The franchise started with a bang in 1980 and eventually made Jason Voorhees an American pop culture icon like Mickey Mouse and Coca-Cola. But if you think Friday the 13th is just familiar territory, think again…

Horror has always existed on the fringe of entertainment, but seems to make the most relevant statements about our culture at any given time. Horror has always excelled when society is unstable, and I think we're living in quite an interesting time for scary stories.

It doesn't happen often, but when the western genre is given the freedom to indulge in truly horrific and violent storytelling, something interesting happens…

What is it that makes a child believe? Children love to play pretend, because they are believers. They believe in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, happily ever afters, ghosts, the monster under the bed, and the boogeyman…

Disney World is billed as the place Where Dreams Come True, and it really is. I've had my own share of magical moments just as many others have over the past four decades. However, in a place that sees 50 million visitors every year, things are bound to go wrong at some point.

American icons like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny are easy to accept and adapt into our culture, because they're fun. But many of our holidays stem from complicated concepts and traditions born out of a need for community and safety…

I have always loved this grand and peculiar place, knowing it was special long before I heard any of it's stories. It holds a great significance to me for personal reasons, but it already had quite a rich and infamous history long before I first walked through it's doors as a child.

Blood is the life force of humanity. It flows through ours veins and fuels our bodies. Without it, we cease to exist. The sight of even a small amount of it leaving our bodies is a warning. I suppose that's why vampires have been frightening for so long…

The Overlook Hotel is situated among the the great Rocky Mountains, and the psychological landscape of the hotel is a reflection of it's surroundings. There are peaks, there are valleys, there are dark places, and there are sharp edges…

One simple act of dark revenge has birthed something far worse than the original threat, and as they say...it's time to pay the piper.

It's a story that is not easy to tell, and not easy to bear. But it's a story worth telling, because those who have not experienced it cannot fully understand…

…and then it hit me. What if he died on the beach? I chose to commit to this theory, and what I found was very interesting. There are a million little things that caught my attention, but I'll only be hitting the major points.

Fear and faith have always been important pieces in my life. Both were handed down by family and are have become deeply personal to me as I’ve grown into adulthood…