If you’re on social media, browsing horror content online, you’ve likely seen a few of the wonderfully goofy “self-isolating” Michael Myers videos floating around. Now, it’s time to meet the man behind the (Myers) mask: Craig Layton! Unlike Michael Myers, Craig talks and he had a lot to say about his videos, his history as…
Author: Lauren Spear
Lauren Spear (nΓ©e Tharp) is the owner of LittleZotz Writing, a super-respectable multiple award-winning website for freelance writers. She's also the HorrorFam.com founder! Lauren grew up in the horror industry (her parents did practical special FX work for many of the horror movies you love from the '80s and '90s) and basically created this site so she could freely gas on about creepy stuff and stop having to pretend to be normal.
Michael Myers on the HorrorFam.com Podcast (Special VIDEO Episode!)
Instead of an article today, I present the first/only VIDEO episode of the HorrorFam.com Podcast: Check out my interview with Halloween‘s Michael Myers! On the NEXT HorrorFam.com Podcast episode, an audio interview with Craig Laytonβ¦ if I survived! Come back to HorrorFam.com this Saturday, 7/11/2020! Lauren SpearLauren Spear (nΓ©e Tharp) is the owner of LittleZotz…
Episode 12: The HorrorFam.com Podcast Still Exists!
Lauren Spear takes a moment to explain the unintended hiatus last month and to share the exciting things coming this month! She couldn’t go into full details (yet), but she shared how you can get sneak previews/updates as they occur if you absolutely CANNOT wait until next Saturday’s episode! π Lauren SpearLauren Spear (nΓ©e Tharp)…
The REAL Reasons Why I Love Horror
Oh man. What have I gotten myself into this timeβ¦? I was unsure which topic to write about this week, so I put up a poll on our Twitter and Instagram pages with three article ideas and left the decision up to our readers. The tie-breaker by ONE vote was the post Iβm writing now:…
HorrorFam.com Podcast: June 2020 HORROR Holidays!
As the pandemic lockdown continues, canceling theater releases and parades, Lauren Spear decided the horror community will NOT have a sucky boring month of June! Tune in to hear her suggestions for how to turn EVERY day of June into a fun, horror-lovin’ celebration! If you’ve been enjoying the HorrorFam.com Podcast and want to help…
HorrorFam.com Podcast: FRANK SPEAR β Writer, Husband, and HORROR Fan!
After a brief unintended hiatus due to equipment issues, the HorrorFam.com Podcast is BACK! This week, Lauren’s guest is her husband and HorrorFam.com co-founder: FRANK SPEAR! Frank is always behind-the-scenes at HorrorFam.com, but now you’ll really get to know him (and Lauren, since Frank threw some of the interview questions back in her court!). The…
Garden Horrors: Securing Your Victory from Natural Forces!
Have you started gardening yet? If you haven’t yet, now’s a great time to start. Many of your horror friends have recently sprouted green thumbs and are well on their way to reaping their delicious rewards. Whether out of necessary preparedness, morale-boosting, or sheer boredom (we gotta do something while haunting our homes, right?), people…
Horror Friends Are the Best Friends: Here’s Why!
When I was a youngster, on one of many family trips to the Ackermansion, Forrest J Ackerman asked me, “Lauren, what’s your favorite thing in my house?” Without blinking an eye, I responded: “You.” My response remained true until “Uncle” Forry’s passing in 2008 (age 92 and still too young to go!). Of all the…
9 Glasses-Wearing Horror Characters You Can Cosplay As
Okay, technically, there are ten glasses-wearing horror characters featured in this post if you count the Brain Gremlin from Gremlins 2: The New Batch in the intro/featured image up there. He’s too adorable. I couldn’t not include him. However, the characters I chose (with some help from my dad, Rob Tharp) for the actual written…
‘Til Death: Married Couples of Horror
Short post this time! I have something very important to celebrate today, but it’s a Monday and you know I couldn’t leave my online horror family hangin’! New HorrorFam.com article goes up every Monday no matter what! π Today, I’m just going to give a quick shoutout to some of my favorite married couples of…
