Poltergeist, directed by Tobe Hooper and written by Steven Spielberg, debuted in 1982 and was an immediate success. 40 years later this month, it’s still delighting and frightening horror fans, and has earned its spot …
Annie Wilkes’s MISERY Meatloaf
Annie Wilkes may be one of the most deceptively terrifying characters in fiction, flipping from attentive nurse to unhinged fanatic in a sublime performance by Kathy Bates in the 1990 adaptation of Stephen King’s Misery. She’s a …
THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA-inspired Pozole Verde
The Curse of La Llorona, from New Line Cinema and director Michael Chaves, came screeching into theaters this Friday. It stars Linda Cardellini and Patricia Velazquez, two mothers troubled in different ways, and haunted by …
Celebrate Edgar Allan Poe’s Birthday with a New England Clam Chowder Adapted from Vincent Price
This post originally appeared on Nightmare on Film Street. Edgar Allan Poe, an author synonymous with American gothic horror writing, and Vincent Price, an American horror actor with a velvet voice and looming stage presence, …
A Horror Cocktail Menu for the Creepiest Christmas Party!
It’s the Christmas season, and our days are merry and bright…but our nights are cold and dark, and there’s enough Christmas horror that the holiday can almost be a second Halloween. If you like a little creepy …
SUSPIRIA-inspired Snow White Roasted Vegetables and Sausage with Red Wine Reduction
In the same way folklore transforms over time, 2018’s Suspiria is a thorough retelling of the classic 1977 Dario Argento Giallo horror. Though both films tell the twisted fairy tale of a beautiful, talented and …
Myers Lemon Pumpkin Pie | Halloween
‘Tis the season! We’ve decked the halls with cobwebs and pumpkins, and are so ready for the final confrontation between Laurie Strode and Michael Myers in 2018’s Halloween, directed by David Gordon Green. John Carpenter’s …
Cabbage-Stuffed Hot Cross Buns | The Nun
The latest installment in James Wan’s The Conjuring Universe has arrived. The Nun, directed by Corin Hardy (The Hallow), starring Demián Bichir (Alien: Covenant) and Taissa Farmiga (American Horror Story, The Final Girls), is a …
Creepy Pasta (Squid Ink Pasta with Octopus and Burrata) | Slender Man
This post originally appeared on Nightmare on Film Street The Slender Man mythology, originating from a creepypasta story on the Something Awful forums sometime in 2009, has wound its way through our society, from spooky …
Walnut Brownie Altar Cakes | Hereditary
2018 supernatural horror film Hereditary, directed by Ari Aster and featuring Toni Collette, Milly Shapiro and Alex Wolfe, began by lulling me into the typical horror formula (I’ve seen a few ghost movies, ok?) and …