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Author: Lauren Spear
Lauren Spear (née 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.
06
May
2022
13 Horror Movie Musicals to Add to Your Watch/Play List
If your reaction to “What’s your favorite horror movie musical?” was “There are horror musicals?!?” then my list of 13 musical horror movies is about to change your life. Enjoy!
27
Apr
2022
Podcast Episode 19: Rob Tharp Shares His Memories Doing Special FX Work for Class of 1999 (GIVEAWAY!!!)
Horror special FX artist Rob Tharp shares his memories (and his exclusive photos!) from his time spent working on effects for Mark Lester’s Class of 1999 — the sequel to Class of 1984 (shown on season 3 of The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs).
15
Apr
2022
Podcast Episode 18: “Kids” Horror Movies (That Aren’t for Kids!)
HorrorFam.com Podcast host Lauren Spear shares her thoughts on one of her favorite horror movie subgenres: “Kids” horror movies that are NOT for kids! Do you have any faves in this “who the heck was this made for?” category of film? Let us know in the comments!
08
Mar
2022
Podcast Episode 17: Celebrating the Women Who Shape(d) Horror Culture!
VIDEO: Lauren Spear wishes you a happy International Women’s Day and gives shoutouts to lesser-known horror queens ♥ (12 minutes)
24
Feb
2022
Podcast Episode 16: How to Introduce Someone to Horror (VIDEO)
Lauren Spear shares five tips from HorrorFam.com’s founders on how to (positively!) introduce your friends to the horror genre.
04
Nov
2021
The Tell Tale Heart 2021 Review
First-time filmmaker McClain Lindquist’s adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart is a treat! Here’s why.
13
Oct
2021
HorrorFam.com Podcast Returns 2022 (But Written Articles Are Up NOW!)
HorrorFam.com founder/owner Lauren Spear answers some questions about what’s happening here now and in 2022! Bonus: A one-minute video!!
08
Oct
2021
What’s Streaming Where?! October 2021 Horror Movies Streaming for Halloween
Here’s a MASSIVE list of which horror movies are streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Disney+, Netflix, Peacock, Hulu, Tubi, and Shudder for October 2021! Have fun, Fam! ♥
02
Mar
2021
Horror Isn’t Scary – Why Our Favorite Genre Is the Least Frightening
Why are so many “scaredy-cats” drawn to the horror genre? Why do we find scary movies comforting? Because horror ISN’T scary! … but everything else is.
30
Oct
2020
Clea Switch Game Review (And Giveaway!)
Lauren Spear played through Clea, a new survival-horror game for the Nintendo Switch! Read her review, then enter to win a copy for yourself! (Contest ends 10/31/2020)
22
Oct
2020
Halloween III: Season of the Witch 30+ Years Later
October is the perfect time to watch 1982’s Halloween III: Season of the Witch! Take a look back on this fun horror oddity for its annivesary (10/22/1982).
25
Jul
2020
Podcast Episode 15: Sean Haitz Takes Time to “Ketchup” on the Making of His New Horror-Comedy Cannibal Comedian
Writer/Director Sean Haitz joins Lauren Spear on the HorrorFam.com Podcast to give horror fans a taste of his upcoming horror-comedy Cannibal Comedian!