by Maledicta | Jun 17, 2018 | Halloween 365, Macabre Amusements
Down a dark alley, at the corner of your eye something flickers, probably a trick of the waning light, or a stranger up to some banal task. But what hubris leads you to believe that you can understand what happens in and among these haunted buildings much less...
by Maledicta | May 21, 2018 | Books, Macabre Amusements
“… and I would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren’t for you meddling kids!” — Every Scooby Doo Villain, ever Before Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, and 24-hour round-the-clock kids’ programming, we Boomer and Gen X kids had to rely on Saturday morning...
by Maledicta | Mar 26, 2018 | Books, Macabre Amusements
We Lovecraft nerds are easily ensnared. In fact, any title that contains his name – or “Arkham” or “Cthulhu” or any other blatantly Lovecraftian name or place – is usually enough to lure us in. Considering Howard Phillips Lovecraft has been dead for over 80...
by Maledicta | Feb 26, 2018 | Books, Macabre Amusements
No matter how much you love to read, there are certain books of forbidden lore that you should definitely steer clear of. If you’re a fan of Lovecraft (or even the Evil Dead series), you know about the Necronomicon… but what other evil books will drive the...
by Maledicta | Jan 15, 2018 | Macabre Amusements, Maledicta's Movie Corner, Video
Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937) has been a significant influence on some of the horror realm’s greatest authors and filmmakers, including Guillermo del Toro, Stephen King, and Sam Raimi… so why aren’t there more feature films based on Lovecraft’s works?...
