A Spain That Screams: Ravishing Gothic Horror From the Age of Franco

There is a secret heaven genre geeks know about, an antique theme park of candlelit castle corridors, webby crypt cellars, velvet-curtained dining halls, old-growth estate hills dripping with fake fog, leafy country roads traveled by horse-drawn carriages, and moldy graveyards of alarming architecture, to be found only in the European gothic horror ... (more)

Liverpool carver’s ‘Joker’ voted best jack-o’-lantern by syracuse.com readers

Syracuse.com readers had one week to vote for their favorite reader-submitted jack-o'-lantern and Shawn Cavanaugh of Liverpool came out on top with his carving of Heath Ledger's menacing Joker from "The Dark Knight."

Liverpool carver’s ‘Joker’ voted best jack-o’-lantern by syracuse.com readers

Syracuse.com readers had one week to vote for their favorite reader-submitted jack-o'-lantern and Shawn Cavanaugh of Liverpool came out on top with his carving of Heath Ledger's menacing Joker from "The Dark Knight."

Things To Do In Dallas Tonight: Oct. 29

You already know Peter Simek murdered a butterfly during a trip to the State Fair.

Things To Do In Dallas Tonight: Oct. 29

You already know Peter Simek murdered a butterfly during a trip to the State Fair.

Sarandon remains proud of ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ as film classic…

Jack Skellington in "The Nightmare Before Christmas." Chris Sarandon provided the speaking voice for the character, while composer Danny Elfman sang Jack's songs.

Phil And Laura Countdown Top Haunted Hotels

How often have you gone to a hotel, or resort and sworn it was inhabited by the living impaired? Tuesday Morning Phil and Laura took us across the globe for some of the most 'spiritually active" areas to visit if you're a thrill seeker for all things undead.

Rep Cinema This Week: Dead Ringers, Rosemary’s Baby, Prisoners

At rep cinemas this week: David Cronenberg's identical-twin melodrama, Roman Polanski's pregnancy horror show, and Denis Villeneuve's first Hollywood thriller.

Hooray! Trick ‘r Treat 2 Is on the Way!

Fans of neo-cult film Trick 'r Treat, rejoice! The never-say-die Halloween-themed anthology is officially spawning a sequel, writer-director Michael Dougherty announced last night during a screening of the movie in Hollywood. Even better: it will maintain the backing of production company Legendary Pictures (who this year alone produced blockbusters like Man of Steel, Pacific Rim and The Hangover Part III), so it appears it won't be a cheapie, thrown-together follow-up. 

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