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Reflections on Mythic Con™

Conventions like this are always a whirlwind of excitement, creativity, and connection, and Mythic Con was no exception.

Words and Wonders: While I was Away

I’ve been off the grid for about a month, buried in the flickering glow of horror marathons and late-night rewrites, polishing up my annual “13 Days of Halloween” movie review series.

31 Days of Halloween: Three-Witches Glee

Let us descend into the cobwebbed corridors of memory, where celluloid ghosts flicker and dance upon the silver screen.

31 Days of Halloween: Twin Lenses of Poe

Welcome, my dear fellow travelers upon the eerie planes of cinema, to a labyrinthine tale where the haunting whispers of Edgar Allan Poe serve not as the foundation, but as the muse. Two Evil Eyes offers not a devout tribute to its literary progenitor but rather a platform for the darkly distinctive imaginations of two cinematic titans, George A. Romero and Dario Argento.

31 Days of Halloween: Colors of Fear & Fire

Before the name “Lecter” became synonymous with gourmet cannibalism and suave menace—before the perfumed gloss of mainstream thrillers and slick serial-killer dramas—there was a whisper in the dark, a haunting prelude cloaked in dread and sharp neon.

31 Days of Halloween: Eyes-Closed, Fear-Open

When A Nightmare on Elm Street first appeared, it landed differently for us than it might for the young people of today.

31 Days of Halloween: Scary Scary Stories

But every so often, one crawls out of the shadows and asks to be seen. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is such a tale—a cinematic séance that beckons the spirits of childhood fears and dares them to dance.

31 Days of Halloween: Twisted Roads

Step aboard Red Iron Train, a chilling anthology that delivers a cargo of sinister stories and captivating animation. As a fan of horror anthologies…

31 Days of Halloween: Halloween with Heart

Practical Magic (1998) strides boldly into the fold, not with fangs bared or screams echoing, but with a flourish of heart, whimsy, and an undeniable touch of the arcane.

31 Days of Halloween: Darkness Awakens

In the eerie corridors of the supernatural, The Conjuring stands as a beacon of terror, a film that chills the soul and quickens the heartbeat.