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Why The Shining is Just a Ghost Story (And Why That’s Okay)
Stephen King’s chief influence for his novel The Shining was Shirley Jackson’s classic book The Haunting of Hill House. He speaks clearly about this in introductions to the book and in i...
Seven of the Greatest Years for Horror Fans
Hollywood is in the thick of the superhero era, pushing out movies following the adventures of costumed crusaders too frequently for anyone but lifelong fans to keep up. Horror movies have experi...
Take a Virtual Tour of The Overlook Hotel!
Have you ever watched The Shining and thought you would be right for the role of caretaker? Well, now you can put yourself to the test and tour The Overlook Hotel [Called the Overv...
Top 10 Horror Movies To Watch In A Blizzard
With the sudden influx of world-ending weather, most of us are looking forward to spending the foreseeable future hiding underneath a blanket with a hot water bottle strapped to each leg. The followin...
Five Great Horror Movies That Were Critical Disasters When First Released
There are many horror films in the genre’s long history that are now lauded as classics. But they weren’t always. Some movies that are beloved now were critical disasters when they w...
Stephen King Opens up About Why He Hates Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining
[soliloquy id=”4867″] Stephen King recently spoke with Rolling Stone about his career, struggles with addiction in his past, and much more. One of the things that came up during the interv...
New Ikea Singapore Commercial Channels The Shining
[soliloquy id=”4867″] A new commercial for Ikea Singapore has been kicking around the web and it has caught our attention. It captures the essence of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shini...
Things You Probably Didn’t Know About The Shining
Horror fans are unlike any other breed of cinephile. We go to great lengths to unearth little known facts about our favorite feature films. Because of that, it’s a challenge to find trivia that...
Real Scary Stories- Movies Based On True Events (part one)
One trick that’s often used in horror movies is claiming that they’re based on real events that have happened. Here we list some of the real scary stories that have been turned into...