horror

Jan 2024 6

More Mystery Manga Reviews: Glitch Vol 1 By Shima Shinya/Hard-Boiled Stories From the Cat Bar By Yourei Ono

2024 Articles, Lorie Lewis Ham, Manga, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Lorie Lewis Ham

This week I am reviewing two more mystery manga from Yen Press. There couldn’t be two more different manga mysteries to review at the same time—one is very dark and hard-boiled involving hit men, detectives, and cats; the other, while also dark, involves young adults moving to a new town, attending a new school, and discovering what might be a monster, or perhaps a ghost.

Oct 2023 28

Halloween Short Story: Wolf Cub

2023 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze, Terrific Tales

by M.E. Proctor

First came the swipe of something wet and warm on my eyes. Then I felt a puff of hot air on my face. It stank of rotten meat. A low roar pressed against my eardrums, pushed against the inside of my skull. Pain came and erased everything, and I slipped down a pit where there was no feeling at all.

Oct 2023 14

Spectral Raven Theatre Company Presents Red Fiend

2023 Articles, Mallory Moad, Theatre

by Mallory Moad

Blame it on Uncle Joe. Local professor, playwright, and director of spooky spectacles, Maria Coon, credits this beloved family member with inspiring her love of horror literature and films. And just in time for Halloween, Maria will once again be sharing her favorite genre with a part audience-immersive, all scare-the-pants-off-you production, Red Fiend.

Apr 2023 26

How I Failed My Way into Writing Books

2023 Articles, Every Other Book

by David Aljuni

March 24, 2021. My family and I were enjoying dinner after a show. I was working two jobs at the time, plus making my first feature film. After years of planning, I had shot most of it with the best cast anyone could have asked for, and magic had been made. I had brought my laptop and hard drive with me, hoping I could get some more editing done in the three-and-a-half-hour drive both to and from the show, but we were all in the moment and enjoying each other's company, so no editing had been done thus far on the trip.

Oct 2022 29

Season of the Ghost: The Ghosthropology Podcast

2022 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze, Podcasts, Sarah Peterson-Camacho

by Sarah Peterson-Camacho

As Halloween approaches in a flurry of fiery leaves and gathering gloom, the cold air crackles in the shivery wake of Autumn and her restless spirits. The Season of the Ghost is upon us, and Central Valley podcast Ghosthropology, hosted by folklorist Matthew Armstrong and produced by his wife Kaylia Metcalfe, is here to tell you a ghost story.

Oct 2022 15

The Storyteller’s Death By Ann Dávila Cardinal: Review/Giveaway/Interview

2022 Articles, Kathleen Costa, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Kathleen Costa

Isla Larsen Sanchez was eight years old, in 1970, when her mother Elena took her to stay with her maternal relatives in Puerto Rico. It was the first time she would be left alone for an entire summer even though she begged to stay in New Jersey to help take care of her ailing father. She cried in the arms of her Tia Alma, her grandmother’s sister, asking her to tell her a story to help alleviate her sadness, but she’s met with “…I don’t tell stories. Abeula tells stories.”

Oct 2021 30

Jay’s Video Game News Halloween Edition

2021 Articles, Arts & Entertainment, Jayce Ham

by Jayce Ham

Halloween is my favorite time of year. I have always loved creating and wearing the best costume, marathoning Halloween TV episodes, and enjoying the chilly fall weather with a nice cup of coffee in a Halloween-themed mug. So, in honor of the Halloween season, we are taking a pause from the news and instead are discussing my favorite horror games that have been released in the last few years.

Sep 2021 25

Jay’s Video Game News: September 2021

2021 Articles, Arts & Entertainment, Jayce Ham

by Jayce Ham

2021 has been a strange year for video games as the pandemic is finally starting to catch up with game studios. Many highly anticipated games have been delayed to next year, and there have been many lulls in new games to play. I have found myself replaying many of my favorite games as I have nothing new to play. Hope is not lost, however, because Playstation surprised all of us by hosting a State of Play showcase earlier this month.

Oct 2020 24

Jay’s October Halloween Video Game News

2020 Articles, Arts & Entertainment, Jayce Ham

by Jayce Ham

It’s October, which means it’s time to play some spooky games. Horror is a genre in video games I have grown to love over the years. It allows the player to be fully immersed and participate in them instead of just being a bystander watching it all happen. While that might seem terrifying to many, it is an exhilarating feeling.

Oct 2017 28

Jessica’s Video Game News for October

2017 Articles, Arts & Entertainment, Jayce Ham

by Jessica Ham

October means Halloween which means a lot of horror games to play. Horror games are not all that are released in October but that is the majority. Let’s players have horror-thons of indie horror games and big release horror games. This October has been a mix of horror and games set in the past, as well as some fun cartoon adventures.