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!…
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.
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. Lauren SpearLauren Spear (née Tharp) is the owner…
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…
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. Lauren SpearLauren Spear (née Tharp) is the owner of LittleZotz Writing, a…
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…
We’re Still Here!
Hey, Everyone! I’m sorry HorrorFam.com hasn’t updated in a while. I was working at a (beyond) full-time job and then I had to take care of a health issue. December and January got away from me… But, I no longer have a full-time job, I’m nearly fully recovered from my health struggles, and I’m ready…
SPOTLIGHT ON: Virtua Worlds
As you know from last month’s creator spotlight, I’m hoping to shine a spotlight on indie creators who’re doing cool things within the horror genre at least once per month. This month, I had the pleasure of speaking with Mercuris FM and Melisssne of Virtua Worlds about their FREE horror PC game: My Daughter is…
