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Gorgeous Gothic Decor You’ll Die For
Filling your home with awesome horror art and Halloween (aka year round) decorations is one way to show off your affinity for the strange and unusual. But for those with a bottomless budget and a keen eye for design, there’s a ton of ways to truly embrace the darkness in your heart.
To help inspire you on your quest to master the art of a truly haunting interior design, here are some examples of stunning furniture pieces and designers with excellent execution.
These savvy souls have created a gorgeously gothic aesthetic. Check it out and share your own decor in the comments!
The skulls! The sickles! The artwork! The devil is truly in the details here.
Underground dungeon or fashionable dining room? The choice is yours with this stunning chain-draped chandelier!
Fun fact: this chair is occupied by an invisible forest demon.
This bathtub will swallow your soul but I’m fairly confident you won’t even mind. It’s gorgeous.
This homeowner really knows how to make the most of the negative space. Every inch is occupied by something beautiful (I’m including the cat in this, of course, because my goodness).
The textures! The subtle yet rich gold and purple accents! The carved wood bed frame!
This would be a dangerous vanity to have in your home as you’d never want to leave it and probably be late for everything.
Rich red velvet upholstery and crystal chandeliers have never looked so dark and delicious.
I’ve got some serious sofa envy, here. The balance of the revamped ornate furniture with the modern decor details is perfect.
Nothing says “gothic bed frame” like a pointed arch (because who has the space for flying buttresses and a ribbed vault, amiright?).
The earth tones in this room are a perfect example of how you can have creepy thematic decor without a grayscale color palette or punchy accent colors.
Between the wooden ornate furniture with cream upholstery, the sage green walls, and the antique frames with nature paintings surrounded by witchy accent pieces, everything here is just fantastic.
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“This fabulous Queen Anne’s Revenge chaise is button upholstered and finished in a deep black finish complete with a sumptuous black velvet fabric and upholstered buttons. An amazing piece to any bedroom or boudoir!”
These details are perfect.
I like to think that Tim Burton’s house is furnished exclusively with pieces like this.
Imagine what kind of Halloweentown Narnia you’d stumble into after going through this wardrobe.
Because if you’re going to keep it spooky, you should never exclude your flatware.
The flawless balance of modern pieces with classic details is what makes this room so stunning. Also, black exposed brick? Dark-washed wood floor? Ceiling rose? Heaven.
This is mirror definitely haunted.
The only acceptable perch for a black cat, if we’re being honest.
The best way to bring out your inner glamour ghoul, even with a modern bathroom. Available to order through the Life After Death Etsy page.
These coffin couches are made from recycled 18 gauge steel coffins collected from funeral homes (primarily in Southern California). Though they’re repurposed, the coffins have never been used for actual burials and are sold due to “slight cosmetic inconsistencies”.
For those with an unstoppable budget and a thorough dedication to aesthetic.
Awesome from every angle.
Can’t get enough of these dark interiors? Check out our previous list of Awesome Horror Decor That You’ll Want in Your Home.
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Brad Dourif Says He’s Retiring Except For One Important Role
Brad Dourif has been doing movies for nearly 50 years. Now it seems he is walking away from the industry at 74 to enjoy his golden years. Except, there is a caveat.
Recently, digital entertainment publication JoBlo’s Tyler Nichols talked to some of the Chucky television series cast members. During the interview, Dourif made an announcement.
“Dourif said that he’s retired from acting,” says Nichols. “The only reason he came back for the show was because of his daughter Fiona and he considers Chucky creator Don Mancini to be family. But for non-Chucky stuff, he considers himself retired.”
Dourif has voiced the possessed doll since 1988 (minus the 2019 reboot). The original movie “Child’s Play” has become such a cult classic it’s at the top of some people’s best chillers of all time. Chucky himself is ingrained in pop culture history much like Frankenstein or Jason Voorhees.
While Dourif may be known for his famous voiceover, he is also an Oscar-nominated actor for his part in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Another famous horror role is The Gemini Killer in William Peter Blatty’s Exorcist III. And who can forget Betazoid Lon Suder in Star Trek: Voyager?
The good news is that Don Mancini is already pitching a concept for season four of Chucky which might also include a feature-length movie with a series tie-in. So, Although Dourif says he is retiring from the industry, ironically he is Chucky’s friend till the end.
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Editorial
7 Great ‘Scream’ Fan Films & Shorts Worth a Watch
The Scream franchise is such an iconic series, that many budding filmmakers take inspiration from it and make their own sequels or, at least, build upon the original universe created by screenwriter Kevin Williamson. YouTube is the perfect medium to showcase these talents (and budgets) with fan-made homages with their own personal twists.
The great thing about Ghostface is that he can appear anywhere, in any town, he just needs the signature mask, knife, and unhinged motive. Thanks to Fair Use laws it’s possible to expand upon Wes Craven’s creation by simply getting a group of young adults together and killing them off one by one. Oh, and don’t forget the twist. You’ll notice that Roger Jackson’s famous Ghostface voice is uncanny valley, but you get the gist.
We have gathered five fan films/shorts related to Scream that we thought were pretty good. Although they can’t possibly match the beats of a $33 million blockbuster, they get by on what they have. But who needs money? If you’re talented and motivated anything is possible as proven by these filmmakers who are well on their way to the big leagues.
Take a look at the below films and let us know what you think. And while you’re at it, leave these young filmmakers a thumbs up, or leave them a comment to encourage them to create more films. Besides, where else are you going to see Ghostface vs. a Katana all set to a hip-hop soundtrack?
Scream Live (2023)
Ghostface (2021)
Ghost Face (2023)
Don’t Scream (2022)
Scream: A Fan Film (2023)
The Scream (2023)
A Scream Fan Film (2023)
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Another Creepy Spider Movie Hits Shudder This Month
Good spider films are a theme this year. First, we had Sting and then there was Infested. The former is still in theaters and the latter is coming to Shudder starting April 26.
Infested has been getting some good reviews. People are saying that it’s not only a great creature feature but also a social commentary on racism in France.
According to IMDb: Writer/director Sébastien Vanicek was looking for ideas around the discrimination faced by black and Arab-looking people in France, and that led him to spiders, which are rarely welcome in homes; whenever they’re spotted, they’re swatted. As everyone in the story (people and spiders) is treated like vermin by society, the title came to him naturally.
Shudder has become the gold standard for streaming horror content. Since 2016, the service has been offering fans an expansive library of genre movies. in 2017, they began to stream exclusive content.
Since then Shudder has become a powerhouse in the film festival circuit, buying distribution rights to movies, or just producing some of their own. Just like Netflix, they give a film a short theatrical run before adding it to their library exclusively for subscribers.
Late Night With the Devil is a great example. It was released theatrically on March 22 and will begin streaming on the platform starting April 19.
While not getting the same buzz as Late Night, Infested is a festival favorite and many have said if you suffer from arachnophobia, you might want to take heed before watching it.
According to the synopsis, our main character, Kalib is turning 30 and dealing with some family issues. “He’s fighting with his sister over an inheritance and has cut ties with his best friend. Fascinated by exotic animals, he finds a venomous spider in a shop and brings it back to his apartment. It only takes a moment for the spider to escape and reproduce, turning the whole building into a dreadful web trap. The only option for Kaleb and his friends is to find a way out and survive.”
The film will be available to watch on Shudder starting April 26.
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