, Turnips and Jack-o-lanterns
Irish Central, Atlas Obscura, and the English Heritage Blog have some stories about the origins of Halloween and a man named, “Jack.”
BBC Radio 4’s Fright Night Begins
BBC Radio Four’s Fright Night line-up is spooktacular! It includes short stories, a drama by filmmaker Peter Strickland, readings of Stephen King short stories and Rosemary’s Baby and an adaptation of The Ring.
The Exorcist, Crocheted
A horrifically fun photo set of Croshame’s crocheted scene from The Exorcist.
These Lonely, Haunted Places
Mentally unpacking Penda’s Fen, a 1974 entry in the BBC’s “Plays for Today” series of television movies tackling controversial subjects often in similarly controversial fashion, can seem at first a tad overwhelming. There is so much going on in this deceptively modest looking movie that one scarcely knows […]
“Egyptian Rocky Horror”
Our friends at Neon Harbor talk about about an Egyptian remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Anyab / Fangs (1981) on the latest episode of Deja View.
“Tiny Hamster is a Zombie!
Steel your heart for the impossible cuteness of Tiny Hamster’s zombie apocalypse!
The Cultural Gutter 