• True Crime and Fiction

    In April, I read Behind the Horror, True Stories that Inspired Horror Movies by Dr. Lee Mellor and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it. Especially since one of my favorite scary movies (The Nightmare on Elm Street) was included among the stories. When thinking about taking inspiration from true crime, I wonder…

  • The Attraction to Horror

    Even at a young age, I was attracted to strange and creepy things. I remember watching The Nightmare on Elm Street way younger than I should have and having a love/hate relationship with it. I couldn’t get enough, but it also gave me nightmares (hehe). What is it about creepy things that keep us coming…