Halloween is at our doorstep. Growing up in Sweden, where Halloween is not a big thing, I often found the selection of scary stuff to watch on TV rather lacking. With today’s streaming options, bringing us stuff from all over the world, that is no longer a problem. One such…
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Have A Scary Christmas: Santa Claus
In my Top 10 Grizzly Tales I mentioned that there’s something very scary about an old fat man that comes to your house when you’re asleep. Nothing personifies this more than Jolly ‘Ol Saint Nick. I get that he’s based on a real person, but I’m pretty sure St Nicholas…
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Frosty the Snowman, Jack Frost and the Serial Killer
Remember Frosty? Do you remember the song? ‘Frosty the snowman, was a jolly happy soul, with a corn cob pipe and a button noses and two eyes made out of coal.’ Yeah, the happy chappy who came to life when two kids put a magic top hat on his head.…
Read MoreSongs That Scare Me: aTelecine – 4 A.M.
Many already know that former adult entertainer Sasha Grey turned her back on the adult industry and went on to be a successful Hollywood actress, but did you know she was also a musician? Between her on-screen careers, she was part of the experimental project aTelecine. Their musical style is…
Read MoreTop Ten Grizzly Tales For Gruesome Kids Part 2
5. ‘ An Elephant Never Forgets’ This is one of the first episodes I watched after reading the book, it basically looks at the rich and how parents who don’t care about teaching their children responsibility and humbleness could affect their children in really bad ways. The story revolves around…
Read MoreSongs That Scare Me: Black Sabbath – After All (the dead)
Black Sabbath is known for their upbeat tones and dreamy lyrics. This wasn’t always the case. Before 1979, when Ronnie James Dio took over after Ozzy Osbourne left, they had a completely different sound. Their songs were about the damnation of man kind through various means, but one song stuck…
Read MoreJack Caffrey in Poppet by Mo Hayder
Mental asylums have long been my favourite setting for a good horror novel. There’s just something about total insanity and the fact that you can’t trust your own senses that makes it that much scarier. Mo Hayder depicts this setting in a very natural and realistic way, as her words…
Read MoreChristmas Classics: How The Grinch Stole Christmas! (The Creepy Theiving Bugger!)
Every Who Down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot, but the Grinch, who lived just north of Whoville did not. The Grinch, standing high on Mount Crumpet staring down and hating the Whos. The 1957 Dr Suess book tells the story of a grumpy green monster who hates Christmas so…
Read MoreBook Review: The Man in the Black Suit – Everything’s Eventual by Stephen King.
My name is Gary, I was nine years old when I met him. I was fishing, I did that to help take my mind off of things. He told me horrible things, dreadful things. I got away from him then, but I have gotten older, I fear he may come…
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Get Twisted- +DV8+ Hunt
If you’re into Goth and Cyber fashion DV8 has a great event in store for you. This month they will be holding a month long hunt, based around the top, talented designers of gothic, rave and cyber in all of SL. The hunting starts on March 1st and ends on…
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