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Welcome back to The Black Box Chronicles where I take a look at some of the movies I used to watch again and again back in 1995. For those that followed Congo and Species know that 9 year old me sat in front of my TV and watched the hot new …

The Halloween season arrived early in Southern California as tens of thousands of fans descended on the Long Beach Convention Center for Midsummer Scream 2025 (August 15–17). Billed as the world’s largest Halloween and horror convention, the event once again proved why it’s the ultimate kickoff for spooky season—blending immersive …

When I was in the seventh grade some of my classmates went and saw Witchboard one Saturday night and were talking about how awesome it was that Monday morning at school. I didn’t get to see it until it was released on VHS months later, but after I finally got …

I’d like to start by saying that I am a massive Hell House LLC super fan for life! So when the opportunity came to review the latest movie Hell House LLC: Lineage, I all but stampeded at the chance. And it absolutely didn’t let me down. Once again helmed by …

If you read horror books, then you must know who author Ania Ahlborn is. From Seed, to Brother, to Palmetto, and now her new book, The Unseen, Ania is synonymous with horror writing. Her books are so sought after that even when they’ve long been out of print, they’re still …

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I am not a big fan of British horror. It has to hit me exactly the right way. Call me picky, but I just know what I like. Steph Du Melo’s A Prelude to Fear is a story we have all …

I attended the recent Sci-Fi Horror Fest in Vernon , NY, which ran from August 15th-16th 2025. What’s it all about? Sci-Fi Horror Fest is a 2 day horror festival that has a lot of good venders and celebrities. Read on for my thoughts! Just a note: I did pay …

According to Wikipedia, “The Phoenix Lights (sometimes called the “Lights Over Phoenix”) were a series of widely sighted unidentified flying objects observed in the skies over the southwestern U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada on March 13, 1997.” I moved to Phoenix in 2002, so I missed the excitement and …

According to Wikipedia, “The Phoenix Lights (sometimes called the “Lights Over Phoenix”) were a series of widely sighted unidentified flying objects observed in the skies over the southwestern U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada on March 13, 1997.” I moved to Phoenix in 2002 so I missed the excitement and …

The 80s had a defined style infiltrating all of Pop Culture. The dark comedy, Better Off Dead (1985), fully embraced this style. It is a masterpiece that embodied almost every teen movie trope of the time. In celebration of Better Off Dead (1985) turning 40 let’s take a look back at …