The Last Castrato – Alessandro Moreschi
A Boy’s Voice Trapped in a Man’s Body Alessandro Moreschi, born January 11, 1858, in Monte Compatri, Italy, is known as the last ever castrato singer. As a young boy, Moreschi loved to sing and would often practice in the chapel of the Madonna del Castagno. Castrated when he was young, Moreschi was known for his mezzo-soprano vocals. Alessandro’s voice is known to be the only ever recorded castrato, making the recordings haunting to hear. What is a Castrato? A castrato was a male singer who was castrated before puberty. Prepubertal castration resulted in a distinct vocal physiology with adult lung capacity… Read more »
Friday the 13th Calendar through 2050
When is the next Friday the 13th? We’re in for a treat in 2026. We get 3 Friday the 13ths, the first comes up the day before Valentine’s Day in February. Does this mean we’ll have a “bloody Valentine?” We also get back-to-back months with Friday the 13ths in February and March, which might seem odd, but it appears to happen every few years. There are 43 Friday the 13ths between 2026 and 2050. The most exciting Friday the 13ths are when they fall in October, which we highlighted in red. See below for the next 24 years of Friday… Read more »
The All Horror Baseball All Star Team
In honor of Major League Baseball’s Opening Day, FrightFind felt it was high time to come up with the Ultimate All Horror Baseball Lineup. Not sure who these fellas will play against, because if they lose… they kill. The manager would love nothing more than to serve you up with some fava beans and a nice Chianti. Pinhead Position: Starting Pitcher Bats: Always. Refuses the DH. EKN (Estimated Kill Number): 35 Favorite Weapon: A Belt Of Fine Cutlery Favorite Singer: “Soul To Squeeze” by Red Hot Chili Peppers Plays like: Corbin Burnes Pinhead is the ace of the staff and he has pinpoint control. Don’t piss him off. If… Read more »
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Sussex Horrors: Stories of Coastal Terror and other Seaside Haunts
Three Sussex authors … Twelve horror stories. Take a terrifying journey to a coastline associated with candyfloss and amusement arcades, and see it stripped to the bone. Whether it’s seagulls that prove to be more than a nuisance, the mysterious inhabitants of a forgotten village, or a fisherman whose Easter eggs are not for consumption, the horrors are always there … and much closer than we care to admit. Get Sussex stories here. Sussex Horror Stories include: Mark Cassell The Rebirth The Commission Demon Alcohol Away in a Mangler Mark Cassell lives on the south coast of England with his… Read more »
New Horrors from Author Mark Cassell
What happens when a poet from the UK becomes a science fiction, horror, steampunk, not for children writer? You get Mark Cassell, the author of The Shadow Fabric, a novel about demons in the darkness. Not only was it his debut novel but it was the No.1 best seller on Amazon’s British Horror list. Not a bad start! His next venture was a collection of short horror stories called Sinister Stitches. These 12 dark fantasies will have you hungry for more. So what’s next for Mark? He has two upcoming releases available, both available for pre-order: The Shadow Fabric Mythos Volume 1 and Hell… Read more »
A Quick History of the Ghost Hunters from The Conjuring
The Conjuring’s Real Life Investigators: Ed and Lorraine Warren In the cold winter of 1970, the Perron family purchased a 200-acre country farmhouse in Rhode Island where they planned to raise their five daughters. But things didn’t work out that way. Instead of living there for decades, the Perrons were driven away from their home and property in less than 10 years. The Conjuring movie tells the tale of the Perron family as reported by the paranormal investigators who were called in to investigate the hauntings. Background on the Warrens The Warrens formed the New England Society for Psychic Research (N.E.S.P.R.) in… Read more »
The Mystery of Roanoke Island
We find the giant question mark surrounding American Horror Story’s 6th season theme very fitting when combined with the rumors that it might involve the Lost Colony of Roanoke. Even if AHS pulls the rug out from under us on Roanoke’s involvement, the mystery of the theme and the questions about what really happened to the Lost Colony seem very fitting. The Lost Colony of Roanoke One of the creepiest and most unsettling mysteries in the history of the United States might just be the story of Roanoke Island. Located just off the coast of North Carolina in modern day Dare… Read more »
Stephen King’s IT Remake – First Look
He is “the eater of worlds, and of children!” He is the eternal Pennywise and he is coming back after his 27 year slumber. Get the first glimpse of the new Pennywise. Fans of Stephen King’s 1990 horror mini-series IT might be even more nervous than Ghostbusters fans right now. The fan love of Tim Curry’s Pennywise The Dancing Clown is unwavering making it a fan favorite among horror fans. Curry’s portrayal of the supernatural clown made the original IT so damn good that the new Pennywise dare not try to compare. So when Bill Skarsgård took the role of Pennywise for the 2017… Read more »
Horror Short: The Smiling Man
Writing this wasn’t easy. After watching this award winning horror short, I really just want to get out of the house. For a 7 minute short, this film builds a ton of tension and if you’re watching it at home alone during the day, you’re in for a nice bit of anxiety. Written and directed by A.J. Briones, THE SMILING MAN won several awards including ShriekFest’s “Best Super Short Film” and Fright Night Film Fest’s “Best Paranormal Short.” With the amount of awards this short film has won, it’s no wonder A.J. Briones hinted at the possibility of taking THE SMILING… Read more »
Friday the 13th Memes – 2015
Since it’s that time of year, we wanted to share a few Friday the 13th memes with you. A couple of originals, and a few oldie, but goodies. One of these things is not like the other…. ch Ch CH CHhhh. ah Ah AH AHhhhh Got any you want to share? Send em our way and we’ll put em up. Happy Friday the 13th, 2015! Plan for the next Friday the 13th with our handy Friday the 13th Calendar.
Why is Friday the 13th Unlucky?
It’s well known that Friday the 13th is considered a bad luck day in Western culture. But why is Friday the 13th unlucky? As with many superstitions, the origin of Friday the 13th as a day to dread is shrouded in mystery, so there’s no definitive answer. There is much history that points to the origins of the Friday the 13th superstition, but they go back hundreds, if not thousands, of years. However, there are many clues, and even more fascinating theories. So go ahead and read on – if you’re feeling lucky. Fear Friday the 13th Most people only joke… Read more »
Origins of Bloody Mary…..the drink.
When Halloween comes along, there’s no drink more thematic than the Bloody Mary. This iconic combination of tomato juice and vodka has been around for decades, and its origins can be traced back to Paris in the 1920’s. Fernaid Pitiot has the earliest claim of being the first to concoct the Bloody Mary. He claimed to have first made the drink at the New York Bar in Paris (which later became known as Harry’s New York Bar) and was a popular hangout for author Ernest Hemingway and other American expats at the time. Harry’s Bar has credited themselves with the… Read more »
The Real Story Behind the Bloody Mary Legend
The Bloody Mary Legend Considered one of the most macabre adolescent party games, the urban legend of Bloody Mary has been a scary staple for spooking children since its emergence long ago. One alleged incident occurred at a slumber party, where several school girls decided to try to conjure Bloody Mary — or “Mary Worth,” which was the version of the story they had been told — by turning the lights off in the bathroom and repeating the mantra “Mary Worth, Mary Worth, I believe in Mary Worth” According to the report: “About the seventh time we said it one of the… Read more »
Occultus by Mark Cassell
A story in the Shadow Fabric Mythos by Mark Cassell When a photographer falls he’s going to protect his camera, and when gravity snatches my clumsy arse that’s precisely what I do. Birdshit and moss, tiles and rotted wood fall with me. The jagged shape of daylight shrinks. I hug my camera and plunge into the darkness, and… Pain explodes. My lungs burn and my vision morphs into lightning flashes that betray the black void. I squirm, cradling my SLR. I try to breathe but the agony rages. I clench my teeth as air rattles my lungs and I taste… Read more »
Orphanage by J.A. Crook
It was. Three times its head spun in a sort of hellish and ritualistic practice that survived the dark impositions of the thing. The room was without light. Its hollow plastic arms rolled in its shoulder joints and moved it forward like a demon wheel with teeth, pulling itself inch by inch across the center aisle between the dreaming children. It stopped mechanically and the sacrilegious sizzle of grinding plastic brought a few of the children to stir as it stared at their exposed feet with a dead contemplation in its painted glass eyes as to how their toes might… Read more »