BrendaLee Collentro
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The Lawson Family Christmas Massacre (1929)
Christmas morning is supposed to be loud in a good way.Footsteps on stairs. Wrapping paper tearing. Someone burning breakfast because they got distracted. That was not how Christmas Day felt in Germanton, North Carolina, in 1929. Instead, the morning ended with seven people dead. And a silence that still hangs over the story. Charles Lawson…
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Krampus and Frau Perchta: The Winter Spirits No One Warned Us About
Every year around December, something weird happens to me. The cold hits, and suddenly I want to read every creepy winter legend I can find. Maybe it is the dark. Maybe it is the silence. Maybe it is the way the snow makes everything feel too still. Two names always pull me back in. Krampus.…
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10 Christmas & Winter Horror Movies to Watch When You Want the Holidays to Feel… Off
Sometimes December feels magical. Sometimes it feels too quiet — like the sky is holding its breath. Maybe that’s why holiday horror hits different. It takes all the cozy lights and warm traditions and twists them just enough to make your skin prickle. This list comes straight from the movies I rewatch every year when…
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The Overdone Horror Movie Tropes I Still Love
I love horror movies (shocker, right?), and I love their tropes even more. Sure, I’ll yell at the screen, roll my eyes, or laugh when characters make the worst decisions possible. But deep down? I don’t want it any other way. These clichés are part of the fun. They’re comforting in their predictability and still…
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Haunted Road Trip Bucket List
Everyone has their bucket list and I’m no different. High up on my list is an off-the-beaten-path road trip with a haunted twist. I want to see the eerie pit stops, and unexpected detours. From creepy hotels to haunted highways, here are the haunted road trips I’d love to take one day. Spooky Hotels This…
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Summer Horror: Beach Reads Gone Wrong – Sunny Settings with Sinister Twists
When you think “summer reads,” you probably picture rom-coms, thrillers, or breezy mysteries. But honestly? Horror makes the best beach companion. There’s just something fun about reading a creepy story while the sun is shining and the waves are crashing. These picks all take the familiar warmth of summer—vacations, road trips, lazy afternoons—and flip them…
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Every Halloween Movie Timeline Explained (Without the Headache)
When John Carpenter dropped Halloween in 1978, he probably didn’t realize he was unleashing decades of chaos—not just in Haddonfield, but in the franchise itself. Michael Myers didn’t just become a horror icon. He also became the center of one of the messiest timelines in movie history. That’s the thing about Halloween: it doesn’t just…
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Lizzie Borden: The Axe Murder Case That Still Haunts Fall River
If you grew up in New England, you’ve probably heard the sing-song rhyme: Lizzie Borden took an axe And gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done, She gave her father forty-one. Catchy, sure—but also way off. The truth? It’s messier, darker, and still has Fall River, Massachusetts buzzing more than…
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Horror Books for Every Taste: From Ghosts to Gore
If you’re anything like me, you know horror comes in flavors. Sometimes you want an old-school ghost story. Other times, you want something so twisted you have to set the book down for a minute. This list has a little bit of everything—haunted houses, medical nightmares, total gore-fests, and even a few slow-burn creeps that…
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10 Urban Legends That Crossed the Line Into Reality
When the shadows from our nightmares step into the light. Urban legends are supposed to be just stories — whispered at sleepovers, told around campfires, or passed down by “a friend of a friend.” But every so often, a legend turns out to have real events lurking at its core. That’s when things go from…
The Haunted Nook 