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The Silent Hill universe is without a doubt one of the most creepy, terrifying and eerie worlds ever to exist. The creatures that can be found in the darkest areas of this universe are the vivid representation of our deepest fears and even though it’s quite unsettling to look at them, we can not argue that the creativity implied to create such monsters, is pure art.

But a question that might’ve never popped into our minds is, how were these horrific creatures created?

Giving life to these monsters was no easy task. Christophe Gans, the director of the Silent Hill movie, had a clear idea of how he wanted each of the creatures to look, move and behave. His mantra for making each monster was “Disturbing, but not disgusting” and he kept on reminding this to everyone involved in the making of the movie.

Patrick Tatopoulos was the man in charge of the creatures effects meanwhile Paul Jones was the man behind the make-up effects. With a mixture of reality and nightmares, these monsters came to life, even though they were supposed to be fictional characters Tatopoulos and Jones always tried to add certain “human” aspects to it, making the creatures way more disturbing.

Michael Cota was entitled to become the “Armless Man”. He had to wear a two-piece costume: a pair of skin-tight silicon legs and some sort of plastic foam rib cage. It was designed to be a costume that covers the whole body, it comes with a mouthpiece that has a tube attached to it, where Cota was able to breathe through.

Another challenging monster to create was the Grey Child. The idea was to have the skin of the creature sliding backwards, without deforming the skull and jaw of the monster. The costume was made of foam latex and it was a whole bodysuit along with some plastic hands and a head… the whole process of preparation took them two and a half hours to make. The lucky one to wear this every day was Yvonne NG and even though she must scream to be heard from the inside of the suit, she describes the whole work as absolutely beautiful.

Some of the most popular monsters and definitely most iconic within the Silent Hill universe are the Nurses. For the movie, Tatopoulos thought of staying true to the original design from the game and make a couple of masks that had a small mouth opening which could be modified later on with CGI. Meanwhile, Jones created twenty latex nurse costumes made with zip ties and velcro in order for them to stay extremely tight to the body. These dancers had to train a choreography every day, keeping their movements synchronized and also, very creepy.

Radha Mitcher who plays the lead character, Rose Da Silva, mentions that her favorite monsters ever appear in this movie. Something she likes about these monsters is that they are bizarre and creepy and they look like they come out of some sadomasochists handbook. She also mentions that her all-time favorite monster from Silent Hill was the Armless Man, played by Michael Cota.

You can watch the Making of Silent Hill on the following video.Which is your favorite Silent Hill creature?

Going out and grabbing a drink at a bar is one of the most common and popular activities to interact with people, just mingling around and chatting, but what would you think about doing the same with a ghost? If this idea sounds endearing, then New Orleans is the place for you to be.

New Orleans is a lively city with plenty of beautiful sightseeing spots, but it’s also very popular for having an enchanting dark side to it, which invites all the mystery enthusiasts to come to visit.

One of the most popular spots of this spooky city are the haunted bars, which claim to be home of several paranormal activities.

A bar located in the French Quarter has become a piece of history for New Orleans, the Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop Bar. The building itself has been around approximately since the 1700s, but as years passed by it became a popular bar with a unique atmosphere takes you back in time and doors are opened not only to humans but also to other spirits.

The Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop Bar remains one of the antique surviving structures from New Orleans, due to its warm vibe, this bar is graced by thousands of customers and it is even rumored that many of them still visit the place, in the form of ghosts.

With a somewhat ghostly atmosphere, this bar sets the perfect mood for telling spooky stories and grabbing a good drink. So what makes this bar so mysterious? It has to be its background story.

Almost 300 years back, this building was inhabited by the Lafitte brothers: Jean a French pirate and privateer, and Pierre a privateer from the 19th-century although this building was not a bar back then at all, but something darker.

Some clients said they’ve seen Jean Lafitte standing on one of the corners of his beloved building, staring silently at the people back in the shadows, but be careful if he catches you glimpsing at him… he will disappear.

Even though the spirits of the Lafitte brothers have the right to hang around their place, this bar is known for attracting more than these two ghosts.

Some of the stories that are told around say that the fireplace from this bar is a specific spot where all kinds of paranormal phenomenons happen. Paranormal investigators presume that this area is home of a demonic spirit and some clients even believe they have seen a pair of red eyes staring at them, right from the fireplace.

Do you have the guts to visit the Lafitte Brothers? maybe you will be lucky enough to catch one of them, standing on a shadowy corner.

One of the things that all horror lovers enjoy is to sit down watch an amazing horror movie, feeling the exaltation of all the jumpscares and in certain occasions, these movies are so extraordinary that we would like to transport ourselves to the universe where the protagonist lives… well Universal Studios can make this fantasy come true.

The Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights (HHN), will be celebrating its 30th anniversary and it’s combining stories and visions from the world’s most famous creators of horror to Universal Studios Florida, it will be like living in a horror movie!

But what makes it so special? one of the main reasons why everyone is excited to attend this HHN’s event is because there will be spooky haunted houses inspired by the biggest names in horror. On past editions, some of the most popular haunted houses include Ghostbusters, Stranger Things, House of 1000 Corpses and Killer Klowns among others.

Also, you will be able to take your emotions to the limit at the many sinister scare zones, the outrageous live entertainment and some of Universal Studio’s most breathtaking attractions. The dates for this year will be September 10-November 1 so get ready and save your spot at one of the world’s best horror events!

According to rumors spread all over the internet, another reason why fans are so excited about this 30th edition of the HHN is that one of the biggest icons from this event might be returning… the Terra Queen. In case you didn’t know, back in 2005 the Terra Queen was the main icon of the whole event. However, she was “sacrificed” at the end of a show but it was foretold that she would be coming back, in 15 years, hence the big expectations for her to return for this 30th anniversary!

So what do you say, are you ready to have a chilling experience like no other?

The city of Austin is getting ready to welcome hundreds of people, or more like hundreds of witches for their Witchfest 2020 and it is looking promising for all the magic seekers out there.

There is a particular reason why such an event is held in Austin since this city is home to a large community with people that have affinities for all sorts of mystical subjects.

“Our goal is to bring together witches and like-minded individuals to facilitate growth, awareness, fun and networking opportunities for the Austin community and surrounding areas.” Austin Witchfest.

The Witchfest 2020 offers an entertaining environment with loads of activities to do starting from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm on Saturday, March 07 taking place in the outdoor spaces of the Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farms.

People will be able to enjoy all types of “witchy” stuff from workshops, rituals, raffle prizes, and shopping for magical artifacts from different vendors. The general admission price for the event is $5.00 and tickets can be purchased both online and on the day of the event.

On their official event, Austin Witschfest has announced some of the vendors participating in this magical event like Anam Cara Apothecary and Artistry with their medicinal products for health and wellness, Purple Finch Caravans offering all kinds of handmade goods like amulets/talismans, spell poppets and altar decoration and Cardinal Temptations creating handcrafted wands and other woodworking such as boxes and journals.

Would you assist to the festival?

When someone mentions Valentines Day, what traditionally pops up into people’s minds are red roses or romantic dinners, but what would you say if you had the chance to spend this holiday on a haunted mansion? Now that’s a new one.

Right in Pennsylvania, there is a 300-year-old mansion called the Brinton Lodge mansion and rumor has it that this property is haunted. Over the past five years, the Brinton Lodge mansion has opened its doors to paranormal fans and even hosted a special Valentine’s Day event where couples could spend a spooky evening together.

This event is popularly known as the Brinton Lodge’s Candle Light Tour, which seems to be quite popular since it is one of the top ten most haunted houses in Pennsylvania. On its Valentine’s edition: Saints or Sinners Valentine’s Ghost Tour, the mansion offers a couple of activities for everyone to enjoy.

For couples who want to try different things during valentine’s the Candle Light Tour includes a series of both delightful and chilling activities such as ghostly love stories and some tragic haunting stories, a candlelight tour, and a sweet nightcap including chocolate, wine, and beer.

Anyone brave enough to spend an unusual, fun valentine’s evening with their significant other must attend to this event on the 14 and 15 of February from 9:30 pm-11:00 pm, the tickets can be easily purchased on the Brinton Lodge website.

In addition, the money raised from the Saints or Sinners Valentine’s Ghost Tour is invested in the preservation of this beautiful and peculiar mansion, which remains a relic since early 1900s.

The Brinton Lodge encourages couples to attend their event and “discover the love stories behind the mansion’s notorious hauntings!”

Would you dare to go?

Know the story of the horror movie “The Haunting in Connecticut”.

In 1986 it´s the year in which the darkness begins that a New York family was about to face, Philip the eldest son of the Snedeker family is diagnosed with cancer so the family decides to move to Connecticut where the right hospital for him is located. The new house was the worst part of this story.

When renting the house it came with a condition, not throwing any object that is in the basement and that were memories, which were made up of all the stuff that a coroner needs to embalm. The basement was a funeral home from 1936 to 1980.

The basement where Philip and his brother’s room would be, was next to the old funeral home, only sliding doors separated them. Philip from the beginning began to say that there was an evil presence in the house, constantly listening to a voice of a man in the basement that said: “Philip come here”. His mother Carmen thought they were hallucinations, but he wasn´t the only one who saw things, the younger sister saw spirits in the mirror.

In an early morning Philip and his brother saw three sinister men in the darkness, who stared at them and whispered something awful, then the entities began to laugh and one of them threw one of his toys against the wall, breaking it into a thousand pieces. On another occasion, Philip came to see a boy dressed as Superman, then they learned that this boy was embalmed in the house and in his funeral he was using the superhero costume.

One of the most horrible episodes was, when under the influence of a dark entity, Philip tried to make evil things to a cousin who lived with them, so Philip was admitted to a psychiatric hospital for 45 days.

Time passed and unfortunately for its economic situation, the family couldn´t leave the house, even if the paranormal manifestations became stronger and stronger; things moved by themselves, there were inexplicable noises and the beds vibrated; It was then that they had to resort to help the Warren’s couple.

While the paranormal investigators arrived at the house, Lorraine visited the basement alone, and had a vision of a large man who was manipulating and moving the bodies. Lorraine realized that not only did they face a tormented spirit, but a demon, so she and her husband Edward called Priest Timothy Conlan, who performed an exorcism to end that diabolical entity.

After all that torment, the Snedeker family found calm, Philip found himself defeating cancer and they moved out of the house.

Have you seen The Haunting in Connecticut?

Get to know the true story of “The Shining”, one of the most memorable horror movies of all times.

It all started with a dream … during a Halloween night in 1974, Stephen King dreamed his son was screaming, with a deep horror on his face as he was chased by a fire hose, along the hall of a hotel.

When Stephen King woke up, he went to the window of the hotel where he was staying and began to admire the rocky mountains that adjoined a black sky, and this was the moment where he was inspired to write one of the greatest horror stories: “The Shining”.

The hotel where this crucial episode happened in the life of Stephen King and many of us, horror fans, is the Stanley Hotel, located in Colorado, United States, where not only King had a dream, but he experienced paranormal events with his wife.

The hotel is known for being one of the most haunted in North America; This place was another element that inspired the writer to create his creepy novel.

During the stay of King and his wife, who accompanied him, they slept in room 217, and although it seems difficult to believe, they were the only guests inside the sinister hotel, since the tourist complex only opened its doors a few months in the year, and closed shortly before winter came, by October 30 when the couple arrived, it was already the end of the season.

The first mysterious event that the couple lived, was when they returned to the room shortly after dinner in the desolate dining room, because upon entering, all their belongings were messy, as if someone had shaken their bags, but not someone human, because the employees said that nobody entered.

Another paranormal incident happened during the morning when King walked by himself along the corridors of the hotel, he saw how the carpet moved as if by it was being controlled with magic.

This is the information that Stephen King shared with the media, however, the dark legend tells that he also had an encounter with ghost children wandering in the hotel, in addition to attending a party, where the other guests were spirits from beyond.

And although Stephen King’s story ends here and his visit to the haunted place, it´s not where the hotel’s story ends with respect to the paranormal, as both hotel employees and guests, they report having witnessed spooky manifestations. Children’s spirits living inside the hotel, silhouettes of children crossing the walls, the voices and laughter of little ones rumbling between the rooms and the long corridors of the hotel.

Another type of manifestations is that the belongings of the guests are inexplicably moved from the place, noises of invisible presences emanate inside the rooms, the lights blink sinisterly and the sink taps open themselves.

But without a doubt, the paranormal focus of the hotel is room 418, currently closed, because there lives an evil ghost that in the past frightened guests during the early morning to leave, always appearing furious in the corner of the room.

Despite the fact this hotel remains haunted, it is still quite popular and you can even take a tour, if you gather enough bravery to do it. 

Daily tours are incredibly popular, four different types of historical and haunted tours throughout the year. The Historic Stanley Night Tour takes you on a haunting evening through different dark spaces from the hotel, it introduces you to the active phenomena and spirit folklore that embraces this 100+-year-old hotel. 

There is also another, more friendly tour: The Historic Stanley Family Friends Tour with a more fun approach, it is an interactive tour in which kids can participate in very special I-spy games and other activities. 

A third type of tour with a more historical approach is the day tour, where you will be able to explore the hotel while learning about its background story and also its impact on pop culture. 

Due to its high ghostly activity, paranormal tours are held at the hotel, would you dare to go?

After fourteen years of filming the first horror video game movie “Silent Hill”, the french director Christophe Gans said there will be a new movie coming soon.

But he won´t only film Silent Hill, but the Fatal Frame movie as well.

About Silent Hill Christophe said: “The project will always be anchored in this atmosphere of a small American town, ravaged by Puritanism. I think it’s time to make a new one.”

About Fatal Frame the director said: “The film will take place in Japan. I especially don’t want to uproot the game from its Japanese haunted house setting.”

Would you be able to watch the new Silent Hill movie or Fatal Frame?

If there is an asylum or hospital that could have been an inspiration for horror movies, surely Byberry Mental Hospital could be that place.

This is a huge hospital located in Philadelphia, which during its story saw thousands of patients with mental problems enter. And it became famous for the horrible treatments that the patients said they suffered, and if it were not because a worker took numerous photographs of the dark events, it would surely have lasted more years open.

The construction was so big, it took almost half a century for the more than 50 buildings that made up the hospital to be completed. And within them were mixed dormitories, nurseries, kitchens, laundries, a chapel and a mortuary, apart from the administration offices. It was such a large place that within its walls they managed to house a little more than 7,000 patients, at the time with the largest population of the place.

However, it´s curious that in the beginning the place was not a hospital, but a work farm for the mentally ill, it was until after it became an asylum, finally in 1907 it was consolidated as the Byberry Mental Hospital that brought so much horror to the world.

There were so many people who were there, that the conditions for the patients became poor and terrible, just like the treatment of the workers. There are photographs of patients tied with straps on their beds.

It was so much the carelessness, that the workers left the entire areas without any care, leaving the patients of those buildings practically abandoned.

In the 90’s the closing of its operations was declared, when the truth was discovered.

The scary thing is that the neighbors closest to the place (despite being miles away) gathered thousands of signatures so that the building was collapsed, according to them by the strange presence that the dark and abandoned place gave off.

Would you dare to go?

Meet this restaurant-bar for Tim Burton fans, you will feel inside one of his films.

There is a bar called Beetle House, where you can enjoy Halloween all year round, a bar inspired mainly by one of our favorite films “Beetlejuice” of 1988.

The restaurant-bar has a twisted and spooky atmosphere of the film, it also presents delicious dishes to delight the palate, different drinks and the most fun is that the place is full of actors dressed as your favorite characters and you can take photos with each from them.

The restaurant-bar has a twisted and spooky atmosphere of the film, it also presents delicious dishes to delight the palate, different drinks and the most fun is that the place is full of actors dressed as your favorite characters and you can take photos with each from them.

The location of this place is located on East 6th Street New York, With a schedule of 4:00 pm, until 2:00 am.

There is a Bettle House in DC and Los Angeles too, for more information you can enter its official website.

It is a year-round Halloween celebration with an artistic and themed atmosphere inspired by the culture of horror, magic and artistic, literary and cinematographic works of Tim Burton, Alfred Hitchcock, Bram Stoker, Washington Irving, Edgar Allen Poe and others more.

“We are kind of like an adult Halloween party with a Burtonesque feel, curated by Alfred Hitchcock, with a 90s goth band on stage and everyone is wearing Weird costumes.:) We are a safe place where every goth, punk, freak, weirdo, artist, and visitor is welcomed and celebrated” Beetle House.

You can also listen music related to Burton movies throughout the day. What else could we ask for?

Music, food, drinks, atmosphere, all excellent, but the best part for many of the visitors are the actors who play the characters of Tim Burton.

So we can´t wait any longer, we want to know Beetle House, would you go?