This episode marks the EXCITING return of the HorrorFam.com Podcast after two years away! Host Lauren Spear is joined by Waylon Reavis, the charismatic frontman of A Killer’s Confession (and former lead singer of Mushroomhead) as he talks about horror movies, creepy latex masks, and his upcoming monster-serial-killer-vigilante-themed concept album Victim 1! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with your friends! Spread the word!! You can also help support our content by becoming a Patron at Patreon.com/HorrorFam LINKS for More Waylon Reavis A Killer’s Confession Official Website (Ne ..read more

Michael Mahal and Sonny Mahal are two of the hardest-working and most prolific producers in independent horror. For the last seven years, the enterprising brothers have delivered over a dozen genre mashups through Mahal Empire Productions, their namesake home studio. With titles including Bus Party to Hell (2017), Night of the Tommyknockers (2022), Bermuda Island (2023), and more, their films explore all corners of horror. They’ve got vampires, werewolves, cults, aliens, and demons. They explore the realms of torture, fine art, and killer games. The Mahal Empire has something for everyone, tel ..read more

When I first heard about In a Violent Nature, there was already a buzz surrounding this savvy serial killer slasher. This film would do what its predecessors haven’t: immerse viewers in the narrative from a unique perspective – the killer’s. Instead of seeing the movie through the lens of hapless young people about to lose their lives in imaginative and gory ways, we get to stroll through the woods with the slasher himself, seeing and hearing what he takes in. I was thoroughly excited about this movie, and if you know me, you know I don’t like to read reviews before I see a film. I like to for ..read more

In June of 2024, it will have been fifty years since I began a summer job making monster masks at Don Post Studios. That turned into a very long “summer!” A whole lot of monsters and a whole lot of masks. What we made at DPS were masks that made a regular person look like a monster. I’ve been thinking about the movies where the monster is wearing a “regular person” mask — a benign mask that hides their scary monster face. I was among of the first generation “Monster Kids” in the fifties and sixties, when the old monster movies were being released to television, and I tried to watch them all. I ..read more

For Mother’s Day, we looked at Dee Wallace — the Ultimate horror movie mom. For Father’s Day, rather than doing a deep-dive into one real person, we decided it’d be fun to look at over a dozen fictional people! To be specific, we’re checking out the best and worst horror movie dads. This post contains affiliate links. By renting or buying the films we’ve linked to, you’re helping to support our content while also getting to watch really cool horror movies! Nathan Grantham from Creepshow (1982) Watch Creepshow (1982) on Amazon Prime. (2hr; R) Nathan “Nate” Grantham from the “Father’s Day” seg ..read more

As a general rule, I’m not squeamish about gore and many kill scenes are forgotten as quickly as they occur! However, horror movie food scenes get kneaded deep into my brain and bake there for decades. Maybe it’s because I’ve always had to be hypervigilant about food (I have a soybean allergy that’s sent me to the ER on more than one occasion), but most tomfoolery involving food really irks me. That scene in Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) where Robin Williams’ character “jokingly” attempts to murder Pierce Brosnan’s character by lacing his dinner with seasoning the latter is allergic to? Absolutely unf ..read more

Back when I was painting monsters in various effects shops, one of the conversation topics was “What genre movies came out the year you were born?” Since I was often lucky enough to be sitting next to my favorite artist, my lovely wife, Cathy Tharp, I would get to remember 1954. She shares a birth year with three of my all-time favorite monster movies. Top of my list for the best horror movies of 1954 is… Them! Them! is the first and best of the giant monster movies from the 1950s. Atomic radiation has created enormous ants. I saw this for the first time on television back in the early sixtie ..read more

Mothers have been on my mind a lot this month because not only does Mother’s Day happen in May, but so does my own mom’s birthday! Plus, the horror genre has a lot of mom-centric content — from very good/heroic moms to very, very bad/evil moms! So, before May comes to a close, I wanted to talk about THE horror mom: Dee Wallace. It’s always kinda bothered me that whenever Dee Wallace is brought up in conversation, she’s usually described as “The Mom from E.T.” (which, as you may know, is on my New Year’s Resolution watch list for 2024). It bugs me because I don’t connect with the reference on a ..read more

When Jaws came out, it unleashed a whole can of nightcrawlers. At first, these worms attracted your typical fare — a renegade shark ruining a regatta, disrupting a scientific breakthrough, or crashing a fishing trip. The worms must have been good eatin’ (or radioactive), because over time, these sharks have become larger than life: First, they started swimming backwards. Then, they flew around in tornadoes. They grew six heads. Now, they patrol the Shark Side of the Moon, terrorize cornfields, and come back from extinction to battle Jason Statham. Anything is possible in the shark horror subge ..read more

Karachi, the largest city of Pakistan, is home to many stories and myths. But none is more terrifying and intriguing than the legend of the Bride of Karsaz, a ghostly figure that haunts the road where she met her tragic fate. In this article, I’ll share all I know about the origin, variations, and impact of the Bride on the city’s culture and identity. Let’s explore Pakistan’s most famous urban legend/ghost story together and learn why you should stay away from Karsaz Road on Friday nights. What Is the Legend of the Bride of Karsaz? According to the legend, the Bride of Karsaz was a young wom ..read more