(A) Nightmare on Elm Street is a 1984 horror film by Wes Craven, and was the first in a long series of films (8 or 9...it's hard to k...

Manticore - Origin: The Manticore is a creature originating in Persian mythology, known as the Martyaxwar (man-eater). The name was...

A still from KM 31: Kilometre 31 (2006), featuring a La Llorona-like character La Llorona, "The Weeping Woman", originates ...

Kayako Saeki is the main antagonist in the Japanese horror film series, Ju-on , as well as the US remake The Grudge . She was played by T...

Jack o' Lantern by Madame Luciel With their hollowed-out, glowing orange faces and distinctive silhouettes, Jack o' Lanterns ar...

Isola多重人格少女(Isola Tajuu Jinkaku shojo [Multiple personality girl]) is a 2000 film by director  Toshiyuki Mizutani based on ...

Heretic/Hexen is a series of dark fantasy games where you battle monsters (such as ghosts and weredragons) in a dark gothic setting. ...

G is for Grendel Grendel was a monster of the fen (marshland) featured in the epic Anglo Saxon poem Beowulf , which was written sometim...

Frankenstein Pop-Ups During last year's A-Z, I wrote about one of the Dracula pop-up books that I have ; this year, I thought it ...

Edward Gorey A page from  The Haunted Tea Cosy , by Edward Gorey American illustrator, playwright, set and costume designer, author...

D is for...Darkstalkers ( Darkstalkers: Resurrection , 2013, artwork pictured) Darkstalkers Character selection screen of Darkstalker...

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to schedule my posts in advance this year, so D and E will probably be late. My apologies for this, but ev...