Category: horror
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Horror Cinema: Late Phases
Movie review
Adrián García Bogliano’s Late PhasesLate Phases features a blind hero who battles werewolves. Being blind, his sense of smell and hearing are heightened, like the werewolves. This makes for a really interesting take on the werewolf story. The story was well told and the werewolf attacks were appropriately gruesome.
Adrián García Bogliano. Late Phases, Dark Sky Films, 2014.
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Horror Gore
Searching online for good horror make-up, I found this list from Dread Central of the 10 Modern Horror Films With Awesome Practical Effects:
- The Evil Dead (remake)
- Late Phases
- 30 Days of Night
- Slither
- Exists
- Turistas
- Jeepers Creepers
- Hell Fire
- John Dies at the End
- Altered
I have not seen many of these movies, which is good because it means I have got a bunch of horror movies to watch! I am going to start with Slither.
Still from Gunn, James. Slither, Universal Pictures, 2006. -
Haunted UK: Roman Soldier Ghosts
With it being the month named after Mars, I decided to look up ghost stories about Roman soldiers. I found the story of a sighting of Roman soldier ghosts in York, Britain. The mix of history and storytelling in the story is fascinating.
Here, a tour guide tells the story of the ghost sighting, which happened back in 1953:
For those who prefer reading, here is a print version of the story:
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Elvira Blooper Reel
This video’s got it all: Elvira, a blooper reel from one of her movies, a short history of American horror cinema and a trip to Transylvania. Check it out!
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Horror Short: Tea Time
My favourite kind of horror story is short and packed with discomfort, gore and narrative. This horror short video is a perfect example.
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Horror Lit: Goblin Market
Did you grow up reading a storybook version of Christina Rossetti’s Goblin Market?
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For Ghoulish Travels: The Capuchin Crypt
My Dad and a good friend of mine have visited the Capuchin Crypt in Rome, and they both only had intriguing and good things to say about the site. They spoke about their visits like they had entered a different realm of existence—being surrounded by all of those dead people. I dream of honeymooning to Rome one day and, believe you me, this will be our first stop!
The Devil's Muse 