There are many things I say that I realize make me sound old. Once you start any sentence with, “When I was a kid,” that’s when you officially know you’re old. When the songs you grew up listening to start appearing on the oldies station, you’re old. And when you say things like, “I think…
HorrorFam.com Podcast: Beetlejuice Special FX — Featuring Painter Rob Tharp!
In honor of its 31st anniversary this month, special FX artist Rob Tharp joins Lauren Spear on the HorrorFam.com Podcast to share behind-the-scenes stories from when he and Cathy Tharp worked on Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice! Follow along with the written transcript for a peek at amazing never-shown-before photos going behind-the-scenes of the 1988 classic film!…
Ghost Movies to Watch While Haunting Your Home
Now that we’re all stuck at home — you are staying at home, right? — many of us are starting to feel like ghosts haunting our respective houses! In that spirit (heh), I’ve compiled a list of fabulous ghost movies to keep you entertained while social distancing.
HorrorFam.com Podcast: Update from Our MutantFam.com “Cousin”
MutantFam.com’s founder, Frank, joined HorrorFam.com’s Lauren Spear to share the FUTURE of (horror) event coordination! Frank gave us a behind-the-scenes look into how the Friday the 13th event with Joe Bob Briggs and Diana Price came to be, how to get involved with MutantFam.com’s weekly mini-events, and — scoop alert! — the next BIG project/event…
Horror House Party: 5 Fright Flick Music Videos That Time Forgot
Few genres utilize music with as much effectiveness as horror. Jaws used two notes to keep an entire generation out of the water. The “Thriller” mini-movie took a novelty song about going to the cinema and made it into a sales record-breaking legend. Not every music video tie-in works quite that well. Let’s do the…
HorrorFam.com Podcast: Wayne Clingman Interview
Renaissance man Wayne Clingman joins HorrorFam.com’s Lauren Spear to share his love for horror, sci-fi, Wisconsin history, stray cats, and indie filmmaking. Wayne has not one but TWO upcoming film festivals happening in Manitowoc, WI (links below) and he just released another book.
Supermoon 2020: Werewolf and Worm Movies
March 9, 2020 — today! — is not only a full moon night, it’s the first supermoon of the year. When the full moon coincides with “perigee” (the point in the moon’s elliptic orbit where it’s closest to the earth), it’s called a supermoon! The moon doesn’t actually change its size; however, due to its…
HorrorFam.com Podcast: Best Genre Movies Throughout the Decades (1930s-1950s) — Featuring Robert Tharp!
HorrorFam.com’s founder, Lauren Spear, and her father, Robert Tharp (former practical special FX artist), share their “desert island” picks for the best genre movies throughout the decades. Here, “best” means “movies they enjoyed the most”… and they’ve enjoyed a lot of horror, sci-fi, and fantasy films over the years! Did your personal favorites make either…
Return to Horror Hotel Review
A few weeks ago, I was contacted by the folks behind Return to Horror Hotel asking if I could review their indie horror anthology film. I agreed but warned them that — for better or worse — I’d be honest. They readily accepted my terms and sent me the Amazon Prime link to their movie….
HorrorFam.com Podcast: VIRAL OUTBREAK
HorrorFam.com’s founder, Lauren Spear, shares some virus-related horror movies to help get you through cold + flu season! Transcript: *intro music from FreePD.com* Hey, Everyone! My name is Lauren Spear and I’m the founder of HorrorFam.com… Welcome to the first-ever episode of the HorrorFam.com Podcast! Unfortunately, I have a cold right now, so my voice…
