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The Laughing Vampire Review – The Fringes of Japanese Horror Manga

Thomas NormanNov 23, 2020
The Laughing Vampire Review – The Fringes of Japanese Horror Manga

The Laughing Vampire, or Warau Kyuuketsuki in Japanese, is a shocking two volume series of the Suehiro Maruo and follows the vampire of Rakuda as…

Defining Fear: Thalassophobia

Luke GreensmithNov 22, 2020
Defining Fear: Thalassophobia

Thalassaphobia, while not an officially recognised one under some medical manuals, comes under the umbrella heading of an environmental phobias. For all that it isn’t…

The Believers Probably Doesn’t Believe In Its Own Horror

Grimoire of HorrorNov 20, 2020
The Believers Probably Doesn’t Believe In Its Own Horror

At the start of John Schlesinger’s 1987 horror film The Believers, police psychiatrist Cal Jamison (Martin Sheen) is having a quiet morning with his wife…

The Composer of Silent Hill: Akira Yamaoka

AJ SunderlandNov 17, 2020
The Composer of Silent Hill: Akira Yamaoka

The absence of sound derives from the cold but shallow environment. The chimes of eloquence toll in as the fog begins to settle. A piano,…

Why MY BEST FRIEND’S EXORCISM is One of My Favorite Horror Books

Dustin DomingoNov 17, 2020
Why MY BEST FRIEND’S EXORCISM is One of My Favorite Horror Books

Grady Hendrix is turning out to be a very entertaining voice in the horror lit community, and for me, it’s not hard to see why.…

The Street Monster Harionago: The Frightening Female Ghoul

Grimoire of HorrorNov 16, 2020
The Street Monster Harionago: The Frightening Female Ghoul

Harionago (針女子) also known as Harionna ( 針女) is a very dangerous yōkai that wanders darkened streets, alleyways, and roads at night, looking for unsuspecting…