All tagged horror
We’re on a podcasting holiday this month, so we’re taking this opportunity to share some of our favorite podcasts with you! We’ve talked a lot about how we’ve found such a cozy home on the Darkcast Network, and how we’ve met so many new friends and found so many great shows since we joined. This week we’re sharing an episode from the Cause of Death podcast, which we have raved about on our show. In particular, we enjoyed the Zombie Apocalypse episode, and we hope you love it just as much!
Ten years after the release of instant horror classic Scream, the film served as inspiration for the gruesome murder of 16-year-old Cassie Jo Stoddart. Hired to housesit for family members, the teen was killed in a quiet country home in Pocatello, Idaho. Tucked away out of view from neighbours, Cassie's attackers saw her as the perfect target.
In 1876, young French socialite Mademoiselle Blanche Monnier was in search of a suitor. She was sought after by many upper-class men for her beauty and kindness, but at the age of 25, she fell in love with an older lawyer. Her mother strongly disapproved of the ‘penniless’ attorney, and in hopes of ending the affair, she committed a heinous crime against her daughter for a quarter of a century.
In Chapultepec, Mexico, commonly known as the “Bosque de Chapultepec,” there is an urban legend about an old woman, her mansion, and her guests.
True crime has grown into a huge community and genre of fans over the years, and yet it still faces criticism and judgment from those on the outside who question how it can even be enjoyable. So the question persists: why do we like true crime?
The Haunting in Connecticut is a 2009 supernatural horror film about a family that decides to relocate to be closer to the doctors of their ill child. After moving in, they begin to have supernatural experiences in the home. The movie is based on the story of the Snedeker family.
Over the past eleven years, American Horror Story has become a favorite amongst fans of all things spooky. With each season providing a new story for our viewing pleasures, the source material pulls heavily on real life to inspire their characters and settings.
You can only watch It’s a Wonderful Life and White Christmas so many times before your brain starts to crumble like a weeks-old gingerbread house. That's where Christmas horror films come in handy. Instead of the same old holiday movie-watching routine, try something that's both festive AND freaky. Grab some spiked eggnog and enjoy!
For all of you true crime fans who are looking for some awesome crime fiction to read this summer, here are some incredible options from detective stories, to thrillers, to easy-going ice cream shop mysteries. Check out these books by black women writers!
