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They Live in the Grey Directors: Abel and Burlee Vang Cast: Michelle Krusiec, Ken Kirby, Ellen Wroe and Madelyn Grace STANDOFF Pictures/Shudder 3.5/5 I remember having a conversation with an alleged medium once, where she equated her ability to that of Cole Sear in The Sixth Sense. She saw dead […]
The Quarry Supermassive Games Microsoft Windows, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S 4.5/5 I grew up in the 1980s, the peak of Choose Your Own Adventure books. So, when the novelty of a game like Until Dawn first manifested itself on the PS4 console, I picked it up. I […]
Murder mysteries and their villains always have those “goddammit” moments when they realize they’ve been made. “Murder She Wrote,” “Columbo” and “Ellery Queen” all culminated into a “the jig is up” denouement and the villain always attempts to flee. I know I equated J.J. Dupuis’ first Creature X Mystery book […]
The Dark and the Wicked Director: Bryan Bertino Cast: Marin Ireland, Michael Abbott Jr. and Julie Oliver-Touchstone Shudder 4.5/5 A careful study of the worst hauntings on record, whether in the archives of the Warrens or self-published accounts by those afflicted, will reveal the insidious nature of the demonic. In […]
“Hotel Paranormal” series producer Sarah Zammit has enjoyed listening to the stories shared by those willing to revisit their views of the unknown. Season 2 of T+E’s show, which features Dan Aykroyd as its narrator, is set to premiere on July 2. The team at Saloon Media has finished production […]
Saloon Media producers Paul Kilback and Tara Elwood netted stories from Redditors online and extrapolated them for the new T+E series “‘Web of Darkness.” The inspiration resulted in a collection of horrific tales diving deep into the folklore of ghosts, UFOs, witches and more. “Web of Darkness” premieres June 8 […]
Blue Ant Media and the Roku Channel have conjured up a very chilling collaboration. HauntTV was launched in December 2020 to provide fans access to Blue Ant’s library of ghostly and cryptozoological programming. And it does not disappoint for fans of Fortean phenomena. Eight shows were on the original broadcast […]
The Dark Pictures: Little Hope Supermassive Games Microsoft Windows, PS4, Xbox One 4/5 If we believe that ghosts are the remnants of those who died traumatically, then one of the most traumatic points in history was the witch hunts of New England. We know that those in power during late […]
“Truth Seekers” Creator: Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, Nat Saunders and James Serafinowicz Cast: Emma D’Arcy, Nick Frost, Samson Kayo, Malcolm McDowell, Simon Pegg and Susan Wokoma Network: Amazon Prime 4/5 If any nation can happily combine necromancy, modern paranormal sleuthing, and the archetypal Victorian Gothic ghost story into one riveting […]
In an era where the only exciting hauntings are demon infestations concocted by shows permanently done in night vision, Time-Life Books’ Mysteries of the Unknown: Phantom Encounters grounds the study of the ghostly phenomenon. Released in 1988, the compilation covers the themes of doppelgangers, spirits of those going through traumatic […]