pop culture

Pop culture for horror junkies; all about the famous films, creepypasta tales, trends and tropes that bled from the fringes of fright into the macabre mainstream.

13 Ghosts
13 Ghosts is a mediocre little entry in the cult-classic oeuvre directed by William Castle, a sort of third-rung Alfred Hitchcock who made the selling of gimmick pictures his raison d’être. Castle didn’t just make movies—he made events, most of them barely qualifying as cinema.
By Tom Baker2 days ago in Horror
What is Summerween?
Let's get things straight. Summerween is a lifestyle. But what is it? No it's not a specific date or traditional holiday but for those who love all things spooky having only one Halloween is simply not enough.
By Loey Buiskool6 days ago in Horror
Reasons I (and everyone else) Would Be Burned As A Witch
The events in Salem were but one chapter in a long story of people being hunted, tried and killed for acts of witchcraft. Although, arguably the most famous, the Salem Witch Trials occurred late in the sequence, with hunts and executions beginning in Europe, around 1330.
By Loey Buiskool7 days ago in Horror
The Burari Deaths: A Tale of Horror
Imagine living in a tight-knit neighborhood where everyone knows everyone. In this community lives a family of 11. Then, one bizarre morning, you wake up and they’re just... gone. Vanished into thin air. You and the neighbors decide to check on them, only to stumble upon the strangest and most terrifying story you’ve ever heard.
By Hossam Gamal7 days ago in Horror
Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV
Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV is a thoroughly gross, disgusting, vile, and highly entertaining cinematic dumpster fire helmed by Lloyd “Uncle Lloydie” Kaufman of Troma fame, and it is one of the grossest, most disgusting, splattery, bloody, sexy, scatological, dumb, and vile celluloid turds ever shat from the volcanic bowels of a mad genius who seems to have been driven forward by equal handfuls of adolescent lust and cartoon fervor.
By Tom Baker7 days ago in Horror
2025 in Horror
If the past few years have proven anything, it’s that horror is and always will be the most exciting and inventive type of storytelling. Horror movies have always been respected and appreciated amongst those who love the genre, but it's fair to say that they have been underappreciated and dismissed as not being "serious movies" by the general public, and even by the film industry itself.
By Kaiya J9 days ago in Horror
The Other Woman
The video had been playing for six minutes when Maya realized the woman was describing her nightmare. Not a nightmare. Her nightmare. The one she'd been having for three weeks straight, the one that left her gasping awake at 3 AM with the taste of smoke in her mouth and the phantom sensation of drowning. The woman on screen—pale, dark circles carved beneath her eyes—spoke in a monotone that made Maya's skin crawl.
By Parsley Rose 10 days ago in Horror
The Night the Phone Wouldn’t Stop Ringing: A True Horror Story
Introduction: The phone rang at 2:17 a.m. Not once. Not twice. But over and over again. And every time I answered… no one spoke.
By Dark Files11 days ago in Horror
The Animatronics Don’t Power Down Anymore
I’m 17 and I work closing shifts at Chuck E. Cheese. If you’ve never closed one before, let me explain something real quick: the place does not go quiet after the last family leaves. The lights dim, the arcade hums, and everything smells like grease and sanitizer. You hear noises that don’t belong to anyone anymore.
By V-Ink Stories17 days ago in Horror
The Prize Counter Kid
I’m 16, and I work evenings at Chuck E. Cheese. Mostly prize counter shifts, because I’m fast at counting tickets and I don’t freak out when kids scream.
By V-Ink Stories17 days ago in Horror
Lideco Ghost Town Vietnam: Inside Hanoi’s Most Mysterious Abandoned City
Approximately 15 km to the west of Hà Nội city center, in Hoài Đức District, is one of the most fascinating ruin sights in Vietnam, which is the remnants of a large housing estate called Lideco Bắc 32. This location does not appear to be a typical residential area to tourists who visit there or those who hear of its existence; it is more of a ghost town.
By Kyrol Mojikal18 days ago in Horror
I Love Watching Horror Movies with Bad Acting
One thing that I feel is always overlooked with horror movies, is the use of 'bad acting' in horror movies. I love it when horror films purposely have this weird acting method in their stories. Directors have claimed that they use bad acting as a way to keep the audience captivated.
By Emy Quinn19 days ago in Horror