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Celebrating Courtney Love's Steve Coogan and crack shame

Emma

Jan 15

Celebrating Courtney Love's Steve Coogan and crack shame

We've all done things that make us cringe, but Courtney Love wins with her crack and Coogan revelation.

The Most Dangerous Book in the World: By super Occultist Basil Le Croix

Rob

Jan 15

The Most Dangerous Book in the World: By super Occultist Basil Le Croix

This is the most dangerous book you will ever hold in your hands. It is a book of secret rituals. The ceremonies are powerful beyond belief.

Who is Horned 'QAnon Shaman' Jake Angeli?

Emma

Jan 7

Who is Horned 'QAnon Shaman' Jake Angeli?

The man pictured storming the Capitol building looking like a hick version of Techno Viking speaks about being a shaman at an Arizona rally.

Was JFK assassinated by the Majestic 12... because of aliens?

Emma

Jan 5

Was JFK assassinated by the Majestic 12... because of aliens?

Had JFK discovered the US military had a secret relationship with aliens? Was it decided that he must be silenced?

Super Goth: The Undertaker Retires from WWE after hanging, burying and embalming his enemies

Rob

Nov 22, 2020

Super Goth: The Undertaker Retires from WWE after hanging, burying and embalming his enemies

As The Undertaker retires after 30 years we remember his best moments, from hanging the Big Boss Man to crucifying Stone Cold Steve Austin.

Paul Bearer: The Undertaker's iconic sidekick and weirdo wing man

Emma

Nov 22, 2020

Paul Bearer: The Undertaker's iconic sidekick and weirdo wing man

A ghostly pallor, imposing eyebrows and a powerful enchanted urn under one arm, Paul Bearer was never far from The Undertaker or the drama.

Rob

Nov 12, 2020

HOW? WHAT? WHY? Neighbours vs Zombies

In hindsight, Ramsey Street was cursed, but they knew nothing of the horror yet to come...

Isaac from The Children of the Corn was also Chucky, and Cousin Itt

Emma

Nov 12, 2020

Isaac from The Children of the Corn was also Chucky, and Cousin Itt

We love a seasonal horror film, and nothing says 'harvest festival' like The Children of the Corn. Sadly, our plans to watch all NINE of ...

At home with Glenn Danzig: Look inside Misfits star's dirty toy-strewn house

Emma

Nov 11, 2020

At home with Glenn Danzig: Look inside Misfits star's dirty toy-strewn house

We know little about Glenn Danzig, other than he loves the Occult, and he lives in a shit tip.

The Evil (1978): Colonel Sanders is Satan in a $1k white suit

Emma

Nov 10, 2020

The Evil (1978): Colonel Sanders is Satan in a $1k white suit

My ongoing mission to watch EVERY strange horror film ever made (pre-1996) took me to an imposing deserted mansion... one where weird thi...

The Monster Club: Vincent Price's only vampire movie

Emma

Nov 6, 2020

The Monster Club: Vincent Price's only vampire movie

Lockdown is keeping us all indoors, but it's still possible to enjoy a wild night out at the Monster Club, an overlooked horror anthology...

National Redhead day: Vote for your best horror ginger

Emma

Nov 5, 2020

National Redhead day: Vote for your best horror ginger

Chucky, Malachi from Children of the Corn, Carrie White, the Leprechaun and Pennywise go head-to-head...

Aleister Crowley's haunted wardrobe's legacy of chaos

Emma

Nov 3, 2020

Aleister Crowley's haunted wardrobe's legacy of chaos

A haunted wardrobe believed to be carved by Aleister Crowley is claimed to have caused chandeliers to spin, Bibles to flip and make peopl...

Ghost hunter Barri Ghai shares 10 clues your house is haunted

Emma

Oct 27, 2020

Ghost hunter Barri Ghai shares 10 clues your house is haunted

It's almost Halloween, and who doesn't love a haunted house?! Well, people who live in one all year round might quickly get tired of it!

Rob

Oct 24, 2020

French Horror for Halloween: Top 5

This halloween, go French, go extreme, stay scared...

Would you sleep at the clown motel? (it's next to a graveyard)

Emma

Oct 18, 2020

Would you sleep at the clown motel? (it's next to a graveyard)

What's scarier than a clown-themed hotel? How about one built next to an ANCIENT GRAVEYARD? This isn't the setting of a shit horror film ...

Robert the Doll: The real life Chucky locked in a glass case

Emma

Oct 5, 2020

Robert the Doll: The real life Chucky locked in a glass case

Take a photo of Robert the Doll without his permission and you will be cursed - and so will everyone else who was with you when you saw him.

The Hands Resist Him: The most 'haunted' painting on eBay

Emma

Sep 24, 2020

The Hands Resist Him: The most 'haunted' painting on eBay

This creepy artwork is believed to be one of the most haunted paintings ever sold on eBay...

The Black Alien has cut off his nose - see graphic photos

Emma

Sep 16, 2020

The Black Alien has cut off his nose - see graphic photos

Terrifying body modifier The Black Alien Project has now surgically removed his nose - and the pictures he put on Insta might make you vom.

MURDER MYSTERY: The Real Children of Bodom

Rob

Sep 5, 2020

MURDER MYSTERY: The Real Children of Bodom

What happened on the shore of Lake Bodom that left three teenagers brutally murdered...

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