Monthly Archives: June 2012
Doctor Faustus and Demonic Pacts: When Demonology was taught as Science…
JON KANEKO-JAMES looks back on the days when Demonology and the Occult was accepted as scientific fact taught at universities
St Wilgefortis Crucified Because She Grew A Beard!
JACOB MILNESTEIN explores the sad fate of St Wilgefortis, the woman who grew a beard and was crucified for it
Bride of Frankenstein 1935 REVIEW
Bride of Frankenstein 1935 showcases all of James Whale’s wonderfully subversive and quintessentially British qualities, says ADAM SCOVELL
Canon Alberic’s Scrapbook: M.R. James begins to write the rules
In the lead up to MR James' 150th birthday this year, ROBERT LLOYD PARRY explores the great writer's first full-length ghost story, Canon Alberic's Scrapbook
Giant Ram of Derby’s Horrible Origins Revealed!
The Giant Ram of Derby - the city's mascot - has fascinating and grotesque origins, says ELLIOT DAVIES
Twins of Evil 1971 REVIEW
STEPHEN MOSLEY reviews the final film in Hammer's Karnstein Trilogy - Twins of Evil!
St Alban’s Eye-Popping Execution: The Gory Death Of Britain’s First Saint
JACOBS MILNESTEIN looks at the execution of Britain's first Christian martyr, St Alban, which was literally an eye-popping event!
Lust for a Vampire 1971 REVIEW
STEPHEN MOSLEY reviews the second in the Hammer Karnstein Vampire Trilogy - Lust for a Vampire!
The Vampire Lovers 1970 REVIEW
The Vampire Lovers, the first in Hammer's Karnstein vampire triolgy, is reviewed by STEPHEN MOSLEY
The Karnstein Trilogy: Hammer’s Sexy Vampires
STEPHEN MOSLEY looks at how Hammer turned Sheridan LeFanu's Camilla into the Karnstein Trilogy!
Yeth Hounds, Lost Souls of Dartmoor, born of blood and misery
JON KANEKO-JAMES explores the vicious legend of the Yeth Hounds - spirits of unborn babies and the lost
The Creeping Flesh 1973 REVIEW
The Creeping Flesh 1973 fails to deliver despite its cast, says guest writer BUSTY McGINTY
White Noise, Black Mass, An Electric Storm In Hell, from Dracula...
DOM COOPER looks at the music behind Dracula AD 1972
Aleister Crowley, The Beast Of Boleskine House
FRANCES ABBOT remembers moving to her new Scottish Highland home and discovering Aleister Crowley, The Beast of Boleskine House
Ford Green Hall, Stoke-on-Trent’s Oldest Haunted House
ANDREW GARVEY looks at the haunted goings-on at Ford Green Hall - the oldest house in Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire
The Hunger 1983 REVIEW
The Hunger 1983 - a stylish vampire horror flick - is reviewed by JAMES E. PARSONS
Thieves Cut Off St Nectan’s Head, But He Kept Going!
JACOB MILNESTEIN tells us how the 5th Century Devon Saint Nectan of Hartland had his head cut off by thieves but he stuck it right back on!
A Ghost Guide to Norwich Castle’s Dark and Haunted Past
Norwich Castle has a long and haunted history, says TRACY MONGER from Norwich Paranormal Experience Group
Could ‘Near Death Experiences’ Actually Be Painful?
MJ WAYLAND explores stories of Near Death Experiences and how the "white light" can be a nightmarish experience
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 1920 REVIEW
John Barrymore has overwhelming power in the silent classic, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 1920, says STEPHEN MOSLEY
Scotland Serves Up The Horror Films
ANDREW GARVEY takes a look at recent exceptional output of horror films of the tartan variety
Theatre of Blood 1973 REVIEW
SIR BLIMELY WINDY reviews the Vincent Price Shakespeare horrorfest Theatre of Blood 1973
Baobhan Sith: Are Scottish Vampires more deadly?
Baobhan Sith, the Scottish brand of vampires, are so terrifying they leave their Transylvanian cousins for dead, says ROSE GARNETT