Is Conjuring: Last Rites Worth the Hype?

How's it hangin', boils and ghouls? The temps seem like they finally want to start dipping cooler at night, and Halloween has taken over the seasonal sections of all the local stores. In a final test of how close the Halloween season is, Spirit Halloween has transformed the dead Jo-Ann's and Big Lots stores to …

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WTH Did I Watch? Fear Street: Prom Queen

Image Copyright Netflix 2025 Welcome back to the darkness under your stairs. I admit that I often fall behind in catching new horror films in theaters. I'm still trying to make the drive-in for the Sinners and Final Destination: Bloodlines double feature, but circumstances haven't been helping me. Over the Memorial Day weekend, however, Netflix …

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What Does Epic Universe Have To Do With Anything?

I know some of you are wondering what the hell is going on in here. You thought this was a site dedicated to my writing and the horror genre. Well, this is one of those times when my other side ventures into this dark corner of the universe. The picture shows a very happy me …

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2024 In Review

Greetings, horror hounds! It is colder than the research station in John Carpenter's The Thing, but winter will hopefully go by quickly. Today, I want to reflect on my 2024 as a writer. There have been some ups and downs, but it wasn't too bad overall. It was a busy year, but much work still …

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Welcome to October

Does it look haunted? Welcome to the spooky season, my friends! It's the most wonderful time of the year. This month, we feel the chill in the air, the days shorten, and the darkness creeps in from all sides. This is the time of year when the walls between this world and the next become …

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Still True.

https://brentabell.com/2014/04/06/let-them-read/ Good afternoon to all you fine people! There have been a lot of readers checking out older posts lately, and I decided to see what everyone had checked out. This post from 2014 stuck with then, and it still resonates with me today. In light of how books are being treated in the US, …

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Get Ready for a Double Dose

How about them covers? June 15th won't be a good day in White Creek. The long brewing winter storm arrives leaving the town awash in blood and bodies. Frank Hill can feel the end nearing, but can he stop it? How are the dragonflies tied to the evil simmering beneath the surface? Find out in …

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Well, That Was Something…

Before the Horror Con storm... I will admit, I'm not big on going to first-year cons. You never know what to expect or if anyone will even show up. When I heard about Evansville Horror Con, I was reluctant to set up there. My hometown doesn't exactly seem like the place that would support a …

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A New Year with New Challenges

The place where the magic happens. Welcome to the new year! I hope it isn't the dumpster fire the past few years have been like, but you never know anymore. I feel like I haven't swung by to talk with you all, but it has been a couple of months. The time has brought some …

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Does “Halloween Kills” Kill or Die Trying?

Hoping "The Shape" doesn't find me. I know I'm a little behind on my horror film viewing. I recently had a chance to finally catch Halloween Kills over the past week, and I found it to be a very enjoyable chapter in the struggle between Laurie Strode and the man with the Bill Shatner mask, …

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