By Pat Brennan
Edgar Allan Poe understood what it meant to wrestle with demons.
Whether it was the loss of cherished loved ones, the wreckage created by his famous temper, or the bouts of alcoholism that constantly threatened to destroy his professional and personal lives, the man staggered through some…
Even if they’ve never seen a horror movie, every kid in America knows about Dracula, Frankenstein, and The Mummy. These characters and archetypes have been around long before movies existed, but the film adaptations from Universal Pictures created the iconic versions of the characters that people still…
By Sara Century
There have been entire articles about the difficulty or even impossibility of creating an Edgar Allan Poe adaptation that delivers the same impact of reading his stories. Yet, that is not to say that the attempt has not been made, often many times over with the same…
Works of fiction included in Part 1: The Crow: Quoth the Crow by David Bischoff (1998), The Crow: The Lazarus Heart by Poppy Z. Brite (1999), and The Crow: Clash by Night by Chet Williamson (1998).
The shadow of the black bird covers the land, seeking its…
By Jerry Smith
In 1988, I was a seven-year-old boy, looking for a way to escape. I came from a heavily abusive situation involving my stepfather at the time and the next-door theater served as a sanctuary to escape the horror that would await me when everyone else went to…
By Chad Collins
There is little more exciting than picking an unfamiliar rental on a lark – maybe the cover is compelling, or the cast is noteworthy – and having it absolutely blow your mind. …
By Brian Keiper
I’ve been playing guitar since I was six years old. I’ve loved horror for at least as long since viewing the 1931 Frankenstein right around that tender age. I couldn’t have imagined that more than thirty years later, my love for both would be combined in that…
By Luke Beale
The Orphanage came out in 2007 and was marketed during the last few years of the “In a World” trailers popularized by voiceover artists like Don LaFontaine. The trailer gave the impression that this was a ghost story that would rely on jump scares. Now I certainly…
Atmospheric horror brings existential fright to audiences, choosing to compound suspense and anticipation over the course of the film, rather than focusing on gruesome slasher kills or frightening creatures. The horror comes from how these films approach the world with a slow-moving pace and a degree of…
Ari Aster’s folk horror film Midsommar became an instant horror classic after its release in the summer of 2019. Centered on Dani (Florence Pugh), a woman still dealing with the trauma of the murder/suicide of her sister and parents, she travels to Sweden along with her emotionally…
Manor Vellum
A membrane of texts about the human condition and the horror genre. A MANOR feature. Email pitches and/or inquiries to contact@MANORHQ.com.
