by Maledicta | Feb 7, 2019 | Books, Macabre Amusements
If you think working retail is torture… you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. One of the great tropes of horror literature is the Haunted House, or as Stephen King describes it in Danse Macabre, The Bad Place. The Bad Place can be anywhere that a familiar or benign space...
by Maledicta | Nov 11, 2018 | Halloween 365
Visit your local Halloween haunted house or watch a horror movie, and you’ll probably see a creepy Victorian structure that simply exudes terror. But as art historian Sarah Burns points out, in the 1870s, Victorian houses were just…houses. “Half a century...
by Maledicta | Jul 15, 2018 | Halloween 365, Macabre Amusements
A chain rattles, and the wind blows. A skeleton’s bones clatter, and a woman shrieks. A wolf growls, and a ghost whispers in the darkness. Halloween, amirite? The Halloween sound effects album is a staple of the holiday, almost as inextricably linked to it as...
by Maledicta | Oct 18, 2017 | Macabre Amusements, Maledicta's Movie Corner, Video
Director: James Watkins Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Ciaran Hinds Snack Report: Caramel Coconut Fudge Cookies Tonight we watched The Woman in Black, or “Toto, we’re not in Hogwarts anymore.” So am I the only one who struggles with the fact...
by Maledicta | Oct 15, 2017 | Macabre Amusements, Maledicta's Movie Corner, Video
Director: William Castle Stars: Vincent Price, Elisha Cook Jr., Carol Ohmart Snack Report: Utz’s Cheese Balls Viewing Companions: Zelda and Mr. Falbeaux You knew I’d get around to a Vincent Price movie sometime this month, didn’t you? I’d hate to...
