31 Days of Halloween – POSSESSION EDITION – MontiLee Stormer

by MontiLee | Oct 25, 2021 | 31 Days of Halloween, Nearly Expert Advice

When I thought about what movies I wanted to present I was torn between Ghost Stories and Possession. In a way, they’re two sides of the same horror currency – both representing a loss of control, whether it’s of a piece of property or one’s own soul. You can’t reason...

31 Days of Halloween – WEREWOLF EDITION – M.C. St. John

by MontiLee | Oct 18, 2021 | 31 Days of Halloween, Movies, Nearly Expert Advice

Check your lunar calendars—this week, the moon is full and ready to go to the dogs. Throughout history and across continents, from ancient creation myths to modern social hysteria, the werewolf is the enduring archetype for the monster within ourselves. To their...

31 Days of Halloween – VAMPIRE EDITION – Peggy Christie

by PeggyC | Oct 11, 2021 | 31 Days of Halloween, Movies, Nearly Expert Advice

For anyone who knows me, it will come as no surprise that I jumped on the vampire-themed week for GLAHW’s 31 Days of Halloween. And if you don’t know me, hello. My name is Peggy, and vampires are the bees’ knees. For my movie suggestions this week, I wanted to focus...

31 Days of Halloween – a Catalogue of Anthology Horror

by Michael | Oct 4, 2021 | 31 Days of Halloween, Movies, Nearly Expert Advice

What’s better than watching one horror movie? Sitting down for a horror flick and getting multiple stories in one film. That’s what a good anthology film gives you — multiple good plot lines, often tied together with an overarching story or plot device, occasionally...

31 Days of Halloween – Witches – Nicole e. Castle

by Nicole Castle | Oct 1, 2021 | 31 Days of Halloween, Movies, Nearly Expert Advice

What better way to kick off All Hallows month than with the originators of the season? Witches The Witch (2015) Set in 1630’s New England, the family’s patriarch proclaims, “We will conquer this wilderness. It will not consume us.” Unfortunately, there is something...

31 Days of Halloween – Welcome – GLAHW

by CaptTightPants | Oct 1, 2021 | 31 Days of Halloween, Movies, Nearly Expert Advice

Halloween is coming and we’re practically at loose ends.  October 1st promises what could be, as the nights grow colder and the days grow shorter and the nights grow colder. We rush headlong into preparations all for that one night of the year when we’re...