43 Scary Facts That Will Give You Nightmares

36. Memento Mori

In Victorian England, middle class people could not afford to hire artists to paint portraits of their families. So, when photography became popular, people decided to get family photos done. However, if someone died, and the family didn’t have a chance to get the photo done yet, they would prop up the dead body and take the family photo anyway.

35. I Pray the Lord My Soul to Take

During the filming of the 1982 horror movie Poltergeist, many people were injured, and some even died. Nearly everyone who was connected to the making of the film suffered such horrible fates that some believe the movie is cursed.

34. The Boogie Men

In Uganda, children are kidnapped and used as child sacrifices by witch doctors. They pay off local police to be sure that they’ll never get caught.

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33. More than a Nightmare

In the 1970’s and 80’s, over 100 healthy people suddenly died in their sleep. Their families couldn’t explain it. Wes Craven was inspired by this idea, and it helped him to create Nightmare on Elm Street, where the villain finds and kills people in their dreams.

32. Off With Your Head!

The Guillotine was a machine used for executions, and it would chop people’s heads off. Witnesses reported the eyes moving on the heads moments before death. A modern-day experiment on rats confirmed that brains are still thinking several seconds after a head is removed from a body.

31. Love Lost

While many people take medications to cope with feelings of despair, certain types of antidepressants have been known to eliminate someone’s ability to feel love and compassion. Relationships have been ruined because these pills made their partner fall out of love with them.

Best Haunted House Horror Movies

September 3, 2017 Sophie Movies/Tv

If there is one thing that scares me in a horror movie its ghosts *shiver. Seriously give me endless zombie, vampire and slasher movies but give me a movie based on ghosts then I’m going to sleep with the lights on for about a week. Here is a list of the best haunted house horror movies.

Once you have read my top 10 list, leave me a comment and let me know if your favorite haunted house movie was listed.  After all, I am only human and forget about some great movies.

The Shining:

This horror masterpiece and definitely deserves to be placed at the top of this list. The movie is eerie, creepy and very ghostly. It was also, in my opinion, Jack Nicholsons best movie ever.

Poltergeist:

This movie has always scared the socks off of me and even now when I watch it I tend to hide behind a pillow.

1408:

Ok, so maybe it’s not a haunted house its a haunted hotel room but its bricks n cement all the same. I will never watch this movie again because I couldn’t sleep for a week after watching it.

The Amityville Horror:

This movie set the bar for all great haunted house movies. The Amityville Horror was based on actual true events which makes it even more creepy, don’t you agree?

The Conjuring:

Another ghostly movie loosely based on true events was this one. The movie may be a little slow to start but it soon picks up speed.

The Others:

This great haunted house movie is definitely one you should watch if you haven’t seen it. The movie ends up having one hell of a twist in it.

TheWoman In Black:

At first while watching this I could not get over the fact that a grown up Harry Potter was starring in a creepy horror movie lol. It’s another movie that I will never watch again because it scared me way to much. (Yes, I know I’m a wimp).

The Haunting In Connecticut:

I couldn’t leave this movie off the list due to the fact that I think it’s a fantastic haunted house movie and is more than a little creepy.

The Orphanage:

Ghosts are one thing but scary ghost children in a haunted house are a completely different level of creepiness.

Paranormal Activity:

What makes this movie stand out and what makes it so creepy is the fact that it’s a found footage movie with lots of ghostly going on’s.

Tobe Hooper, ‘Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ and ‘Poltergeist’ Director, Dies at 74

Pat Saperstein

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August 26, 2017 | 11:35PM PT

Tobe Hooper, the horror director best known for helming “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” and “Poltergeist,” died Saturday in Sherman Oaks, Calif. He was 74.
The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office said it was reported as a natural death.
The 1974 “Texas Chain Saw Massacre” became one of the most influential horror films of all time for its realistic approach and deranged vision. Shot for less than $300,000, it tells the story of a group of unfortunate friends who encounter a group of cannibals on their way to visit an old homestead. Though it was banned in several countries for violence, it was one of the most profitable independent films of the 1970s in the U.S. The character of Leatherface was loosely based on serial killer Ed Gein.

Hooper also directed the 1986 sequel “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2,” which took a more comedic approach, as part of his Cannon Films deal.
The 1982 “Poltergeist,” written and produced by Steven Spielberg, also became a classic of the genre. The story of a family coping with a house haunted by unruly ghosts starred JoBeth Williams and Craig T. Nelson. The film was a box office success for MGM and became the eighth-highest grossing film of the year.

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After “Poltergeist,” Hooper directed two movies for Cannon Films, “Lifeforce” and “Invaders from Mars,” a remake of the 1953 alien movie.
His 1979 CBS miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s bestselling novel “Salem’s Lot” is considered by many fans to be a high-water mark in televisual horror. Combining the intrigue of a nighttime soap opera with the gothic atmosphere of a classic horror film, the two-part program was eventually reedited and released theatrically throughout Europe.
He continued working in television and film throughout the 1990s and 2000s, but none of the films had the impact of his early works. His last film, the 2013 “Djinn,” was set in the United Arab Emirates and produced by Image Nation. His other more recent works included “Toolbox Murders,” “Mortuary” and two episodes of “Masters of Horror.”
Among his other works was the music video for Billy Idol’s “Dancing With Myself.” In 2011 he co-authored a post-modern horror novel titled “Midnight Movie” in which he himself appeared as the main character.
Willard Tobe Hooper was born in Austin, Texas and taught college before starting out in documentaries.
He is survived by two sons.

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Top 10 Scariest 80’s Horror Classics

August 14, 2017 Sophie Movies/Tv

The 1980’s are well known for the ending of the cold war, tutus, big hair, rock ballads and of course amazing movies. I thought I Should take a look at some of the scariest 80’s horror movies and try to pick out a top 10.  It was a really tough choice if I’m honest because although sometimes cheesy 80’s horror movies were pretty amazing and brought us a lot of amazing horror icons.  

Poltergeist:  

No doubt in my mind what so ever that this movie had to be at the top of my list. Poltergeist scared the s**t out of me when I was a kid and I have to admit I haven’t watched it since. Just the sound of Carol Anne’s voice saying “They’re Heeere!” Sends a shiver right up my spine.  

The Thing:  

This old 80’s classic is one of the creepiest movies of all time in my eyes. Even now as I sit typing this blog post I have the creepy spider head image stuck in my mind and playing on repeat. Not to mention the poor guy who gets his arms chewed off by the chest cavity of the person he is trying to save.  

Evil Dead II:  

Even though my favorite scene from this movie is Bruce Campbell going mad and the furniture laughing, it also had some very disturbing scenes too. The dead by dawn scene is a one that definitely sticks in my mind and although quite cheesy compared to today’s movies it was truly terrifying.  

The Shining:  

The shining is an epic 80’s horror classic with so many amazing scenes. It’s the twin girls from the movie that sticks in my mind the most. It’s super creepy, poor kid is just riding his trike down the hallway then he’s faced with 2 dead girls repeating come play with us.  

A Nightmare on Elm Street:  

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a billion times Freddy Kruger seriously creeps me out and why wouldn’t he, he kills you in your dreams! The body bag scene is always the one that gets to me the most it seriously terrified me for months. Even when I went to the cinema to see the remake I literally hid behind my hands at the body bag scene.  

 Aliens:  

True Story: When I was about 10 or 12 I watched Aliens with my uncle in my Nan’s sitting room one night once it was finished we turned off the tv and he made a run for the sitting room door (which was glass) then turning off the light shouting “Soph it’s behind you”. A terrified me ran up banging on the door screaming stop it, let me out I was that scared I actually went through the glass door. Anyhow back to the movie… I think every aspect of this movie scared the crap out of me, however, I did go on to watch the rest of the franchise and wasn’t seriously hurt or put off by the door escapade.  

 Poltergeist II The Other Side:

Yup, as much as the first one scared me I still went on to watch the sequel. In this poltergeist movie it was the creepy man who scared me senseless, let’s not forget the part with the boy’s braces too. The scene that really caused this movie to be on this list is when the dad vomits out the demon that had him possessed.   

Pet Sematary:  

Everyone knows that Gage the little boy who was brought back to life made the movie what it was. Sure he was a creepy kid and played the part so well but it was the Zelda scenes that got to me the most. *Shiver!  

Fright Night:  

I’m a massive vampire fanatic so it comes to no surprise that I love this movie (the remake was terrible). I have to admit though when I was younger this movie did scare me. My friend and I watched it at a sleepover and the scene of Billie’s death is the one that always comes to mind whenever this movie is mentioned.  

Child’s Play:  

These movies were huge in the 80’s but were also enough to put me off dolls for life. Safe to say Chucky is one evil, horrid doll! The scene that scared me the most though was actually the moment she realizes the doll has no batteries in and it suddenly says “Chucky wanna play” that s**t was creepy!  

So that is my top 10 scariest 80’s horror classics. What would you add to the list and what would you take out?

My First Stab at Fanfiction: Part or Chapter 1

Okay,here's my own first stab at Poltergeist fanfiction. Now,for this story,it takes place or covers the events right after the events of the second sequel (as most Poltergeist fanfiction stories tend to ignore the crappy second sequel),so here goes Part or Chapter 1 of "Starting Over":







Once the smoke settled and dissipated, Carol Anne, Aunt Pat, Uncle Bruce, Donna and Scott all slowly, deliberately move away from each other, totally relieved and utterly exhausted from their epic battle with the forces of evil in the form of Rev. Kane and his followers. Donna happily and even giddily walks Scott out and downstairs to his apartment, figuring out a way to sneak Scott into the apartment before his mother finds out that the evil shell of her son that had first came back from The Other Side was not her son, both of them stopping a few times to French kiss like they did twice before last night. Meanwhile, Bruce and Pat were utterly exhausted from the battle of the ages and all they wanted to do was retire to their master-bedroom, take off his wedding tux and "last year's salary", and make out in bed, Bruce skipping the stiff drink that he had been promising himself since "the garage". Carol Anne, meanwhile, was totally exhausted as well and though she was in her footed blanket sleeper, sweat already starting to trickle down her cherubic face, she didn't have the strength to even unbutton the top button on her footies. As she settled down to sleep, Carol Anne couldn't help but feel sad that Tangina had to sacrifice herself into the Light in order for her to be rid of her nightmare once and for all and she knew that she would be eternally grateful to Tangina for that. 

Fanfiction- some ideas for stories that I have

There are plenty of web-sites out there now devoted to fan-fiction stories; stories that fans of movies and TV shows write that expand concepts and ideas explored in said movies or TV shows that some fans feel weren't expanded enough by the show or movie's writers.The 1980's trilogy is just one movie franchise that has gotten the fan-fiction treatment. I was going to post some of what I found here but apparently these web-sites don't allow one to copy-and-paste text off the site and onto blogs like this one so I was thinking of doing some of my own fan-fiction,as I fashion myself as a writer, albeit a self-published one,so look for some Poltergeist fan-fiction stories of mine in future posts.

Documentary to Explore 'Poltergeist' Movie Curse

The Curse of Poltergeist' will attempt to unravel the mystery that surrounds the spooky franchise.

Producer and filmmaker Adam Ripp wants to get to the bottom of the supposed curse that has plagued the cast of the Steven Spielberg-produced Poltergeist film series.

Ripp is directing The Curse of Poltergeist, which his company, Vega Baby, is financing and producing alongside Indonesia-based MD Pictures. He's set to start shooting in November.

The documentary will focus on the life and experiences of Poltergeist actor Oliver Robins, who played Robbie Freeling in the first and second installment of the franchise, as a way to explore the tragedies that have befallen those involved with the films.

“It will be a journey into the unknown as I attempt to understand the meaning behind the tragedies surrounding the movie,” said Robins, of the The Curse of Poltergeist. “It's something that will hopefully bring closure to a dark chapter in my life."

Many of the actors involved in the project have met dreadful ends, including Dominique Dunne who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend, and young star Heather O’Rourke, who died at the age of twelve of acute bowel obstruction right before the third film was released.

In 2002, the curse was the focus of an E! True Hollywood Story.