Norval is invited to visit his father who abandoned the family 30 years ago when he was five. His father is an alcoholic with no sense of empathy or appreciation for his son filling his request. After a brief struggle, his father dies of a heart attack, leaving Norval to deal with the physical remains of the man who abandoned him and never gave a reason why.
A competitive swimmer gets trapped in her father’s house during a Category 5 hurricane. The structure becomes compromised and the house begins to flood. Things go from bad to worse when alligators claim the home as their own.
In this episode of Spookier Times, we take a look at the role of sisters in horror narratives. Different combinations of siblings have different tropes and sisters are the one group prevented from ever really having a happily ever after. We explore this through the beloved indie werewolf trilogy Ginger Snaps, an original poem called "Boys will be," What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, A Tale of Two Sisters, and Trick'r Treat.
Scream, Queen! My Nighmare on Elm Street is a documentary about Mark Patton’s experience starring in A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge. It goes much deeper than that, exploring the impact of homophobia and the AIDS epidemic on Hollywood, media, and criticism for decades.
Mike, newly released from a psychiatric hospital, is doing everything he can to prove that what he saw nine years ago when The Tall Man started attacking is true. His only way to stay outside the hospital is to become the person they want him to be, a rational member of society who knows that metal orbs can’t fly on their own and the dead can’t become minions to an otherworldly monster.
