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The successful rise of Dead Meat

Featured image: (Pacer Graphic / Darby Self) Content creation can take many different forms, from the “let’s play” style of…

A franchise fully revived – ‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’

Featured Image: (Pacer Graphic by Darby Self)   In 2002, zombie culture changed forever with the release of the post-apocalyptic,…

Why analog horror is terrifying audiences better than modern movies

Hollywood horror movies are not scary anymore; these multimillion-dollar movies have wasted money in films that simply are not scary….

Halloween flicks to comfort or frighten you this season

Featured Image: (Pacer Graphic / Darby Self) In honor of the spirit of Halloween, my colleague Bryant Steele and I…

The relevance of creepypasta in 2025

The late aughts introduced the internet to creepypastas, a term coined in 2007, blending the words “creepy” and “copypasta,” referring…