I’m Ranking the Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood 2025 Houses!

Welcome to Our Darkest Fears, where I cover all things horror! Last year, I had fun ranking the ten houses at Universal Studios Orlando for their Halloween Horror Nights. This year, I traveled to the West Coast to see what Halloween Horror Nights is like, Hollywood style. Where did I rank the houses? Let’s peel …

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What Horror Films Am I Looking Forward to the Rest of 2025?

Welcome to Our Darkest Fears! So far, I've been kind of disappointed in the horror offerings we've had in 2025. The genre has featured some highly disappointing films from the usually dependable Blumhouse and pretty much everyone else. Yes, we had Sinners, a fantastic flick, but we also had Megan 2.0 and Wolf Man on …

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What About The Woman in the Yard?

What is up, Spooky Kids? I had some time to catch up on a few horror films released earlier this year, one of which was Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions' The Woman in the Yard. I'd heard mixed reviews and comments concerning the movie, but I said I'd give any horror film a shot, and …

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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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Today’s Fear: Failure

Greetings mortals! I've ironically reached a crossroads in my life. If you've been following along from the crypts, you know I've embarked on a second website and various platform presences called Brent's Crossroads. This endeavor focuses on my love of travel, cruising, and Disney to keep it separate from what I do here. The drawback …

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“Scared to Death” is the exhibit All Horror Fans Need

Is it scary? Do you like scary movies? Welcome to Our Darkest Fears, the home for my dark fiction and all things that go bump in the night. On a recent trip to Seattle, I had the opportunity to visit the Museum of Pop Culture. MOPC is one of the best museums I've toured. The …

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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 Do You Mean There’s No Sequel?

Good evening, and welcome back to the show... One constant and true aspect of the horror movie genre is that sequels are a natural part of the program. Once the first installment is released, a low-budget film can spin off into a full-blown franchise seemingly overnight. Look at the movies we've had spin-off into many …

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Fear the AI Invasion

These are wild times, my friends. The real horrors make the fictional horrors seem tame by comparison, but hopefully, we will navigate through the BS together. Speaking of some serious BS... Recently, it has come to everyone's attention that Meta, OpenAI, and even Microsoft have been accused of pirating books to train their AI models. …

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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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