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
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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
Corn Syrup and Latex: A Love Letter to Practical Effects
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
Podcast Episode 5: 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
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
Podcast Episode 2: Best Genre Movies Throughout the Decades (1930s-1950s) — Featuring Rob 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,
Horror Resurrected: Can Remakes Just DIE Already?!
Every time I hear that they’re doing a remake of a horror movie from my childhood, particularly one that’s super meaningful to me, I get angry. Not just
