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The Evil (1978): Colonel Sanders is Satan in a $1k white suit

Nov 10, 2020

The Evil (1978): Colonel Sanders is Satan in a $1k white suit

My ongoing mission to watch EVERY strange horror film ever made (pre-1996) took me to an imposing deserted mansion... one where weird...

The Monster Club: Vincent Price's only vampire movie

Nov 6, 2020

The Monster Club: Vincent Price's only vampire movie

Lockdown is keeping us all indoors, but it's still possible to enjoy a wild night out at the Monster Club, an overlooked horror anthology...

National Redhead day: Vote for your best horror ginger

Nov 5, 2020

National Redhead day: Vote for your best horror ginger

Chucky, Malachi from Children of the Corn, Carrie White, the Leprechaun and Pennywise go head-to-head...

Aleister Crowley's haunted wardrobe's legacy of chaos

Nov 3, 2020

Aleister Crowley's haunted wardrobe's legacy of chaos

A haunted wardrobe believed to be carved by Aleister Crowley is claimed to have caused chandeliers to spin, Bibles to flip and make...

Ghost hunter Barri Ghai shares 10 clues your house is haunted

Oct 27, 2020

Ghost hunter Barri Ghai shares 10 clues your house is haunted

It's almost Halloween, and who doesn't love a haunted house?! Well, people who live in one all year round might quickly get tired of it!

Rob

Oct 24, 2020

French Horror for Halloween: Top 5

This halloween, go French, go extreme, stay scared...

Would you sleep at the clown motel? (it's next to a graveyard)

Oct 18, 2020

Would you sleep at the clown motel? (it's next to a graveyard)

What's scarier than a clown-themed hotel? How about one built next to an ANCIENT GRAVEYARD? This isn't the setting of a shit horror film...

Robert the Doll: The real life Chucky locked in a glass case

Oct 5, 2020

Robert the Doll: The real life Chucky locked in a glass case

Take a photo of Robert the Doll without his permission and you will be cursed - and so will everyone else who was with you when you saw him.

'A haunted doll scratched my husband as he slept'

Sep 29, 2020

'A haunted doll scratched my husband as he slept'

If you found scratches over your man's body, you might suspect there's another woman involved. It was true for the marks Debbie Merrick...

Dennis Nilsen and Bleep: What Really happened to Des' dog?

Sep 17, 2020

Dennis Nilsen and Bleep: What Really happened to Des' dog?

Dennis Nilsen was a serial killer, but he was also a dog dad. His dog Bleep, a cute black and white mongrel, was his only friend during his

Dennis Nilsen: Slashed in the face with a razor at Wormwood Scrubs

Sep 6, 2020

Dennis Nilsen: Slashed in the face with a razor at Wormwood Scrubs

Dennis Nilsen was slashed across the face with a razor when he was in prison, leaving him with a wound that needed 89 stitches.

MURDER MYSTERY: The Real Children of Bodom

Rob

Sep 5, 2020

MURDER MYSTERY: The Real Children of Bodom

What happened on the shore of Lake Bodom that left three teenagers brutally murdered...

Rob

Aug 27, 2020

FRIGHTFEST 2020 PREVIEW: HOME INVASION

Be prepared, FRIGHTFEST 2020 is coming to your homes...

Horror-scopes: Leatherface, Virgo or nutcase?

Aug 26, 2020

Horror-scopes: Leatherface, Virgo or nutcase?

Leatherface is happiest when he's slicing people up - but is that because he's a perfectionist who enjoys being busy, or because he's nuts?

Child of Rage: Psychopath, 6, admits urge to kill sibling

Jul 28, 2020

Child of Rage: Psychopath, 6, admits urge to kill sibling

Beth Thomas told her psychiatrist she wanted to kill her parents, pet and brother.

I Drink Your Blood / I Eat Your Skin grindhouse double

Jul 15, 2020

I Drink Your Blood / I Eat Your Skin grindhouse double

A boy crouches over the body of a dead dog, his hands trembling as he reaches to touch his still-warm flesh. To an outsider it could be a...

Famous 'freak' The Hairy Maid was pimped out by her husband

Jul 11, 2020

Famous 'freak' The Hairy Maid was pimped out by her husband

Barbara Urslerin's head to toe covering of soft blonde hair saw her gain fame across the whole of Europe during the 1660s.

Freak show star Prince Randian - 'the Human Worm' - was born with no limbs

Jul 10, 2020

Freak show star Prince Randian - 'the Human Worm' - was born with no limbs

Prince Randian was born with no arms or legs, but despite his crippling disability, he made a fortune on the 'freak show' circuit.

Time to add 'bubonic plague' to the list of 2020 madness

Jul 6, 2020

Time to add 'bubonic plague' to the list of 2020 madness

Just when you thought 2020 couldn’t get any more mental, it’s revealed there has been a case of BUBONIC PLAGUE reported in China. The...

Rob

Jun 15, 2020

THE ULTIMATE UNSOLVED MYSTERY VOTE!

Vote for the ultimate unsolved mystery - the one you want to know what happened in most...