Urban legends, for those who are unfamiliar with the term, are stories believed to be true and told from friend to friend, acquittance to acquittance about a topic — normally with a twist of irony or shock. When I was a little boy, I first became aware of, infatuated with, and terrified of the group…
Author: TheCheezman
WAYNE MILLER is the owner and creative director of EVIL CHEEZ PRODUCTIONS, specializing in theatrical performances and haunted attractions. He has written, produced, and directed (and occasionally acted in) over two dozen plays, most of them in the Horror and True Crime genres. He obtained a doctorate in Occult Studies from Miskatonic University and is an active paranormal investigator. Is frequently told he resembles Anton Lavey. And Ming the Merciless.
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Richard Chase, the “Vampire Killer”
Richard Trenton Chase (May 23, 1950 – December 26, 1980) was an American serial killer who killed six people in the span of a month in California. Few crimes are more disturbing than those of Richard Chase, dubbed “The Vampire of Sacramento.” Most troubling is the fact that his crimes fall into that category which…
Unholy Terror
Archaeologists excavating a medieval Benedictine nunnery in Oxford have shed light on the darker side of convent life. It’s seems the ladies were naughty. Some of them, anyway. The bones tell the story, along with some historical documentation. This priory, eventually dissolved by the Church, served as home to more than just nuns. There were…
Why we need, and crave, the darkness.
The darkness Clark Strand is talking about here is literal: the darkness of the nighttime, of a world before electricity, when there was a rhythm to life that followed the sun’s rising and setting. It’s so easy to take for granted. I expect even our grandparents (or great-grandparents, or great-great grandparents, depending on your age)…
Yikes! This Bat Has Some Serious Bite!
What big teeth you have, my dear! The better to eat insects with—and make one’s own ecological niche. Daaaay-um! Look at those teeth! I personally love bats. I think they’re adorable. And I’m well aware of how beneficial they are to the human race. I’m a big supporter of Bats rights. I say bats are…
Where the $#%! did THAT come from?!!
A young boy riding his bicycle is surprised at the sight of a coffin on a concrete sidewalk rather than its designated home at a southwest Houston church cemetery. Where do vampires come from? Or, more specifically, what are the origins of the legend? There is no one blanket answer to that question. That the…
Sink Your Teeth Into Some Righteous Tunes! (Or, a power ballad worthy of the King of Vampires)
Dracula 3D soundtrack from 2013, composed by Claudio Simonetti. Released in 2012 containing music from Dario Argento’s Dracula 3D (2013). Have you seen Dario Argento’s DRACULA, also released as DRACULA 3D? I could only get the 2D version on Netflix, I’m sorry to say. I love 3D for certain movies—like this one. I love the…
Kain Will Never Die. Neither Should His Legacy.
Starting with Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain in 1996, there have been five games charting the vampire Kain’s rise to power within the land of Nosgoth, and his attempts to reclaim his true destiny. You may think this is an outdated post. Here I am, writing about a game series for the original Playstation and…
Dracula or Batman – Who will rule the night?
The Batman vs. Dracula is a 2005 direct-to-video animated movie based on The Batman television series. When asked who my favoriote fictional character is, I never give a straight answer. Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan best fits the bill. “What, not Dracula?” someone inevitably replies. I explain that Dracula is a SEMI-fictional character. Also I tend…
Mad Max: The Blood Is The Life
The war boys are born with a “half-life,” presumably meaning a seriously shortened lifespan. But from what? The apparent inbreeding, the irradiated wasteland, and the need for “blood bags” gives us a possibility: some form of the blood cancer leukemia. MAD MAX: FURY ROAD has raised the bar for hard action Sci-fi, earning from both…