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All three had mentioned both Broadway and the city of Nottingham, but I wanted to understand better the relationship between the event and the venue: is Mayhem a Broadway event, or is it simply the venue for your event, I asked them. “It’s kind of both,” Meli answered, and I’m glad she was the one…
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It was lovely to catch up with three people who I normally only see when there is no time to talk: the team behind the planning and hosting of Mayhem Film Festival in Nottingham, UK. They are Chris Cooke (top left), Melissa Gueneau (known as Meli, bottom left), and Steven Sheil (bottom right). It was…
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Rather than continue my rambling from last week regarding Lue Elizondo’s book, or complaining about disclosure, we’re just going to get right into the meat of Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch. Honestly, the back and forth between the Elizondo and anti-Elizondo camps have made UFO Twitter incredibly frustrating. It’s become nothing more than mudslinging and…
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As a critic and “a confirmed ghost story and horror film addict” (kudos if you get the reference), I’m pretty plugged into the horror world. I know all about what’s hitting theaters in the coming months, and I’m usually aware of the bigger indie titles before they hit VOD or streaming services. But somehow, Clawfoot…
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If you ask me, the most fascinating thing about cults in horror movies is the unshakable influence the leaders always exert over their followers. It strikes me as profoundly irrational, but in a somewhat paradoxical way, that’s why it’s so interesting. So what would happen if you took the cult (mostly) out of a film…
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There’s a reason why grief is such a prevalent theme in horror films. It’s a powerful emotion almost everyone has struggled with at one time or another, and horror movies can immerse you in its deepest, darkest depths in a way no other genre can. Grief and horror are an almost perfect pairing, so when…
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When you think of great horror villains, elderly people aren’t usually at the top of your list, but recent films like X and The Elderly have slowly started to change that perception. We’re beginning to realize that evil is unbound by age, so when I first heard about The Front Room, I was pretty intrigued.…
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“Daylight come and me want to go”…see Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)! Another recommendation: see Beetlejuice Beetlejuice with as little prior knowledge as possible. You’ll spill your guts laughing. Underneath the film’s skin of laughs and the muscles of macabre, there’s a beating heart. Like the first film (the fact that I can even say, “first film,”…
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Before diving into the murky, treasure-filled waters within the acres of Blind Frog Ranch, I just wanted to touch base on some Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch adjacent content. Even though I went pretty hard on Lue Elizondo in some of my Secret of Skinwalker Ranch coverage, I decided to buy his book Imminent. At…
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Over the last couple of weeks, FrightFest movies have consumed my life. I’ve seen vampires, banshees, serial killers, and surrealness portrayed in ways that surprised and antagonized, and hopefully, you’ve been along for the ride as well. However, with all of the horror and big ideas being displayed on screen, I’m still a sucker for…