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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.

The Hollow Beneath the Pines. AI-Generated.
It was the summer of 2012 when I visited a remote village in southern France with my cousin Adrien. The kind of place where phones lose signal, and time slows down to match the hum of crickets. At the edge of the village stood an ancient pine forest, rumored by locals to be “cursed.” They called it La Forêt Creuse—The Hollow Forest. Of course, we laughed it off. At seventeen, curses were just stories meant to keep kids indoors. But I’ve never quite laughed about it since.
By Sherooz khan7 months ago in Horror
The Collector of Echoes
Elias Thorne was a man of silence, a digital archaeologist whose domain was the forgotten whispers of the past. His studio, a sanctuary of soundproofing and vintage equipment, was where he resurrected dead audio, polishing static into clarity, bringing long-lost voices back from oblivion. His latest acquisition, a collection of unmarked reel-to-reel tapes from the estate of a deceased, reclusive audio engineer named Alistair Finch, promised nothing more than mundane historical recordings. Finch had been known for his eccentric field recordings, capturing everything from the distant cries of urban foxes to the subtle hum of forgotten machinery. Elias anticipated a few interesting sonic textures, perhaps a rare snippet of an old street performer.
By Jack Nod7 months ago in Horror
Being Consumed in Whole or in Part by Invisible Forces as if you Were a Sentient Cheeseburger on Two Legs
People generally don't realize how ugly they look after they've quit breathing. Skin goes cold, marbled, and hard—you sort of bloat up and turn blue. Dead people are only sexy if you're a necro or someone on Reddit named "Azreal Moonchild."
By Tom Baker7 months ago in Horror
The Call Lasted for Thirteen Seconds. Content Warning.
I wasn’t supposed to answer the phone. It was 2:13 a.m. I was alone in the apartment, lights off, laptop closed, and every part of me convinced the ringing was a dream.
By E. hasan7 months ago in Horror
SEASON 3 - EMILY ROAN : The Nomen Child
Chapter 9: “The Child Who Names Angels” Tallowridge County Hospital - Isolating Nursery Ward - November 18th, 1985 - 2:21 AM
By Tales That Breathe at Night7 months ago in Horror
The Curse of the Basano Vase: Death in Silver
A Gift of Beauty. A Price in Blood. It looks like nothing more than a piece of art. A silver vase, hammered to perfection by a craftsman long turned to dust. Gleaming curves catching the soft glow of candlelight, as if cradling secrets in its polished skin. A treasure for any collector. But those who have touched it would tell you the truth... if they were still alive.
By Veil of Shadows7 months ago in Horror
SEASON 2 : The Crooked God Inside: Exorcism Files from Saint Somabra Ward
Chapter 5 : The Blood Memory Corridor Saint Somabra - Hallway J7 (North Staff Wing) - February 5th, 1985 - 3:33 AM Incident Report: Biohazard Emergency #R-118-B
By Tales That Breathe at Night7 months ago in Horror
Jack and the Stalker
The world is a hideous place wherein creatures we could not even imagine stalk us hungrily, as if we were simply tasty and delectable vittles lower down the food chain. They are hungry for flesh, bone, and blood—most especially blood, the hot, sanguinary repast that calls to them from the singing blue corpuscles wherein flows the hot, brutal life of our very veins.
By Tom Baker7 months ago in Horror
Ghost Palace Hotel Bali: Haunted History of Bedugul’s Abandoned Resort
A Monument to Corruption: The Tragic History of the Hotel Perched above the foggy highlands of Bedugul, the Ghost Palace Hotel (officially PI Bedugul Taman Rekreasi Hotel & Resort) is a decaying monument to greed, political corruption, and ghostly legend. It began in the early 1990s as a side project of Indonesia's then-authoritarian leader President Suharto's youngest son, Tommy Suharto. Thought out as a high-end retreat overlooking Lake Buyan, the hotel was showy Balinese in design: stairways lined by snakes, marble floors, and balconies with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking sensational views of volcanic peaks and rice paddy fields.
By Kyrol Mojikal7 months ago in Horror
The Best Horror Books Of All Time: Ecstasy
What Is Ecstasy, and Why Is It So Creepy (In a Cool Way)? Okay, imagine this: You go to a beautiful island far away from everything. It’s sunny, peaceful, and full of old buildings and cool places to explore. But the longer you stay, the stranger things feel. You start to hear music when no one is playing it. People look at you like they already know what you’re going to say. And every night, some women disappear into the woods and come back smiling in a scary way.
By Silas Blackwood7 months ago in Horror
The Blob. Top Story - July 2025.
The Blob stars Steve McQueen in a role that seems inspired by James Dean—in fact, this whole movie seems a 1958 Rebel Without a Cause-infused monster flick of the legendary pulsing jellyroll from another planet (birthed here inside a meteor, the goop of which gets on this old duffer's hand and doesn't do good things for him—shades of Stephen "Big Steve" King in Creepshow).
By Tom Baker7 months ago in Horror
The Crooked God Inside: Exorcism Files from Saint Somabra Ward
Season 1 CHAPTER 1: THE FIRST ECHO St. Somabra Psychiatric Hospital - January 19, 1985 - 3:46 AM Leaked Tape: “Interview Room C – Father Marris”
By Tales That Breathe at Night7 months ago in Horror