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Special effects may be lacking, but vintage horror films still manage to keep our palms sweating and blood pumping; a look back at retro horror films, stories, books and characters that prove everything is scarier in black and white.

Beechworth Asylum: The Haunted History of Australia's Most Tormented Institution
In Beechworth's historic town in Victoria, Australia, the Beechworth Asylum, or the Mayday Hills Lunatic Asylum, is the country's most haunted location. Finished in 1867, the gargantuan complex of buildings was originally one of Victoria's largest psychiatric facilities, with a capacity to house over 1,200 patients and 500 staff at full capacity. Its massive building and expansive grounds that contained farmland, gardens, and recreation area were designed to be self-sufficient. A history of suffering and inhumane practice, the asylum is therefore a source of tales for paranormal activity.
By Kyrol Mojikal6 months ago in Horror
The Gospel of Devastation
There's nothing to fear except... me. Forget what FDR said; he never met me. Born from the wretched and venomous womb of my dear mother, I was brought into the world. No screaming. No red flags flew overhead.
By Paul Stewart6 months ago in Horror
SEASON 4 : The Black Lung Communion: How a Surgeon’s Journal Sparked a Demonic Outbreak
CHAPTER 7: THE FAMILY TREE The silence after the doppelgänger’s dissolution was heavier than any noise. Liam could only stare at Althea, at the dark sigil pulsing on her skin like a second, terrible heart. The air still hummed with the echo of that unwritable word, a vibration that made his teeth ache.
By Tales That Breathe at Night6 months ago in Horror
Japan’s Historic Urban Legends. AI-Generated.
From Samurai Curses to Mysterious Tunnels Beneath Tokyo Every country has its share of urban legends, but in Japan, many of these tales are deeply rooted in history. Blending folklore, superstition, and real events, Japan’s historic urban legends continue to fascinate and terrify. Here are some of the most famous—and eerie—stories that travelers and locals whisper about even today.
By Takashi Nagaya6 months ago in Horror
SEASON 3 : The Black Lung Communion: How a Surgeon’s Journal Sparked a Demonic Outbreak
CHAPTER 5: THE BONE TASBEEH They didn't stop running until the heavy iron door of the old wing was far behind them, its darkness swallowed by the marginally lighter gloom of the main corridor. Liam slammed his body against the wall, chest heaving, sweat cooling on his skin. Althea leaned over, hands on her knees, vomiting onto the clean linoleum.
By Tales That Breathe at Night6 months ago in Horror
Demonoid: Messenger of Death
Behold! The poster art promised pure, molten heavy-metal hell—a horned warrior, sword raised to the void, a shrieking cosmic face frozen in eternal terror. It looked like a lost Manowar album, or the forbidden sketch on the back of a high school notebook, drawn by a kid who carved pentagrams into his desk with a compass.
By Tom Baker6 months ago in Horror
The Devil’s Footprints: England’s 1855 Panic
"In 1855, Devon awoke to hoofprints stretching over 100 miles. They climbed houses, crossed rivers, and vanished into legend. No one ever found what walked there."
By Veil of Shadows6 months ago in Horror
The Last Message
It started with a message... Emma, a 23-year-old student from London, had always been curious about the darker side of the internet. A self-proclaimed “paranormal enthusiast,” she loved browsing through mysterious forums, reading creepy tales, and watching strange, unsolved disappearances. One night, after scrolling through a forum she hadn’t visited before, she came across an unusual post titled “Send a Message to the Future, and It Will Reply.”
By ABDU LLAH6 months ago in Horror
Daddy's Deadly Darling (a.k.a. Pigs)
🐖 Part One: A Pig’s Appetite and a Lady’s Touch One of the most inhospitable things I can think of is inviting someone over to dinner simply to bash in their skull and, when they fall over into the gravy, drag them outdoors to the hog shed, strip them, gut them like a fish, hang their bloody carcass up by a meat hook, and then feed their innards—eventually the whole carcass (what can't be put to other purposes)—to pigs.
By Tom Baker6 months ago in Horror
The Knock at 2 A.M.
I don’t usually wake up at 2 A.M. I am the kind of person who sleeps like a rock. But that night, something pulled me out of my dreams—like a string yanking me awake.
By ETS_Story6 months ago in Horror
The Acid Bath Murderer: England’s Most Chilling Conman-Turned-Killer. Content Warning.
The press would name him the “Acid Bath Murderer,” and his trial in 1949 would horrify a nation still recovering from war.
By E. hasan6 months ago in Horror
SEASON 2 : The Black Lung Communion: How a Surgeon’s Journal Sparked a Demonic Outbreak
CHAPTER 3: THE INTRAVENOUS CONFESSION The iron door to the old wing was cold, its surface pitted with rust and something darker that looked like old bloodstains. The master key felt alien in Liam’s hand, a sliver of cold metal that seemed to pulse with a malevolent life of its own.
By Tales That Breathe at Night6 months ago in Horror