Category: horror
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Horror Cinema Trivia: Halloween (1978)
Director John Carpenter originally intended to call his movie The Babysitter Murders, but producer Irwin Yablans suggested that the story may be more significant if it were based around a specific holiday, so the title was changed to Halloween. Carpenter and co-screenwriter Debra Hill wrote the original script in just 10 days.
Find more Halloween trivia at 15 Terrifying Facts About John Carpenter’s Halloween.
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Wang Saen Suk Hell Garden
Wang Saen Suk Hell Garden is a Buddhist temple located in Bang Saen city, Chonburi province, Thailand. A popular tourist attraction, it is meant to describe and depict Naraka (Buddhist hell) [wiki]. Follow the links below to see more images of the Garden and to read about some visitors’ experiences.
Photos above from The No Chill: Wang Saen Suk Buddhist Hell Garden in Thailand
Photos above from The Bohemian Blog: Wang Saen Suk Hell Garden — A Glimpse of the Buddhist Underworld
Photos above from Pattaya Unplugged: Wang Saen Suk – Hell On Earth in Thailand
Photo above from Mark Goes There Travel Tales: Wang Saen Suk Hell Garden (Chonburi, Thailand)
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Best of: THE OMEN (1976)
A great tribute video by GoreyBits of the best horror scenes in The Omen, released in 1976:
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BHS: Freddy Krueger
Nightmare on Elm Street III is one of my favorite horror movies, and I love this spooky behind-the-scenes image with Freddy, Patricia Arquette and a decapitated prop head.
Check Out 45 Behind the Scenes Shots from the ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ Franchise!
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Medieval Demon: Allatou
Allatou is a medieval demon of illicit acts. She is the wife of another medieval demon, Nergal. She tempts you to abandon your principles and moral judgment, and fall into perdition. Every moral lesson will be forgotten if you listen to her poisonous whispers.
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Dracula = bad blood
“Dracula” is literally translated in Gaelic as Drac Ullah, meaning bad blood. Despite the narrative being inspired by Romania, the author, Bram Stoker, was Irish.
Learn more about the Dracula legend on the Romania Tourism website.
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Horror Cinema: Scanners
Today in 1981, David Cronenberg’s Scanners premiered!
One of my favourite moments in horror cinema, well, in cinema in general.
