The Pumpkin Man, a summoned demon bent upon destruction and chaos has been the subject of various short films by SouthRidege Films. Now it is finally getting the feature length treatment. Before its release in 2023, Gary had the pleasure of meeting with creative director, Ryan Sheets, and Janae Muchmore, Production Coordinator, to learn about…

Over the past thirty years, dozens of stories keep spreading, all following a remarkably similar pattern. Children with eyes completely blacked out appear at people’s homes or vehicles, knock on the door, and then insist upon getting inside. Anyone who encountered them has almost immediately felt an overwhelming sense of dread. Join Gary and GoldieAnn…

McKiller Art is the collected work of artist, McKell McIntyre, who is credited with creating fantastical and supernatural scenes that he brings to life on the canvas. The subjects of his paintings and prints cover all manner of the paranormal to include imagery of bewitching women, horned beasts, and those things that go bump in…

Lake Champlain extends north into the Canadian Province and is situated between New York and Vermont. It is sometimes referred to as the “Sixth Great Lake”. These four hundred square miles of freshwater also has the distinction of being home for an elusive lake monster referred to as America’s Loch Ness Monster with hundreds of…

Jackie Sonnenberg began her writing career as a published journalist with multiple newspapers while still in high school. She then expanded her work into fiction and is currently the author of a growing collection of horror stories inspired by classic nursery rhymes. These books take a darker twist on some of the most popular stories…

Ancient tales of those mysterious places where animals go to die have always intrigued us. Whether it is the “elephants’ graveyard” or the dying place of the bison, men for centuries have searched for the one spot within each region toward which old and wounded beasts struggle, driven by some instinctual urge during their final…

When Jessica receives a Callback for a role in an upcoming film, she is excited that this may be her first big break.  However, the audition is to take place in a cabin in the woods.  Undeterred, she convinces her boyfriend that everything will be fine and heads out. The Callback is a horror film…

Many of the urban legends and stories we tell about involve creatures that range from the scaly to the hairy. They do have one thing in common, however, in that they are animals. What about those that involve the plants? It is as though we see the forest but neglect the actual trees within. Many…

Mark Muncy is renowned as the author of a collection of books which covers the legends and lore of Florida over the years. Spending years of research, he brings the different side of the state’s history to his readers. Now, he has expanded beyond the boundaries of the state to include Appalachia for everyone to…

Every day, hundreds of ships are sailing across the oceans. Unfortunately, some do not make it to their destinations. The open water is filled with secrets and has taken the lives of many of the sailors to keep those secret. The existence of one such ship in 1948 that was found drifting in the middle…