Tag Archives: horror

Scary Places: The Amityville Horror House

If you don’t know the history behind the Amityville horror movies, let me fill you in. George and Kathleen Lutz bought the house in 1975. But, after only 28 days there, the family (including their children) fled in horror. Or, did they? (This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its author, Seulatr at the wikipedia project.) George and Kathleen claimed that a lot of really weird things went on in those 28 days. George claimed he woke up every morning at 3:15 a.m. The house was filled with flies, even though it was winter … Continue reading →

Furnishing a Haunted House

Each year, thousands throughout the country love to visit haunted houses at this time of year. It is a $300 million dollar industry with between 3,000 and 5,000 different groups running haunted houses. Now personally, I have never been to a haunted house. Well, I worked at one once as a volunteer guide and even though it was a bit cheesy and I knew where everyone was, it still scared me about the first 15 times I lead a tour through. However, if you love haunted houses, you may be wondering just where the people who run the haunted houses … Continue reading →

My Top Ten Horror Movie List

It’s that time of the year – Halloween is upon us and if you like scary movies, it may be time to dig them out for your DVD player. I hated scary movies growing up. In fact, after seeing Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds I refused to watch anything remotely horror based for 10 years. And only then, did I watch one movie (see #10) because my mom was watching it. My next horror movie didn’t come until I was 17 and went to see The Fog. But, sometime during my college years, my love for horror movies kicked in. My … Continue reading →

Edgar Allan Poe – Master of the Macabre

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You might not think Edgar Allan Poe is a very relevant author to talk about in a blog today. I mean, after all, he has been dead for over 150 years. However, two historical novels just came out with – you guess it – Edgar Allan Poe as the subject. The Pale Blue Eyes by Louis Bayard explores Poe’s days at West Point. For those that did not know, Poe attended West Point until his stepfather quit funding his studies and Poe himself disobeyed orders. The Poe Shadow by Matthew Pearl examines the mysteries surrounding Poe’s death in 1849. I … Continue reading →