FEATURED COMIC --> Echo And Boltz Halloween Special

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Nov. 6, 2024



A group of young friends are off trick or treating in the neighbourhood, collecting many lovely, yummy treats and showing off their fantastic outfits, but there's a dark presence on the prowl… They soon find themselves trapped within a scary haunted house with no way out and many dangers ...

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Happy Halloween!

Banes at 12:00AM, Oct. 31, 2024



Happy Halloween, Ducks!

As always, here's hoping that you're all doing well. Have a great day, spooky activities, fun activities, candy-related activities…or no activity! Whatever you're doing, enjoy…

and to all a good…fright?

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Quackcast 711 - Lost Boys

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Oct. 29, 2024

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Halloween is on the way and we always do something different for it. This time we're doing a commentary for the 1987 vampire movie The Lost Boys! We even dressed in Lost Boys themed outfits for ...


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The Psychology of Monsters

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Oct. 26, 2024



Halloween is just around the corner, so what better thing to do than talk about monsters?

Specifically, what has motivated humanity to create them, talk about them, fear them and love them across time and across culture.

Monsters are generally linked with our sense of fear. Fear is an adaptive ...





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Horror CateGORIES

Banes at 12:00AM, Oct. 24, 2024


Now that's a little TOO scary!

Horror is perfect for metaphor and allegory. In fact, a horror story is often allegorical by default, what with its bizarre landscapes and freaky beasties.

Here are some categories of horror and some thoughts on what they symbolize:

Reality Bites


psycho killer! Qu ...









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The Horror Protagonist

Banes at 12:00AM, Oct. 10, 2024



I was watching The Dead Zone again the other week, and thought that Johnny Smith might be the perfect horror Protagonist.

This movie, and the Stephen King book it's based on, might be a little bit under the radar; I'm not sure how well known it is in ...



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Freddy Krueger's special day and the Anthology of Dreams

Banes at 12:00AM, Sept. 26, 2024




We're jumping ahead a bit, here: I meant to do horror/halloween related articles throughout October, starting next week - but I caught a little video that reminded me of a special anniversary happening this year!


Freddy Krueger and his first final girl Nancy down for a 40th Anniversary reunion ...





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The Series Bible

Banes at 12:00AM, Sept. 19, 2024



I was just reading one of the original Star Trek Series Bibles. It's actually called the “Writer's Guide” and was a, well, a guide for new writers who were interested in writing a Star Trek script. It's most interesting!

Being very interested in fiction and writing for ...



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Sleeping_gorilla is Hosting “This is Halloween 2024”!

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Aug. 26, 2024


Photo: “Doorway”. This is Halloween Community Project hosted by Sleeping_gorilla. (August 2024-October 2024)

Sleeping_gorilla is continuing the tradition of celebrating Halloween costume designs, trick-or-treat entrances, and pumpkin carving designs for the third year in a row.

Sleeping_gorilla writes on the forums:

A bit early, but I want to give everyone ...






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Actions and the Unaware

Banes at 12:00AM, Feb. 29, 2024



A classic scene that terrified audiences back in the day was that moment in Halloween where an out-of focus Michael Myers (“The Shape”) sits up behind the traumatized Jamie Lee Curtis. “Behind you! BEHIND YOU!” The audience screamed. The audience knowing something threatening that the character doesn't see plays ...

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