by Maledicta | May 23, 2019 | Macabre Amusements, Maledicta's Movie Corner, Video
Yes, it’s true! Last year I posted an article about the Clown Motel in Tonopah, Nevada, when it was named the “scariest motel in America.” Now I’m happy to report that this terrifying haunted landmark is about to be the subject of its own horror movie,...
by Maledicta | Dec 3, 2018 | Halloween 365, Uncategorized
Have you heard about the mysterious Black Angel, the crypt with moving coffins, or Lilly Gray, “Victim of the Beast?” Every grave tells a story… And some are more “strange and unusual” than others. Most of these stories are prosaic enough,...
by Maledicta | Oct 1, 2018 | Macabre Amusements, Maledicta's Movie Corner, Video
It’s a shame that George Romero didn’t make it to see the 50th anniversary of the premiere of Night of the Living Dead. Though he made many more films in his long career, NOTLD will always be his magnum opus. Because of its iconic status, I chose NOTLD as the...
by Maledicta | Sep 9, 2018 | Macabre Amusements, Oddities and Curiosities
Within the wrought-iron and stone walls of American cemeteries—beneath the shade of oak trees and tombs’ stoic penumbras—you could say many people “rest in peace.” However, not so long ago, people of the still-breathing sort also gathered there to rest – and...
by Maledicta | Jul 1, 2018 | Halloween 365
Four decades ago, less than 5% of Americans were cremated. Now that figure stands at nearly 50%. The textbook way we treat our dead is that someone passes, they’re buried, and a headstone marks their place out among the rows in the borough of the departed. But...
