1. Night of the Demon Jacques Tournier’s masterpiece is a loose adaptation of Casting the Runes, an M.R. James story in which an English occultist offs his rivals by surreptitiously… Continue reading "M.R. James Onscreen: 6 Terrifying Jamesian Tales from Film and TV"
It’s Haunted December here at Vampire Squid, so join us as we continue to our look at influential writers of ghostly horror! The haunted house genre has changed a lot over… Continue reading "Shirley Jackson’s Haunted America"
We experience tales of horror and the supernatural through popular culture and folklore. Both mediums have similarities in that they both follow traditional, tried-and-tested genres and formulas. What makes folklore… Continue reading "7 Vengeful Ghosts From Global Folklore That Will Give You Nightmares"
There’s nothing to cement a friendship quite like an ill-advised bet to spend the night in a haunted house. Of course, you might be one of those people born with… Continue reading "9 Haunted House Movies Worth Spending The Night In"
As we enter the month of December, the nights begin to draw in and a bitter chill creeps across the land. It’s the perfect season to sit next to a… Continue reading "M.R. James: The Father of The English Ghost Story"
Gathering and sharing ghost stories over Christmas time is a long-held tradition, going much further back than A Christmas Carol. For some reason the season that leaves us trapped indoors… Continue reading "9 Creepy Haunted House Novels You Need On Your Reading List"
Castles are imprinted in our imaginations from a young age. They start off as places of wonder and fairy tale, yet curiously, as we age, we associate them more with… Continue reading "3 Reasons Why Castles are Literal Hubs of Horror"
Many of Hammer’s most celebrated works take place in a strange, lurid world of gothic shadows and macabre monsters. It is a world which may thrill and frighten audiences, but… Continue reading "Stranger Than Fiction: 4 Real-Life Gothic Tales You Won’t Believe Are True"