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New Subreddit, The Skinner Foundation, Invites Readers to “Face Your Fears; Free Your Fears”

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It’s creepy. It’s primal. It’s some strange combination of Creepypasta, “The Twilight Zone” and “The X-Files”, and it’s called The Skinner Foundation.

The strange new subreddit came to iHorror’s attention earlier this week, and it has consumed us.

Okay, it consumed me, anyway. I really can’t speak for anyone else.

It all began October 1, 2018 with an entry titled “A Word from Our Sponsor”. Clicking on the link opened a companion website whose homepage reads “Face Your Fears” and asks “What are YOU afraid of?”

As you begin to click and read the stories on either site–you’ll find the same stories on both–it stealthily begins to draw you into its web. Each entry is a phobia, you see, but these phobias may be more than just irrational fears.

What happens when those fears are exposed or when special agents offer treatment?

Well, take for instance a man who was imprisoned for burning down the house of a Latino family in order to drive them out of the country. He is diagnosed with Xenophobia and brought to a special treatment facility where he is told that he will have two hours of treatment per day.

The treatment involves being locked in a room with things that defy description. Things that crawl and claw and sting but have no reference in our reality. When he folds under the horrors that he is seeing, he’s allowed to rejoin his fellow humans and appreciate what they all have in common.

Morality tale? You bet.

Effective? Nightmarish would be a better word for what The Skinner Foundation has to offer.

Now as I said before, you can read the stories on either site, but I really do recommend reading them from Reddit.

It gives more order to what you’re reading but there’s also the benefit of reading memos sent back and forth between “Agents” about problem cases, patient reactions, etc. in the order that they were introduced.

Reading them in this way also allows you to more easily notice patterns that begin to emerge within the storytelling. And no, I won’t tell you what they are, either.

What would be fun about that?

These patterns, however, speak to the genius planning that had to have gone into this project. You see, every story is written by a different author…

I’m relieved at this point that my own phobia has not emerged in its pages…I don’t know if I could handle that.

Is your own included? Well, you’ll just have to read and find out…

The Skinner Foundation will continue through November 14, 2018.

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Trailer for ‘The Exorcism’ Has Russell Crowe Possessed

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The latest exorcism movie is about to drop this summer. It’s aptly titled The Exorcism and it stars Academy Award winner turned B-movie savant Russell Crowe. The trailer dropped today and by the looks of it, we are getting a possession movie that takes place on a movie set.

Just like this year’s recent demon-in-media-space film Late Night With the Devil, The Exorcism happens during a production. Although the former takes place on a live network talk show, the latter is on an active sound stage. Hopefully, it won’t be entirely serious and we’ll get some meta chuckles out of it.

The film will open in theaters on June 7, but since Shudder also acquired it, it probably won’t be long after that until it finds a home on the streaming service.

Crowe plays, “Anthony Miller, a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter, Lee (Ryan Simpkins), wonders if he’s slipping back into his past addictions or if there’s something more sinister at play. The film also stars Sam Worthington, Chloe Bailey, Adam Goldberg and David Hyde Pierce.”

Crowe did see some success in last year’s The Pope’s Exorcist mostly because his character was so over-the-top and infused with such comical hubris it bordered on parody. We will see if that is the route actor-turned-director Joshua John Miller takes with The Exorcism.

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Win a Stay at The Lizzie Borden House From Spirit Halloween

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Spirit Halloween has declared that this week marks the start of spooky season and to celebrate they are offering fans a chance to stay at the Lizzie Borden House with so many perks Lizzie herself would approve.

The Lizzie Borden House in Fall River, MA is claimed to be one of the most haunted houses in America. Of course one lucky winner and up to 12 of their friends will find out if the rumors are true if they win the grand prize: A private stay in the notorious house.

“We are delighted to work with Spirit Halloween to roll out the red carpet and offer the public a chance to win a one-of-a-kind experience at the infamous Lizzie Borden House, which also includes additional haunted experiences and merchandise,” said Lance Zaal, President & Founder of US Ghost Adventures.

Fans can enter to win by following Spirit Halloween‘s Instagram and leaving a comment on the contest post from now through April 28.

Inside the Lizzie Borden House

The prize also includes:

An exclusive guided house tour, including insider insight around the murder, the trial, and commonly reported hauntings

A late-night ghost tour, complete with professional ghost-hunting gear

A private breakfast in the Borden family dining room

A ghost hunting starter kit with two pieces of Ghost Daddy Ghost Hunting Gear and a lesson for two at US Ghost Adventures Ghost Hunting Course

The ultimate Lizzie Borden gift package, featuring an official hatchet, the Lizzie Borden board game, Lily the Haunted Doll, and America’s Most Haunted Volume II

Winner’s choice of a Ghost Tour experience in Salem or a True Crime experience in Boston for two

“Our Halfway to Halloween celebration provides fans an exhilarating taste of what’s to come this fall and empowers them to start planning for their favorite season as early as they please,” said Steven Silverstein, CEO of Spirit Halloween. “We have cultivated an incredible following of enthusiasts who embody the Halloween lifestyle, and we’re thrilled to bring the fun back to life.”

Spirit Halloween is also preparing for their retail haunted houses. On Thursday, August 1 their flagship store in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. will officially open to start off the season. That event usually draws in hordes of people eager to see what new merch, animatronics, and exclusive IP goods will be trending this year.

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’28 Years Later’ Trilogy Taking Shape With Serious Star Power

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Danny Boyle is revisiting his 28 Days Later universe with three new films. He will direct the first, 28 Years Later, with two more to follow. Deadline is reporting that sources say Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes have been cast for the first entry, a sequel to the original. Details are being kept under wraps so we don’t know how or if the first original sequel 28 Weeks Later fits into the project.

Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes

Boyle will direct the first movie but it’s unclear which role he will take on in the subsequent films. What is known is Candyman (2021) director Nia DaCosta is scheduled to direct the second film in this trilogy and that the third will be filmed immediately afterward. Whether DaCosta will direct both is still unclear.

Alex Garland is writing the scripts. Garland is having a successful time at the box office right now. He wrote and directed the current action/thriller Civil War which was just knocked out of the theatrical top spot by Radio Silence’s Abigail.

There is no word yet on when, or where, 28 Years Later will start production.

28 Days Later

The original film followed Jim (Cillian Murphy) who wakes from a coma to find that London is currently dealing with a zombie outbreak.

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