Ryan Van Ells

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An American Werewolf in London (1981)

Figured I'd continue the werewolf-oween with one of my all-time favorite movies. Great horror-comedy balance. Fun soundtrack. The transformation scene of course, but the subway was the scene that made me fall in love

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Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)

Continuing the universal monsters mostly because it was on the same disc as The Wolf Man. Pretty fun. Creepy opening in the crypt as well

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The Wolf Man (1941)

Lon Chaney, Jr. brings the anguish of the curse to exquisitely painful levels in the werewolf movie that started them all.

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Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost

The most Halloween of the Scooby Doo movies: New England Autumn setting, Tim Curry being Tim Curry, and the Hex Girls.

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Scooby Doo on Zombie Island

This era of Scooby-Doo movies really hits that cozy Halloween vibe.

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Halloween (1978)

Saved the iconic movie to kick off the Halloween day marathon.

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Satan's Little Helper (2004)

I genuinely can't tell if I like this movie or not. Feels like a hyper-evil Disney original.

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In the spirit of fun, I think we need a new lake monster. I haven't heard of a new one in a long time. Someone find a lake and a forgotten dinosaur at the bottom please.

We still fear the dark. We still fear the unknown.

Darkness? Turn on a light.
...but the light is flickering
Alone and afraid? Call a friend on the phone.
...but the phone is answered by a stranger

Our tech comforts still lead to new horrors.
Old stories retold with tech work.
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I think they're all the same stories, just told in different ways. What we're afraid of is our helplessness and vulnerability in the face of these unknowns. All that changes is what kind of vulnerability is being exposed

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Anything about something big in the woods that wants to eat me. It's easy to say I don't believe in superstition at home, in the city. It's a lot harder camping in the dark away from electricity or walls.

Hi y'all! I'm a queer TX based author that writes historical, specfic, & Southern Gothic horror all inspired by my Choctaw-Irish heritage.

What scared me? Skin stealing monsters, aliens, My dad just growling "once upon a time." while we were camping and... Zeke the Plumber.
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Greetings #HorrorWritersChat

I'm Mary from Greater Manchester (UK), where I write cosmic, gothic and Weird horror.

My childhood fears were pretty mundane, real-world stuff.
And I'm not sharing those online.

The ghost haunting my childhood home was friendly with me.
Graveyards were comforting.

Hello all!

I'm Ryan. I write all varieties of dark fiction but mostly horror and dark fantasy.

I had a terrible fear of the void even as a young child to the point where I was afraid of falling asleep because I wasn't there for it. The existential dread crept in on me young...

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Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981)

A made for TV movie that has no business being this good. One of my favorite watches for the Halloween season.

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Halloween 5 (1989)

Meeting the yearly quota with what is...not a good movie.

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Halloween 4 (1988)

Not the greatest movie, but it has the Halloween atmosphere

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Fascination (1979)

Strange and dreamlike. It took a while to get the gorgeous and interesting parts though

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Frankenstein (2025)

Had the chance to see it in theaters which was perfect because @realgdt.bsky.social paints beautiful compositions in his films. Oscar Isaac was fantastic as always. Gothic horror and romance, tormented fathers, all moving.

I am once again asking for your support...

Super duper fun fact of the day: alternatives to Amazon-owned Audible exist 🙃

"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it

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The Beyond (1981)

Watching Fulci really is just stepping into a violent nightmare

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Near Dark (1987)

For the most part a visually mesmerizing hillbilly vampire love story in a biker western. Still not sure how I feel about that ending.

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The Lost Boys (1987)

The most 80s of 80s movies. I liked Michael's moody and dark story, but I found it unevenly balanced with the humor of Sam's portion. It was good, but could have been great if it leaned more one way or the other.

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Monster House (2007)

It's one of the best Halloween films ever made. Simply must be watched in October with apple cider.

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Intruder (1989)

One of those fun slashers that gets lost in the shuffle. The grocery store is a nice and different setting for everything and it's pretty funny at points.

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The Creeping Flesh (1973)

If I had a nickel for every early 70s horror film starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing about a fossil discovery causing horror I'd have 2 nickels. Which isn't a lot but it's funny it's happened twice.

Fun movie though.

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The Queen of Spades (1949)

Gothic atmosphere with a visually fun psychological breakdown.

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Host (2020)

It's a yearly tradition at this point. One of my favorites of the decade, such a good jump scare fest. Short and sweet and hits all the points it needs to.