Jeff and Haley have been burning up Twitch with Slayaway Camp, Witcher, and several other horror inspired video games lately. I’ve actually found myself getting hooked in with them for Trivia Murder Party. But I’m still as bigger fan of setting up a table, having some people over, and throwing down a board game for an evening of fun and gruesomeness. But I’m not talking about Yahtzee or Go Fish. Thanks in no small part to the ongoing culture of hipsterism, board games and car

I was recently introduced to the works of author Edward Lee. The graphic, terrifying, gritty and sexualized stories are enough to turn stomachs and terrify even the bravest souls. Heavily influenced by Lovecraft with an overarching theme of violent, erotically charged cosmic horror and a beautifully descriptive prose style, his stories blur the line between the grotesque and the inescapably wonderful. After finishing Pages Torn from a Travel Journal I decided I had to at leas

There will be blood...and spoilers. But mostly blood. You’ve been warned. I have been stalking this movie for months and, when it finally came up for me to watch, I ended up unfortunately getting sidetracked by all the messy details of life. That said, last night I finally had the opportunity to sit down and watch The Void and it was well worth the wait. Now, I want to start out with the downside of this movie. It’s my only complaint really but it’s a biggy in my book. They h

Ever read a story and wonder, “how did they write that?” It seems like, for some horror authors they can just keep cranking out work and it’s down-right terrifying. Their stories delve into the psyche of the characters, revealing, not only their flaws, but ours as well. Is there a template to this, a kind of magical formula that plugs in A+B=a heart stopping story? Sadly, there is no formula, but authors are always willing to share their advice on how to write a good horror s

Thunder Lotus Games, makers of the hit RPG Jotun, are back with Sundered a H.P. Lovecraft inspired adventure. The Company has garnered a lot of attention by using had drawn art, giving the games a unique and beautiful look. Sundered features Eshe, a character that wanders through an abandoned world where cosmic horrors and mechanical bosses beset our hero. William Dubé, creative director at Thunder Lotus has said that the game will feature complex bosses and choices that wil

I got an itch, a bee in my bonnet if you will, and so I started doing some research. 1. Evil is Seen While what would later be dubbed “horror” had been seen on the stage for some time, it hadn’t been on film until 1895’s The Execution of Mary Stuart (produced by none other than THAT Thomas Edison). At 18 seconds long, this film depicts its namesake as a woman is beheaded… Now, I know what you’re thinking, “Chris, how can this be considered horror when it’s something of stand

In life, you would’ve most likely never heard of him, but travel up through New England and you can see the towns, buildings and eerie fog that influenced his work. His name was Howard Philips Lovecraft, a slender man who dreamed up cosmic horrors that have touched us all. He has, since his passing, become a master of horror, with his alien monsters, tentacled creations and horrors of other dimensions. Lovecraft’s work has inspired countless films, television shows, video gam