Chupacabra – urban myth
The chupacabra or chupacabras – literally “goat-sucker”; from “chupar“, “to suck”, and “cabra“, “goat” – is a legendary creature in the folklore of parts of the Americas, with its first purported …
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Moth – UK, Hungary, USA, 2016 – reviews
‘The truth is always scarier’ Moth is a 2016 British-Hungarian-American found footage horror film directed by Gergö Elekes and József Gallai (Spirits in the Dark; Blood Tales segment ‘Echoes’; A Guidebook to Killing Your …
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Croc – novel, UK, 1976
‘In the tradition of Night of the Crabs’ Croc is a 1976 horror novel written by David James. One of the few US novels in the ‘nature strikes back’ subgenre, …
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The Human-Faced Dog – Japan, 1990 – overview and reviews
The Human-Faced Dog – original title: ザ・人面犬 aka The Jin-Men-Ken – is a 1990 Japanese fake documentary film about an urban myth. Dave Jackson from the wonderfully entertaining blog Mondo Exploito explains: Look at …
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The Highgate Vampire – folklore
The Highgate Vampire was a media sensation surrounding reports of supposed supernatural activity at Highgate Cemetery in North London in the 1970s. The publicity was initiated by a group of young people interested in the occult …
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