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Why We Dream of Monsters: Horror in the Subconscious Mind
Dreams are strange things. One moment you’re flying across the sky, the next you’re being chased through endless hallways by something...
Bryan Alaspa
Aug 28, 20254 min read


The Psychology of Haunted Houses: Why We Love to Be Scared
Every Halloween season, millions of people line up, tickets in hand, ready to pay money for something most of us would normally avoid at...
Bryan Alaspa
Aug 27, 20254 min read


Sleep Paralysis and the Shadow People: Real Science Behind the Nightmare
If you’ve ever woken up in the middle of the night unable to move, unable to scream, and with the feeling that something is watching you,...
Bryan Alaspa
Aug 26, 20254 min read


The Science of Fear: How Your Brain Reacts to Horror
When you sit down to watch a horror movie or read a chilling ghost story, your body reacts almost instantly. Your pulse quickens. Your...
Bryan Alaspa
Aug 25, 20254 min read


The Bloody Boom: How 1970s Horror Changed the Genre Forever
If horror movies had a rebellious teen phase, it was definitely the 1970s. After decades of gothic castles, polite vampires, and...
Bryan Alaspa
Aug 22, 20254 min read


The Uncanny Smile: How Something So Innocent Becomes Terrifying
Smiling is supposed to be one of the most universal signs of warmth, friendliness, and safety. Babies do it without being taught. We do...
Bryan Alaspa
Aug 21, 20254 min read


When the Woods Breathe: Why Forests Still Frighten Us
There’s something about the forest at night that prickles the skin and tightens the throat. The wind sighs through the trees, and you...
Bryan Alaspa
Aug 20, 20254 min read


When the Sea Calls Your Name: The Horror of Oceanic Folklore
I have a new novel coming out his Halloween 2025 that is a sequel to my novel DEVOURED and it involves a sea creature. The first horror...
Bryan Alaspa
Aug 19, 20254 min read


Why “Almost Human” is Scarier Than “Not Human”
Zombies? Creepy. A realistic-looking mannequin that suddenly blinks? Nightmare fuel. That’s because with totally inhuman monsters, your...
Bryan Alaspa
Aug 18, 20254 min read


The Haunting Allure of Backmasked Messages: When Music Whispers from the Abyss
For decades, the idea that hidden messages lurk beneath popular songs has both fascinated and terrified listeners. Known as backmasking ,...
Bryan Alaspa
Aug 15, 20254 min read


Forgotten Gods: Tapping Into Ancient Deities for Modern Terror
In the pantheon of horror tropes, monsters, ghosts, and serial killers get a lot of the spotlight, but there’s something especially...
Bryan Alaspa
Aug 14, 20254 min read


The Myth of Hollow Earth: When Terror Comes From Below
We’ve explored haunted houses, cursed objects, and ancient evils, but there’s a particular subgenre of horror that often gets overlooked,...
Bryan Alaspa
Aug 13, 20254 min read


Strange Horror Tropes - Vending Machines: Consumerism, Isolation, and the Macabre
That's right. Vending machines. Stick with me here. When we think about the icons of horror, we picture creaking doors, flickering...
Bryan Alaspa
Aug 12, 20254 min read


When the Walls Shouldn’t Be There
In horror fiction, location is everything. From the haunted house to the abandoned asylum, settings shape the fear. But there’s one...
Bryan Alaspa
Aug 11, 20254 min read


Coming Halloween 2025: The Sequel to Devoured - The Witch of November
It's taken a few years, but the long-awaited sequel to my award winning novel DEVOURED is finally arriving in 2025. Halloween 2025, in...
Bryan Alaspa
Aug 10, 20251 min read


Forgotten Technology: When Obsolete Machines Refuse to Die
In horror fiction, we often see haunted houses, cursed books, and ancient relics. But there’s a chilling subgenre that's just starting to...
Bryan Alaspa
Aug 8, 20254 min read


The Horror of Disappearing Roads: When the Path You’re On Vanishes
Horror thrives on uncertainty. The moment you can no longer trust the ground beneath your feet, or the road you’re driving on, the world...
Bryan Alaspa
Aug 7, 20254 min read


Forgotten Towns: Horror in the Places That Don’t Exist Anymore
I love abandoned towns in horror. Used it a few times in my own writing. To me, small towns are inherently creepy to begin with, but you...
Bryan Alaspa
Aug 6, 20254 min read


Time Loops: When Escaping Isn’t an Option
Time is one of horror’s greatest tools, but when it turns on the characters themselves, the fear deepens. The horror time loop, in which...
Bryan Alaspa
Aug 5, 20254 min read


The Horror of Abandoned Amusement Parks: When Joy Becomes Nightmare
There’s something deeply unsettling about an amusement park that’s lost its laughter. Rides rusting in silence, faded signage, and...
Bryan Alaspa
Aug 4, 20254 min read
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