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Daniel Storm covers demons, monsters and horror lore for Morbid Index — grimoire and folklore figures, cryptids and the fictional universes built around them — with a focus on naming primary sources and keeping documented tradition separate from modern invention.
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150 entries
Lore & Explained · TV & Streaming
Quinn Shephard cites Salem, The Crucible and Carrie as influences on Netflix's The Body. What those references mean and what the 1692 record does not prove.
Oct 13, 2026
News · Movies
River strands three grieving siblings on a broken boat. What the October 2026 trailer, studio release date and festival history actually establish.
Oct 13, 2026
The Index · Historical Mysteries
Hoof-like tracks appeared in snowy Devon in 1855. Read the contemporary reports, the disputed 100-mile trail and the evidence behind the Devil legend.
Oct 11, 2026
Lore & Explained · Movies
Why Bela survives the 2026 Other Mommy film but faces a different fate in Josh Malerman's Incidents Around the House, and what the post-credits moment means.
Oct 10, 2026
News · Movies
Paranormal Activity now runs on Broadway through February 28, 2027. Here's what its new live-theater ghost story keeps—and changes—from the movies.
Oct 10, 2026
News · Games
Blumhouse is developing Amanda the Adventurer with MatPat. Explore the VHS game mystery, the trilogy's settings and what remains unknown about the film.
Oct 10, 2026
News · Movies
The Purge gets a new town in IDW Dark's first Blumhouse comic. Here's what is confirmed for M3GAN and Happy Death Day, and why a third film isn't announced.
Oct 10, 2026
News · Movies
Molepeople opens August 27, 2027 with LaKeith Stanfield and Ben Mendelsohn. Separate Rob Savage's fictional horror film from New York's real tunnel history.
Oct 10, 2026
Lore & Explained · Movies
Trace Drew Hancock's Seasons from Matt Query's NoSleep story to Old Country and the 2027 film, with fiction separated from unconfirmed adaptation details.
Oct 10, 2026
News · TV & Streaming
I Let You In takes Talk to Me’s possession ritual into a six-part VR spinoff. Explore the hand, the Ibiza premise and what remains unconfirmed.
Oct 8, 2026
Lore & Explained · Folklore
What Gerald of Wales recorded about the werewolves of Ossory: the seven-year curse, a priest and communion, and the limits of the medieval evidence.
Oct 8, 2026
Lore & Explained · TV & Streaming
Mike Flanagan places Carrie within Stephen King’s Dark Tower cosmology. What his comments confirm, what the finale adds and why no crossover is announced.
Oct 8, 2026
News · Games
BrokenLore: ASCEND is dated January 7, 2027. Compare its masked tower monster with Toriyama Sekien’s rokurokubi image and Lafcadio Hearn’s detached-head tale.
Oct 7, 2026
Lore & Explained · Movies
Why is Clayface’s Matt Hagen a Hollywood actor? Trace Basil Karlo’s influence, Batman: The Animated Series and Mike Flanagan’s script for the DCU movie.
Oct 7, 2026News · Movies
The Exorcist: Martyrs follows detective Julie Miller after Father Sunday’s execution. Explore Mike Flanagan’s Legion influence and the Exorcist III parallels.
Oct 7, 2026
News · TV & Streaming
A24’s Crystal Lake tie-in places Jason’s drowning in 1971 at age 11. Compare the original film’s 1957 chronology and the prequel’s new Pamela backstory.
Oct 6, 2026
News · TV & Streaming
Netflix’s Bass X Machina now premieres November 3, replacing October 6. Separate its steampunk fantasy from the documented history of Bass Reeves.
Oct 6, 2026
News · Games
Gears of War: E-Day revisits Emergence Day. Explore its timeline, Marcus and Dom, and The Coalition’s plan to make the Locust frightening again.
Oct 6, 2026