Gregory Burkart
In Search of the Lethal Banned Video SATAN’S SPHINX
Some of the most disturbing and mysterious viral tales involve alleged “lost” videos — the contents of which are often claimed to have harmful or even fatal effects on those unfortunate enough to view them. Notable examples include a crude video collage nicknamed “The Grifter,” the origin of which is still the subject of intense […]
Gregory Burkart
The VHS Atrocities of Psychic TV’s FIRST TRANSMISSION [NSFW]
Not long ago, I explored the dark and mystifying lore of “snuff cinema” in its many forms — including works of alleged onscreen murder and mutilation which, though stomach-churning in their realism, were either hoaxes, misrepresented footage or works of transgressive underground “murder art.” In another feature, I examined a notorious example of the latter […]
Matt Molgaard
10 Graphic Horror Novels So Disgusting You May Never Eat Again
Dedicated to fans of the hardest of hardcore fiction, this list should be considered with respect to all dietary plans in the New Year… or any other year, for that matter. For example, if you’re planning to keep your holiday chow session on a continued loop this year, you should not read any of these […]
Gregory Burkart
BROKEN: The Horrifying Nine Inch Nails Movie Trent Reznor Doesn’t (Officially) Want You to See
[NSFW warning: graphic and disturbing images ahead] Not too long ago, we corralled a collection of the most extreme Nine Inch Nails music videos ever made, and you should definitely check those out pronto. But as my fellow NIN superfan Rob Galuzzo rightly pointed out in that article, many of the most eyeball-burning, stomach-churning clips featured therein […]
Rob Galluzzo
NSFW! The 6 Most F-ed Up NINE INCH NAILS Music Videos You’ll Ever See
Ever since their inception in 1988, NINE INCH NAILS has been pushing the boundaries of what can be accomplished both sonically and artistically. From the very beginning, Trent Reznor has always approached all aspects of Nine Inch Nails as a work of art, made all the more apparent by the collaborators he’s chosen for things like album cover […]
Gregory Burkart
The Horrifying, Controversial and Secret History of the Snuff Film
[Warning: graphic images ahead] Hang on, folks — this is gonna to be a rough ride. You see, from a journalistic standpoint, it’s tricky to approach any story about so-called “snuff” films, for a couple of very important reasons. First, it’s never been conclusively proven that these films even exist at all — in the […]
Alyse Wax
Five Controversial Films Prosecuted for Extreme Violence… or MURDER
As horror fans, we are no strangers to acts of on-screen violence, cruelty, and murder. The rest of the world doesn’t wallow in the grime we wallow in, and because of that they are perhaps a little more shocked by this imagery, willing to believe that it is real. Frequently, these films are censored or […]
Gregory Burkart
The Horrifying Story of the Haunted Beach Tape
It’s that time of the week, dear creepers! I’ve got my feelers out (so to speak) in search of creepypasta: horrific, skin-crawling and unnervingly convincing tales of terror from the inter- and under-webs. This week I’ve been given a tip from reader Jennifer Hodgson, a mutual creepypasta connoisseur who stumbled across a literally nightmare-inducing account from […]
Gregory Burkart
NORMAL PORN FOR NORMAL PEOPLE is Not Normal at All
Time for another helping of creepypasta – myths, legends and other chilling tales from the darkest recesses of the web — and this time you’d better buckle up, because we’re going down our darkest path yet, to examine alleged first-hand accounts of a website that may or may not have once existed: “Normal Porn for […]
