Ten years after his genre-defining film Night of the Living Dead, George A. Romero returned to Pittsburgh to film Dawn of the Dead, a biting commentary of a consumerist society told through the lens of a zombie film. The majority of the content was filmed at nearby Monroeville Mall, where a band of survivors are outlasting a horde […]
The Nightlight Circus arrives in the quaint town of Pondermere. Only open after dark – when it’s “magic time” – this mysterious circus boasts astounding acrobats and dancers, a terrifying mirror maze, and other oddities such as the dragon carousel and the stern but talented fortune teller, Madame Magiya. The circus forbids unaccompanied children, however […]
Special thanks to Madeline Nelson for her contributions to this article. Below is a review for Shock Theater and Haunted Hills Estates Screampark’s combined experience: We’ve Been Trying to Reach You / Call from Restricted. I double-check my assignment and dial the first phone number given to me. My heart races in anticipation of […]
The gruesome murder of Goro Smith has the small town of Pondermere hiding all sorts of secrets. On the grounds of the beautiful Kimura Mansion, an art deco home now operating as a museum, Mr. Smith, a relative newcomer to town, was found stabbed to death with his body sliced into thin ribbons – over […]
It’s a familiar scenario to me at this point. I’m parking my car in a semi industrial-looking area, next to a public storage facility of some kind. The sky is darkening, and as I get out and brace myself against the chilly March night, my eyes dart left and right, trying to suss out any […]
BLACKOUT pioneered the full-contact immersive horror genre in 2009 and further refined it over the next decade. Heretic remixed the theatrical haunted house idea in 2012 and added aggressive brutality that would become synonymous with the extreme haunt name. These two horror experiences served as forefathers for the genre and inspired a very small, but […]
I’m walking in the cool night air in Long Beach, California, covered in blood. As I walk to my car, I attract the gazes of various passersby. Do they know that I’ve just escaped with my life? And yet, I’m not shaken, I’m not panicked, I’m not calling 9-1-1. Instead, I feel that all is […]
“Will mommy be mad at me forever?” young Angela asks as her mom storms out of the room, belt in hand and desperate for her next heroin fix. STAG PRVT 2 “No, she’s just in a bad place right now. Things will get better. Nothing lasts forever.” I assure her. Angela snuggles up next to […]
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