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How to Keep Online Videos Before They’re Removed

We live in an age where more and more culture is technically ‘available’, but only for as long as a platform, rights holder, or billionaire owner decides it should be. That is the problem with trusting huge tech companies to preserve anything. Their priority is not art, history, horror fandom, forgotten documentaries, or half-remembered programmes. Their only priority is profit and control. Whatever keeps the shareholders happy this quarter. The billionaire class are not responsible custodians of culture. They are not librarians nor archivists. They are effectively landlords – and they can change the locks whenever they like. We have...

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Creepers

The Entertainer by Edgar J. Hyde (1999) [Review]

By the late nineties, clowns were to horror what sharks had been to the seventies. The ‘90s saw a surge in killer clowns as a horror staple. Stephen King’s Pennywise (Tim Curry), brought to life in the 1990 IT miniseries, became a defining horror icon. Insane Clown Posse (ICP) pushed clown imagery into hip hop/rap with their controversial “horrorcore” style, sparking parental panic. Demonic Toys (1991) found success on home video and spawned a crossover sequel, Dollman vs. Demonic Toys (1993). Even Nickelodeon’s Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1992–96) introduced the Ghastly Grinner to a generation of gateway horror...

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Ingest Me by Lesley Camphouse: [Extreme Horror Book Review]

Ingest Me Plot Ingest Me is a nasty little of extreme horror novella about a teenager driven by pure hatred of his family and radicalised by incel forums. In the novel, Tristan is an entitled little goblin who grows to resent women after becoming jealous of his baby sister – the child of his mother’s new ‘Chad’ boyfriend. Because Tristan is extremely brave, he starts secretly mixing pieces of himself into his family’s food: hair, nails, and … other things … You could most likely guess what these things are and be right. If that premise sounds grotesque, that’s because...

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Habit (1995): Grim Addiction Horror and Creep Fest [Review]

Habit premiered at the Chicago International Film Festival in 1995, later receiving a limited theatrical release in 1997. This independent horror film, written and directed by Larry Fessenden, is an allegory of how addiction (and self-destruction) takes hold of a person, using the framework of vampirism. With one week until Valentine’s Day, it makes for an unconventional seasonal watch: a story centred on a relationship between a troubled man and a woman who may—or may not—be a vampire. Rather than romance, Habit offers intimacy as something corrosive. It presents a one-sided relationship that is unstable and difficult to escape. Though...

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8 90s Halloween Disney Movies to Watch this Halloween [List]

Whether you’re a fan of Disney or not, there’s no denying they know how to make movies kids adore — especially when it came to their older films. While most Halloween films lean into psychological scares, slashers, and gore, Disney takes a different route, proving that the supernatural can be playful and funny too, even if it still gives you the occasional jump. So, whether you’re a “Disney Adult” or just looking for something to keep the kids entertained this spooky season, fear not — here’s our list of ’90s Disney Halloween movies to watch this October. Here are our...

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11 Best 90s Halloween Episodes you may have forgotten [List]

Step into a mix of 1990s nostalgia and Halloween! If you’re ready to kick back and relax this spooky season, you’re in the right place! This list is perfect for anyone craving a cosy, retro night in with classic ’90s Halloween episodes from shows that always delivered unforgettable holiday specials. Here are our top 11 recommendations in order of release: The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror IV (Season 5, Episode 5) — October 28, 1993 This is a firm fan-fave amongst Treehouse of Horror fans. The first story, The Devil and Homer Simpson, sees Homer sell his soul for a donut...