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“Hellier” Investigator Connor J. Randall Discusses The Stanley Hotel and Co-Creating the Estes Method [Interview]

March 29, 2023 Michelle Swope Connor J. Randall, DEAD Time, Hellier, Interviews

Welcome back to DEAD Time. This month we’re getting technical with paranormal investigator and co-creator of the Estes Method, Connor J. Randall, who you know from Hellier and Spirits of the Stanely. If, like me, you’ve fallen down the Hellier rabbit hole, you know there’s no coming back. The wildly addictive paranormal docuseries follows a […]

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Paranormal Journalist and TV Host Aaron Sagers Discusses the Intersection of Pop Culture and the Unexplained [Interview]

February 27, 2023 Michelle Swope 28 Days Haunted, aaron sagers, DEAD Time, Interviews, The Further

Entertainment, news, and the paranormal are connected more than you might think. I find it interesting that every person in the paranormal community I’ve talked with is also a horror nerd like me—the horror genre and belief in the unexplained are undeniably intertwined. That’s why for this month’s DEAD Time, I wanted to talk with […]

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Angela Bettis Previews Animated Horror Movie ‘The Weird Kidz’ [Interview]

February 22, 2023 Michelle Swope Angela Bettis, Interviews, Movies, The Weird Kidz, Zach Passero

For the past few years, editor, director, and animator Zach Passero has been working on a hand-drawn, animated horror film called The Weird Kidz and it’s finally making the rounds at film festivals. Passero, who has frequently worked with Lucky McKee on films like May (2002) and Tales of Halloween (2015), created The Weird Kidz […]

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‘Blood’ Review – Brad Anderson’s Vampire Movie Bites into Addiction and Chronic Illness

January 26, 2023 Michelle Swope blood, Brad Anderson, Movies, Reviews

Genre films have often utilized the depiction of vampirism as a powerful metaphor for addiction, as seen in films like The Hunger (1983), The Addiction (19995), and Habit (1997). More recently, My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To (2020) used vampirism as a potent allegory not only for addiction, but also for people […]

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Listen: Electronic Voice Phenomenon Captured at St. Albans Sanitorium [DEAD Time]

January 20, 2023 Michelle Swope DEAD Time, Editorials, St. Albans Sanitorium, The Further

Do you believe in life after death? Do you believe spirits can communicate with the living? Welcome back to DEAD Time. I hope you left a light on for me. In a previous installment of DEAD Time, I shared my experiences at the haunted St. Albans Sanitorium in Radford, Virginia. During my time at St. […]

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‘Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge’ Review – A Fun and Bloody Love Letter to the Horror Genre

December 20, 2022 Michelle Swope aaron b. koontz, Movies, Reviews, Scare Package II: Rad Chad's Revenge, Shudder

Created by writer/director Aaron B. Koontz and writer Cameron Burns, the horror-comedy Scare Package was released on AMC Networks’ horror streaming platform Shudder in the summer of 2020. Scare Package is an anthology film that tells a series of blood-splattered, satirical horror stories from various directors, which are being recounted by Chad Buckley (Jeremy King), […]

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John E.L. Tenney and Jessica Knapik of What’s Up Weirdo Podcast Talk Hauntings, Exorcisms, and Horror Movies [Interview]

December 15, 2022 Michelle Swope DEAD Time, Interviews, Jessica Knapik, John E.L. Tenney, The Further

Welcome back to DEAD Time! I hope you left a light on because this month things got really weird when I chatted with the co-hosts of the What’s Up Weirdo podcast, John E.L. Tenney and Jessica Knapik. John and Jessica are best friends who decided to record their real-life phone conversations where they discuss everything […]

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Mothman Museum Owner Jeff Wamsley Shares His Thoughts on the Legend of Mothman [Interview]

November 21, 2022 Michelle Swope DEAD Time, Interviews, Jeff Wamsley, Mothman, Mothman Museum, The Further

Greetings from the other side and welcome back to DEAD Time. This month, I explored the history of Mothman and talked with the world’s top Mothman researcher and owner of the Mothman Museum in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, Jeff Wamsley. On November 15, 1966, two young couples from Point Pleasant, Roger and Linda Scarberry and […]

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‘Slayers’ Review – Influencers vs. Vampire Illuminati in Campy Horror Comedy Starring Thomas Jane

October 21, 2022 Michelle Swope Movies, Reviews, Slayers, Thomas Jane

The recent release of television shows like Let the Right One In and Interview with the Vampire, as well as movies like Day Shift and The Invitation, prove that stories about vampires will always be in style. Our obsession with social media like Instagram and TikTok has made it possible for almost anyone with a […]

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‘Slash/Back’: Nyla Innuksuk Talks Alien Special Effects and Representation in Film [Interview]

October 20, 2022 Michelle Swope Interviews, Movies, Nyla Innuksuk, Shudder, Slash/Back

One of my favorite movies from SXSW Film Festival earlier this year was Slash/Back, a fantastically creative tale that follows a group of young girls who are tasked with saving their small community of Pangnirtung, Nunavut from tentacled aliens. The film, which could be compared to a mashup of Attack the Block and The Thing, […]

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Ryan Bergara and Shane Madej Talk “Ghost Files” and Their Favorite Horror Movies [Interview]

October 14, 2022 Michelle Swope DEAD Time, Editorials, Ghost Files, Ghoul Boys, Interviews, Ryan Bergara, Shane Madej, TV

Welcome back to DEAD Time! Just in time for spooky season, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to chat with Ryan Bergara and Shane Madej, also known as the Ghoul Boys. Ryan and Shane started out on Buzzfeed Unsolved: Supernatural and Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime, where they explored reportedly haunted locations and also shared […]

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‘Old Man’: Lucky McKee on Working with Stephen Lang and Finding Catharsis in Horror [Interview]

October 13, 2022 Michelle Swope Interviews, Lucky McKee, Movies, Old Man, Stephen Lang

Since directing his first film All Cheerleaders Die in 2001, to May in 2002, and segments in Masters of Horror and Tales of Halloween, it’s safe to say filmmaker Lucky McKee has gained a cult following. His work usually explores some of the darker sides of humanity and things that most of us would never […]

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‘Raven’s Hollow’ Review – Moody Period Piece Details Inspiration for Poe’s ‘The Raven’

September 21, 2022 Michelle Swope Edgar Allan Poe, Movies, Raven's Hollow, Reviews, Shudder, The Raven

Writer and poet Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) is known for his short stories and poetry dealing with mysteries and the macabre. In the U.S., he is regarded as a dominant figure of Romanticism and is considered to be the inventor of the detective fiction genre, as well as a major contributor to science fiction. Poe’s […]

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Conner Gossel aka The Haunted Historian Keeps Ghosts Alive by Spotlighting Most Haunted Locations in America [Interview]

September 15, 2022 Michelle Swope Conner Gossel, DEAD Time, Interviews, The Further

Whether you enjoy watching paranormal television shows like Ghost Adventures or you’re an experienced paranormal investigator, learning about the history behind some of the most haunted locations in America is not just educational, it can be fun. For this month’s DEAD Time, I talked with an expert on haunted history, who not only tells the […]

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‘The Retaliators’ Review – A Nightmarish Rock and Roll Tale of Grief and Revenge

September 12, 2022 Michelle Swope ice nine kills, Movies, Reviews, The Retaliators, Tommy Lee

Sometimes people get away with awful things. While everyone agrees there should be punishment for crimes like rape and murder, people often debate what the appropriate consequences should be for committing these kinds of crimes. After Jeff and Darren Geare’s younger sister was viciously assaulted and raped in 2004, it took 12 years for her […]

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