horror

If you think the Land of Lincoln is frightening sometimes in real life, you should see it in the movies including 11 terrifying flicks that have been set in Illinois.

There are many legends and horror stories I was told growing up in Missouri. Mo-Mo, the Bubbleheads, the corpse under the motel bed and numerous other tales meant to torment anyone willing to venture out into the night. Now, there's another legend making the rounds which tells of a 'hook man' that is said to prowl rural Missouri roads after dark.

A different way to celebrate the frights of Halloween in Illinois is the Hayride of Horror.

Too terrifying, too bloody, too demonic, too disgusting, too disturbing. Those are a few words used to describe these movies you should watch with caution.

Horror fans who live in, or spent their childhood in Illinois, will appreciate this list and possibly learn something they didn't already know.

Do you like Freddy Krueger, Leatherface, or Michael Myers? If so, this is for you.

I cannot be the only one who sees something truly sinister in the shape of this tree. Something evil lurks over this intersection in Belvidere.

The Midway Drive-In in Sterling is going all night in a couple of weeks.

At this writing, Halloween is exactly one week away. In case you haven't lined up your horror-movie viewing list yet (assuming you screen scary movies to celebrate the season), how about a few that were filmed right here in Illinois?

As Scot and I have often pointed out: We are the media, and it's our job to scare you. So, let's get right to it. A few weeks ago, we talked about a woman having an unfortunate experience with a black widow spider and some grapes... From The Washington Post: The family of a Vermont woman says she suffered a bite from a black widow spider, which they believe was hiding in a bag of grapes... Read Mo