In 1973, it was a girl’s relationship with a Ouija board in The Exorcism. Today, it was a girl’s relationship with a box in The Possession. The topic of possession is a common horror film subject. It is like the disease or virus common in many modern day Horror-Sci-Fi blends. Possession is a sickness…
The Undertaker and I have been quite busy as the summer months bring about increased activity. The grounds must be kept watered continually, and as you can imagine, working outdoors during high temperatures tends to drain one’s energy. Yesterday evening, we had planned an outing to the cinema to see Casablanca at this lovely movie…
There are things that lurk in the dark that you and I will never understand. Sometimes the monotony in our lives leads us to believe that the routine of it all cannot possibly mean that there is something out there larger, but I believe there is. There were times when I fought with logic…
For many, this right here, where I work, where I live, is their final destination. I work quietly, and in the shadows so as not to disturb friends and families as they come to visit their dead. Sometimes I run into our visitors because we are crossing the same path, or perhaps they have come…
Curious things occur late at night on these cemetery grounds and believe me when I tell you stranger things happen in the day. Sometimes I am charged with running errands inside the funeral home. Recently Undertaker had to make a house visit and he requested that I sit in the funeral home and attend to…
Apologies my dreary followers as I was unable to post a blog last night. I was detained by the Undertaker’s unwieldy demands to move another corpse. Regardless now, I can sit and tell you briefly what I thought of the horror film The Rite. It is important to note that this film is based on…
I was going to wait until Sunday to post the next blog, but I could not wait as I wanted to share this link. We at Burial Day Books consider that since we spend so much time ingrained in researching folklore, superstition, legend, as well as religion and how it pertains to horror themes, that…