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Witches are real! That’s what the upcoming remake of ‘The Witches’ promises as it has now an official trailer and release date and it’ll arrive sooner than expected.

The Witches

It was announced last year that one of our favorite childhood scary movies was getting a reboot, which we couldn’t be more excited about, The Witches.

Based on the book of the same title by British writer Roald Dahl, the first adaptation movie tells us the story of Luke Eveshim, a young boy who goes on vacation in Norway with his grandmother Helga. She warns him about witches and how to recognize them as she recalls  her childhood friend Erica was victim of a evil witch and got cursed to live inside a painting for the rest of her life.

A convention of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children will be taking place at the hotel, but in fact, it’s a coven full of horripilant witches. Their powerful leader known as the Grand High Witch is there to unveil her new master plan, a magic potion that turns children into mice so parent can exterminate them and do the witches’ dirty work for them.

Luke together with his new friend Bruno, will try to stop the witches even if they have to fight them as mice.

The film was released in 1990, the year when writer Roald Dahl passed away. And even though the movie wasn’t a massive success on the big screen, it sure gained a cult following throughout the years.

The Witches Remake

Now the remake is starring Oscar winner Anne Hathaway who will follow in the footsteps of Anjelica Huston to star in her role as the new Grand High Witch. The cast also includes Kristin Chenoweth, Stanley Tucci as the hotel manager unwittingly hosting the witches’ convention; and the voice of Chris Rock as the grown-up version of the boy who recounts the dale.

The film is directed by Robert Zemeckis, known for films such as “Back to the Future” (1985) and “Monster House” (2006) working together with  Guillermo del Toro “Pan’s Labyrinth” (2006),  Alfonso Cuarón “Gravity” (2013) and Kenya Barris “Black-ish” (2014).

In the original movie, it had a different ending than Dahl’s children book. However, Zemeckis described the new film adaptation as being closer to the novel but only with a little twist. He told French website Allocine, “We’re going to set it in the Gothic South in the 1960s. It’s an exciting way to put a sociological spin on this kind of witch story.”

A supposed official movie poster was leaked on Reddit not so long ago which caused a lot of expectation for this upcoming project.

However, the official HBO MAX account released the oficial poster which was in fact, like the one that got leaked before but now with an updated information for this project.

This Halloween season, bring the big screen home. #TheWitchesHBOMax is coming exclusively to HBOMax on October 22! pic.twitter.com/BXt3h939wT

— HBO Max (@hbomax) October 2, 2020

As a further treat, the studio released a batch of first-look images of the cast.

Azhir Bruno as the Hero Boy.

In this picture, Eugenia Caruso as Conseulla, Penny Lisle as Witch, Josette Simon as Zelda, Anne Hathaway as the Grand High Witch, Orla O’Rourke as Saoirse and Ana-Maria Maskell as Esmerelda.

Octavia Spencer as Grandma.

More of Anne Hathaway as the Grand High Witch

Stanley Tucci as Mr. Stringer together with Grandma and Hero Boy.

A first trailer was also launched today in which we get a few glances of how wickedly funny this project is going to be.

The film will be available on HBO Max on October 22, just in time for Halloween!

Are you excited for the remake of The Witches?

Have you ever heard noises in the middle of the night, felt that you were being observed or experienced things that were out of your understanding? While you might not be scared -depending on the situation- though, you most likely will feel curiosity or try to look for logical explanations as to what you saw, heard, or felt.

It may be that those things happening around you, are related to ghosts. If you feel something brush your arm, hear whispers, see a figure in the corner of your eye, or an object moves by itself, it’s usually the ghost trying to communicate.

However, not all ghosts are the same as there’s a variety of them with different characteristics. Here’s a list of ghosts and how to spot or recognize them.

Poltergeist

A classic one. This type of ghost has the ability to move things, make noises or manipulate the environment. Mostly seen in movies. It is known for being noisy and annoying. You can recognize them for making the lights flick or slamming doors.

Ectoplasm

It has the consistent of fog or a vaporous cloud. Always swirling several feet above the ground and moves very quickly. Usually you can find them outdoors in historical sites.

Orbs

They are like a transparent ball of light that hovers over the ground. This type of ghost is commonly captured on camara. They are believed to be souls of human beings or even animals that passed away so suddenly.

Funnel Ghost

These ones are associated with cold spots and are usually found in historical buildings and houses. They are believed to be loved ones returning for a visit.

Interactive Personality

Any deceased person that used to live in the house, someone from your family or maybe an importan historical figure. They can show themselves in different ways as making noises, slightly touching you, whispering things around you or even emitting certain smells. They are really interesting as they retain the personality they had when they were alive and mostly their souls are still here because they didn’t fullfill a goal, purpose or had a closure.

Shadow People

Whenever we feel someone is watching us or is standing behind us because we see a shadow out of the corner of the eye but once we look back, there’s nothing so we just shrug it off and go back to business, it’s possible that what you saw it was actually what you thought.

That’s why this type of a ghost is called like that, because is in the shape of a figure or a person but don’t have any human-like features such as hair or a nose. If you want to learn more about shadow people, we made this article specially for you.

Demons

They are the most sinister and evil type of ghost as they can haunt your house, your possessions, and your being. They can cause you immense emotional, psychological and even physical harm.

Have you ever encountered a ghost? What type of ghost was it?

Estos tumbas son tan tristes como dulces. Estas casas de muñecas fueron construidas por padres afligidos para sus amadas hijas que se adelantaron al más allá…

Dorothy Marie Harvey (1926-1931)

Dorothy Marie Harvey y su familia pasaban por Tennessee, en su camino hacia el Norte para buscar trabajo. Cuando Dorothy consiguió el sarampión y partió a muy corta edad, la gente del pueblo ayudó a su familia a enterrarla en el cementerio de Hope Hill.

Sus padres la dejaron atrás por falta de recursos económicos y siguieron adelante.

Las leyendas locales dicen que a veces puedes ver a Dorothy jugando con sus juguetes cuando miras por las ventanas de su casa de muñecas.

Vivian Mae Allison (1894-1899)

La casa de muñecas de Vivian Mae Allison está ubicada en el cementerio de la ciudad de Connersville en Indiana.

Su historia es muy triste pues el padre de Vivian que apenas tenía 6 años, le estaba construyendo una casa de muñecas para Navidad, sin embargo, la niña perdió la vida poco antes, por lo que él ya no pudo regalársela cuando estaba viva, sino fallecida.

 

El padre decidió colocar la casa sobre su tumba, y la decoró como si fuera una recamara muy linda, le puso una camita, mesita para tomar el té y una muñeca de tamaño humano.

Lova Cline (1902-1908)

El monumento de la casa de muñecas de Lova Cline se encuentra en el cementerio de Arlington East Hill en Arlington, Indiana.

El tiempo de la niña en la tierra fue muy breve, pero en sus pocos años ella fue adorada por sus padres y muy apreciada por la sociedad.

 

Cuando sus padres fallecieron, los habitantes del pueblo, trasladaron a la pequeña junto a su casa de muñecas, a donde habían enterrado a sus padres, para que los tres estuvieran juntos. Lamentablemente la tumba fue profanada y le robaron muchas de sus pertenencias.

Se cuenta que apariciones fantasmales suceden dentro y fuera de la casita de muñecas, muchos son los rumores de que el espíritu de una niña se manifiesta.

Nadine Earles (1929-1933)

La tumba de Nadine Earles se encuentra en el cementerio de Oakwood en Lanett, Alabama.

La historia cuenta que Nadine quería una casa de muñecas para Navidad, sin embargo, ella falleció justo antes de las vacaciones, sus padres le construyeron una casa de muñecas en su tumba y la llenaron con sus juguetes y objetos personales.

 

Nadine era tan amada y tan extrañada, que incluso le organizaron una fiesta de cumpleaños en su tumba, acompañada de sus padres y sus amiguitos.

También le decoraron de manera hermosa su casita para Navidad, una fecha que le llenaba de ilusión.

En lo personal, puede resultarme un poco espeluznante una casa de muñecas en un cementerio, pero pienso que las niñas tuvieron mucha suerte de tenerlas, pues sus padres las siguieron consintiendo mucho incluso después de su muerte…

Have you ever stared at a mirror long enough for it to be uncomfortable? Have you ever imagined yourself going inside the mirror as if crossing a portal to another dimension?

Over the years many cultures have believed that mirrors are actually that, portals to another world or have a special connection to the afterlife. For example, Romans used to think that mirrors were a reflection of the human soul and for that, should be treated with respect.

In other times, there was this supposition that a human’s soul could be stolen or caught when taking a picture which is basically the same premise with the mirrors because pictures are, in a simplify manner, a reflection.

There was also this strong superstition centuries ago, in which people would cover all the mirrors in a house were a dying person was having its final moments because people believed you could see the devil or death itself coming to take away the soul through the mirrors. Even was thought that the personification of death could get confused and go through the mirror instead of going back to the afterlife.

Victorians used to cover with black cloths the mirrors in the house of a newly deceased person because of their strong belief in spiritualism and to protect the relatives.

A popular believe in most recent times is that if you break a mirror, you’ll face 7 years of bad luck.

Though, there are also some stories and games related to mirrors just like the one from Bloody Mary. Here is a short list of a few games you can try with any mirror you own.

1. The Three Kings
2. Dark Reflection Ritual
3. The Devil Game
4. Lady Spades
5. Waiting for Godot
6. The Mirror Box

But be careful if you try any of those, because you could face bad consequences. Remember what Nietzsche once said: “If you stare long enough into the abyss, the abyss will stare back at you”.

Will you try the games?

For many, it is well-known that Starbucks has a secret menu but if you didn’t know, whenever you feel like it, you can ask and get a new mix of flavors to try!

As we are aproaching October, you may want to order your favorite drink in one of these incredible tumblers but also, it is a good time for you to know how to order these 5 delicious secret options to give it a go just in time for Halloween!

IT Frappuccino

You may want to try this secret drink before it floats away. It’s pure perfection as is a vanilla bean frappuccino with a strawberry puree drizzled throughout. Just as sweet as it is creepy.

Sally Frappuccino

Here, we show you how to order a Sally Frappuccino too!

First of all, you’ll order a Vanilla Bean Frappuccino. Then, ask for matcha powder to be blended in and caramel to be drizzled in the cup. Ask for some whipped cream to be added on top and finish it with a touch of strawberry puree and what they call as “strawberry inclusions”, which are actually freeze-dried strawberries.

There you go, a murky greenish frapuccino, crowned with some strawberries resembling Sally’s hair.

In this case, you can ask for this drink at anytime of the year as none of the ingredients used to make it are seasonal. Though, it’s perfect for this time of the year.

Jack Skellington Frappuccino

Which animated movie do you automatically think of when it comes to Halloween? The Nightmare Before Christmas, of course! Now you can have a Jack Skellington Frappuccino following the next steps:

You’ll order a Venti Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino and ask for a shot of chai and an espresso shot. After it is blended together, ask for mocha drizzle on the inside of the cup and once it’s poured, add a touch of whipped cream and some java chips on top.

Basically of a seasonal drink, together with the chai which bring and the espresso shot, you’ll get the perfect combination to enjoy a delicious drink from the Pumpkin King.

Unfortunately, since the main component is a Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino, that means this drink will only be seasonal. So go for it and try it while you can. You’ll definitely love it.

Caramel Apple Refresher

This drink is definitely perfect to start autumn season. Here’s how to order it.

You’ll need to ask for a Grande Kiwi Starfruit Refresher but with no water or other additions. Instead, ask to substitute the water with apple juice. Then, ask for one pump of caramel, plus an extra caramel drizzle around the cup.

That’s it. A delicious caramel-and-apple explosion!

Frankenstein Frappuccino

Starbucks also has this murky monster green drink that is definitely worth the try!

Order a Grande Matcha Frappuccino and ask for peppermint. Now, ask for java chips to be added to the mix. To end your eerie drink, ask for a mocha drizzle on top.

You will see all the Frankenstein colors getting together and a delicious and spooky taste of mint chocolate chip ice cream with a hint of green tea and mocha.

Don’t forget that Starbucks baristas aren’t trained on how to make secret menu drinks, so have the recipe with you once you’are going to order it!

If you like horror games, you might want to try the following ones…

If there’s something in video games that no other medium is capable of making us feel, it’s immersion. The feeling of not being a spectator, but a protagonist. That’s the key which creators have been working on,  to make us shake and fear while playing their video games. And by playing the following 7, we will put ourselves in the shoes of reporters, mentally ill and unfortunate security guards.

Of course, there are many more games that are full of terror but these are the ones that due to the game mechanics, they become so startling.

Mystery and horror video games

Outlast

The game starts with a reporter who visits a kind of madhouse which is nothing out of the ordinary, except that the place seems to have been through something, since there’s no one around. You obviously become the reporter while playing, so you will try to enter and once you make it, you’ll realize that all the mentally ill are everywhere and ready to harm you. Your only weapon will be the camera which will help you to see through the dark. However, you are in need of new batteries, so you must decide when to use your camera and trust your instinct.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent

As the name implies, you will become an amnesiac who wakes up on an island and must try to survive until you find and enter into a castle. But that’s where everything turns bad. The enemies are invincible and will appear when you least expect it and the only thing you can do is running away. This becomes really stressful and chilling since you are in a dungeon full of narrow corridors and little by little, you will start remembering the shocking events that led you to the beginning of your adventure.

Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly

Something that allows us to feel somehow safe in this type of video games, is the possibility of seeing our enemies or guessing where they might appear from. However, Fatal Frame 2 takes away that from us. The enemies in this game are ghosts so you cannot see or touch them, but they can hurt you. Your only weapon against them is a camera that will help you to see them through and attack them at the same time while using the flash camera. Obviously, the biggest scares will come out when you take pictures while looking for them and they appear right in front of you.

Silent Hill 2

This one has become a total classic and one of the most important games in the genre. People at Silent Hill will be the main characters, hiding their enemies through fog and twisting the minds of all who reach their dark streets. The most terrifying thing of all is, you don’t fight against other people, but with creatures that were made from the depths of yourself.

Five Nights of Freddy’s

It may be not the best horror video game out there, but surely knows how to get you scare. You turn yourself into security guard at a place full of with animatronics. There shouldn’t be any problem but you got a night shift and the animatronics are actually haunted. You must keep an eye on the security cameras which they only can be seen one at a time and try to be faster than the animatronics in order to catch and stop them before they reach the office.

Until Dawn

During the 1980s, the horror genre had a major turn by making stories about young rebels that went on trips and what should have been a fun getaway, would end up being terror and death. This is what Until Dawn tries to achieve, when 8 young people went to some huts to hang out until they realized they were being chased by murderers and scary creatures. You get full control of all the characters and whether they live or lose their lives will be up to the decisions you take.

Despite not being somewhat revolutionary, it manages to get you scare anyway. There’s also a virtual reality version that is getting recognition. And coming from a horror game, that speaks from itself.

Horror video games that were canceled

P.T.

Although the release of this video game was canceled, users who managed to play the demo said it was enough to give it the recognition it deserves. With an endless corridor, a deceased woman, and lots of awful moments that brought out the worst scares to those who played it. Also, thanks to the alarming and gloomy story that was shown in the little sample, the game could have been one of the best the genre has had.

Would you dare to play these frightening video games?

Learn everything about a homunculus and the experiment this Russian creator uploaded on YouTube

What is a homunculus?

Centuries ago, alchemists used to looking for a way to find eternal life but they also tried something a little curious: creating life. As if they were God, these scholars tried to create tiny humans who were loyal followers of their creators.

Of all those experiments, only myths remained. However, just a couple of years ago, a mysterious Russian youtuber, known as Korney, brought the topic back by creating a homunculus himself..

Russian homunculus

One of his first videos went viral so he subbed it into several languages in which he starts explaining the method he would carry out to create a homunculus by inoculating his own semen into chicken eggs.

On the video, he shows the process he carried out with a syringe. He covered the hole he did in the shell and left it to “hatch” for 40 days, just like chickens. Some time later, he broke the egg and recorded what shocked the internet: a small being bathed in greenish fluid, which seemed rigid.

He believed it wasn’t alive, so with a pair of tweezers, he gets closer to analyze it and the creature suddenly started to move and spat on his face. Surely this was an involuntary move, but the frightened Korney threw it into the table and crushed it with a book.

This is what started the argument of the veracity of homunculus. Korney didn’t want to give up so easily so he continued making more videos. However, they didn’t achieve the success of the first one, but they assured that, whether or not those things were homonculus, his experiments were having results. After the first experience, he kept trying until he managed to obtain something extremely strange but curiously alive.

In one of his tries, a thing which seemed with more vitality than the others was born, so the man put it on a container with water as a proof. This ended up with good results that he showed on video in which the creature looked bigger. It had an extremely weird shape that looked like a long trunk or even a mouth with some tiny and almost nonexistent legs.

The video was made by Korney with the intention of asking for advice because he didn’t know what to feed the creature. Many people told him to give him some protein which seemed to go down well with the creature as it began to grow larger. Once Korney was sure it was strong enough, he started to feed it meat. This made the creature to start developing veins which were visible through its pale skin.

Everything seemed okay until spring came and the creature stopped moving abruptly. He thought it was dead so Korney decided to put it in the refrigerator to freeze it and preserved it that way. At one time he went to check on it, he noticed that it was still alive and realizing that the homunculus actually liked the cold.

Yet, that wasn’t his only experiment with satisfactory results. He actually has another one, similar to a starfish and according to him, it doesn’t move that much.

A couple of weeks later, the homonculus showed a bulge in the back. However, it seemed that that was actually an eye and the homunculus was developing its body. Also, he claimed that the other homunculus was growing some type of electrical ability, like electric eels, which is why he began calling him Pikachu.

There are people who still continue to criticize and point out it’s a lie while there are also some faithful followers of his experiments that supports him. If you are interested, you can search for his youtube channel or his translated videos and judge by your own.

Now that you know what a homunculus is, do you think is correct to create one?

During our childhood, we watched hundreds of cartoons that touched us and one of them undoubtedly had to be The Smurfs, the story of those little blue beings constantly chased by the grumpy Gargamel and his cat Azrael. He would always devise any plan in order to destroy them.

Even though, we used to think that Gargamel was an evil sorcerer in the cartoon,  you might be surprised to know that in reality this was different. There’s an obvious reason as to why he used to insist on ending with the Smurfs and this is because, beyond being good and friendly, our little blue beings are linked with the Devil and all his evilness.

The true story of Gargamel dates since the 12th or 13th century. He was a well-known priest who became part of the Dominican order and got in charge of carrying out the inquisition in ancient Europe.

Gargamel was born in a small town in Spain and came from a very poor family. He was abandoned at the age of four by his own mother, since she didn’t have the financial solvency to take care of him. She laid him on a basket at the entrance of a convent and when he was found by the religious men, he got adopted by.

Time passed by and when he grew up, he became a priest of the convent and swore to protect his sacred home from any entity or being that tried to do evil to them while helping those most in need.

Over the years, all the men who took care of Gargamel from his childhood started to pass away until he finally ended up alone in that huge and almost ruined place.

The sadness caused by being alone, made him being on the verge of becoming insane. However, he started to feel better when he met the one who would be his new companion for life, a small cat that was wandering around the place looking for food. Gargamel adopted and called him Azrael. He and his little feline ended up being inseparable until the end of their days.

He managed to get ahead and all his daily experiences were narrated in his book. At the end, this great and noble character was the inspiration for different comics, and of course, cartoons like The Smurfs.

The curious thing is that in this cartoon, Gargamel is still a priest but introduced as a grumpy old man who lives inside a church along his faithful cat Azrael to hunt the little bluish-creatures.

Azrael comes from the name Israel, which means ‘God’s chosen people’.  Although some others associate the name with ‘The Angel of Death’ and his mission is to help Gargamel destroy any evildoing and among those, the Smurfs who are the 7 deadly sins and it’s very clear which one represents each: Grouchy Smurf (Wrath), Greedy Smurf (Gluttony), Vanity Smurf (Pride), Hefty Smurf (Envy), Brainy Smurf (Greed), Lazy Smurf (Sloth) and Smurfette (Lust).

An interesting fact is that the family leader, Papa Smurf, is the only member in red attire, which is why he is considered as the Devil.

Despite the friendly image of the Smurfs, there’s a dark background behind, as they supposedly are malignous spirits from the forest that will bring evil to humanity and so Gargamel’s duty is to protect the world from these demonic entities and thus throughout the chapters, he persists on catching them.

On full moon days, the Smurfs used to performed rituals and spells to create a new being like themselves and only through that moon phase they could be able to steal children’s souls.

So next time you watch one of the chapters, remember to not hate Gargamel, as he only tries to defend the world from the evilness.

Did you know Gargamel wasn’t that bad of a person?

Resident Evil, was originally a Japanese video game owned by Capcom and created by  Shinji Mikami and Tokuro Fujiwara in 1996. The story follows outbreaks of zombies and other monsters created mainly by the Umbrella Corporation which became a comercial success.

It has sold over 103 million units worldwide as of June 2020 and it’s been adapted into comic books, novels, audio dramas, merchandise  animated films and live-action films which are in fact, the highest-grossing film series based on video games.

Resident Evil has been credited with popularizing survival horror games and lead an interest in zombie films on mainstream popular culture from the late 1990s onwards.

Netflix has now announced that they were developing a live-action Resident Evil series on August 27, 2020. It will consist of eight episodes of one hour long with a story that takes place over two timelines, which are set before and after the T-virus.

Recently, Netflix Spain uploaded a picture of the script for the series, “New Raccoon City, be ready: there will be a live action ‘Resident Evil’ series and Bronwen Hughes (‘The Walking Dead’) will direct the first two episodes. Coming soon”, they wrote via Twitter.

Que se prepare New Raccoon City: habrá una serie live action de 'Resident Evil' y Bronwen Hughes ('The Walking Dead') dirigirá los dos primeros episodios. Próximamente. pic.twitter.com/JGi5aB1PQN

— Netflix España (@NetflixES) August 27, 2020

In the first timeline, Jade and Billie Wesker moves to New Raccoon City only to realize that their father may be hiding murky secrets that could destroy the world. The second timeline takes place a decade later and follows Jade, now thirty, in her efforts to survive in a world in which only 15 million humans remain, with over 6 billion animals and people being infected with the T-virus.

The series still doesn’t have a release date, however it was confirmed that Andrew Dabb (Supernatural) will serve as showrunner, and Bronwen Hughes (The Walking Dead) will executive-produce and direct the first two episodes as previosuly mentioned. Moreover, Constantin Film who have previously produced the Resident Evil film series, will also serve as the studio behind the series.

Dabb assured that he is very excited to be part of this project. “’Resident Evil’ is my favorite game of all time,” Dabb said “I’m incredibly excited to tell a new chapter in this amazing story and bring the first ever ‘Resident Evil’ series to Netflix members around the world.”

Although the cast that will give life to this story has not yet been chosen, Dabb promises a series worth the wait for, “For every type of ‘Resident Evil’ fan, including those joining us for the first time, the series will be complete with a lot of old friends, and some things (bloodthirsty, insane things) people have never seen before.”

Are you a ‘Resident Evil’ fan?