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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
News · Games
Halloween: The Game adds Halloween 5 and 2018 Michael Myers skins on October 27. Why the multiplayer crossover does not merge the film timelines.
Oct 6, 2026
News · Literature
Stephen King and Peter Straub’s final Talisman novel arrives October 6. Explore its authorship history and confirmed Dark Tower connection.
Oct 6, 2026
News · Movies
Pam Miras’ Birdsong follows a former ornithologist searching for a mythical bird and a missing partner. What is confirmed about the Filipino horror project?
Oct 5, 2026
News · Movies
His Monster’s October 5 digital release pairs a predatory creature with Japan’s Shōjō. Explore the sake-loving figure’s history in art and Noh theatre.
Oct 5, 2026
News · Games
Signal Veil’s haunted phone detects and parries spirits, while sanity affects combat. What the developers confirm about the upcoming survival horror game.
Oct 4, 2026
Lore & Explained · Haitian Folklore & Horror History
Trace zombie origins through Haitian and Caribbean traditions, slavery, Vodou, White Zombie and George Romero, with the documentary Black Zombie in context.
Oct 4, 2026
Lore & Explained · Games
Hellraiser’s LeMarchand, Lament and Genesis Configurations explained, from Barker’s 1986 novella to Revival’s October 8, 2026 game release.
Oct 3, 2026
Lore & Explained · Movies
Sam began in Michael Dougherty’s 1996 short Season’s Greetings. Separate his Trick ’r Treat mythology from Halloween history and the 2026 revival.
Oct 3, 2026
The Index · Science & Horror
ScareScore turns wearable data into a horror score. Explore what heart rate, HRV and movement reveal about bodily reactions—and what they cannot prove.
Oct 3, 2026
Lore & Explained · Movies
Ti West’s Ebenezer trailer amplifies Dickens’s ghosts and grave imagery. What A Christmas Carol contained in 1843, and what the new film has yet to confirm.
Oct 3, 2026
Lore & Explained · Movies
Joko Anwar connects Ghost in the Cell with deforestation, prison corruption and collective action. Explore his stated themes and the film’s fictional horror.
Oct 3, 2026
Lore & Explained · Games
Valor Mortis rewrites Napoleon and Waterloo as body horror. Separate its fictional plague and resurrection from real Napoleonic history.
Oct 3, 2026
News · Movies
Wounds stars Jack Kilmer and Paris Jackson in a fictional effects-artist nightmare. Its new teaser precedes an October 8 Screamfest premiere.
Oct 3, 2026
Lore & Explained · Movies
Why Night of the Living Dead entered the U.S. public domain, which rights remain separate, and what Room418’s planned vertical adaptation means.
Oct 2, 2026
News · Movies
Twilight of the Dead has wrapped filming with Kate Beckinsale, the Paz Brothers and Greg Nicotero. Here are the confirmed details and release-date status.
Oct 2, 2026
The Index · Movies
Is Infirmary based on a true story? No. The missing guard is scripted. Director Nicholas Pineda used a real abandoned hospital and real body cameras for Shudder’s film.
Oct 2, 2026
Lore & Explained
The Crypt Keeper began as an EC Comics horror host in 1949, became John Kassir’s puppet emcee on HBO, and returned for AMC FearFest 2026. Here’s the documented history.
Oct 2, 2026
News · Movies
R.L. Stine’s Afraid of Clowns is coming to Tubi in 2027. Here’s the confirmed cast, Redhaven setting, Jem Garrard’s role and what remains unknown.
Oct 2, 2026