Author: Lauren Spear

Lauren Spear is the owner of LittleZotz.com and HorrorFam.com! For more about Lauren, check out the HorrorFam.com About Page
Riddlewood Manor horror game review

Exorcising Puzzles in Riddlewood Manor (Horror Game Review)

Lauren Spear reviews Peanut Button’s new horror point-and-click puzzle adventure game, Riddlewood Manor.

Happy Halloween 2025! (VIDEO)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN from everyone at HorrorFam.com!! We each shared our favorite horror movies, horror books, Halloween activities, and gave shoutouts to indie horror creators we felt deserved more love on this special day!

The Halloween Society Interview Ron Magid Harrison Magid

Episode 35: The Halloween Society (Ron Magid + Harrison Magid)

Esteemed horror historian Ron Magid shares some of The Halloween Society’s fascinating history and its groundbreaking impact on how Halloween masks and horror movie props were treated in the years since. You’ll also hear from indie horror filmmaker Harrison Magid on how he and his father are working together to “revive and resuscitate” The Halloween Society through new publications and an upcoming documentary – The Halloween Society: Unmasked!

Kid Tween Friendly Horror Films

35+ MORE Kid & Tween-Friendly Horror Films

Since publishing our list of 20 tween-friendly horror films, we’ve had more requests for a sequel to that post than anything else we’ve written. So, here’s an even BIGGER list of horror movies for tweens!!

Fall 2025 indie horror inbox roundup

From Our Inbox: New & Upcoming Horror Projects (October-December 2025)

Here are the new & upcoming indie horror creations for October-December 2025 from the HorrorFam.com inbox! Want YOUR horror project featured in 2026…?

Aeris Danet horror director HorrorFam interview

Episode 34: NEBULOUS Director & SYN Actress Aeris Danet

15-year-old horror director Aeris Danet has been absolutely dominating the competition at 2025 film festivals, winning award after award for her film NEBULOUS! She’s also an actress, a writer, and a lifelong horror fan. Watch this episode so you can say you “knew her when” because Aeris Danet’s horror career is going to be HUGE before we know it!

horror director Natalie Rodriguez interview horrorfam podcast

Episode 33: Indie Horror Writer-Director Natalie Rodriguez

Indie horror writer-director Natalie Rodriguez shares news about her upcoming films – Beyond the Moonlight and Inner Child – plus dives deep into sleep paralysis struggles, cats, tattoos, and her creative process.

Adam Page Episode 32 HorrorFam Podcast

Episode 32: Horror Writer Adam Page

Writer Adam Page shares how he got into horror, his love for Stephen King, how attitudes towards horror fans have evolved in the UK over the past 40 years, how to introduce new/young audiences to the genre, and more!

Lauren Spear HorrorFam.com Podcast Host Episode 31

Episode 31: HorrorFam.com Head Editor Lauren Spear

After six years, Lauren Spear — the host of the HorrorFam.com Podcast — finally answers some frequently asked questions!

Learn more about why she created HorrorFam.com and what she does behind-the-scenes, how she got into horror, her favorite horror movies and actors, her thoughts on horror movie remakes, what you can look forward to, and more…!

Summer 2025 indie horror inbox roundup

From Our Inbox: New & Upcoming Horror Projects (June-September 2025)

Here are the new & upcoming indie horror creations for June-September 2025 from the HorrorFam.com inbox! Want YOUR horror project featured in October…?

HorrorFam Podcast Christi Bandy Episode 30

Episode 30: Get to Know HorrorFam.com’s Christi Bandy!

If you’ve spent any time at all on HorrorFam.com, you’ve read an article or review by Christi Bandy. Now, see her face and hear her voice!

Episode 29 Skyla Macy HorrorFam Podcast Interview

Episode 29: Skyla Macy – Horror Writer, Artist, and Creator of “Slasher” & “Tear Erosion”

Horror writer/artist Skyla Macy talks about her weekly newsletter, her analog horror series on YouTube, her horror-themed art and cosplays, as well as how horror runs in her bloodline!