horror
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“If you have something cool and he loves it, it’s going to get made,” said Greg Gilreath, a horror producer who has worked with Spooky.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
The immersive show explores horror tropes through themed galleries that explore cinema classics including “Alien,” “Halloween,” “The Exorcist” and “The Shining,” as well as more recent fan favorites such as “Midsommar” and “Get Out.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Cregger wears his influences well and they aren’t just video games but pulled from the history of horror.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
"We did sci-fi with Farmageddon and now we're in Halloween horror but without the scares - it's more comedy," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Abel gawked in horror, as if Amanda herself had been rudely snatched away.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
Archive film footage showing Britons in 1913 enjoying days at the races or watching the cricket contrasts sharply with what followed during the horrors of World War One.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Britain’s viceroy of India, Archibald Wavell, wrote in his diary after Japan’s surrender: “So now for the horrors of peace.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Recognizing that 9/11’s horrors compounded over the years does not degrade the memory of its initial victims.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
He drew parallels with the horrors of the Holocaust, noting that images of Nazi concentration camps only became public after the atrocities.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
In their silence, we imagined all sorts of horrors.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
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