Category Archives: Spooktacular

H-Day 2008: The Complete Experience

Eleven years ago, the founders of this site had another one called the Meekrat Entertainment Group. The name was born of a misunderstanding of the animal’s name and this set the tone for what followed and served as a precursor to what would eventually become the Fictosphere. In 2008, Mikenificent (which is to say me)Continue reading “H-Day 2008: The Complete Experience”

The Fictospherians’ Ideal Costumes

In honor of the holiday, we asked the various Fictosphere contributors what their ideal costume would be, or has been, or whatever! And no, there’s no pictures of any females in any costumes in this article. We have intentionally misled you in a bid for traffic. Matt “Matsu Her-O” Heywood Hey everybody! Ever since IContinue reading “The Fictospherians’ Ideal Costumes”

The Twelfth Hour: A Night of Horror (1930) – Nosferatu’s Not-So-Feratu

The following article, as featured on Crane’s Cabinet of Kinetographic Curiosities, was originally intended to be part of a series on films that aren’t lost but are rather unavailable to the general public for one reason or another. While technically a Throwback Thursday candidate, I choose to present this heavily-reworked article–really, two articles in one–asContinue reading “The Twelfth Hour: A Night of Horror (1930) – Nosferatu’s Not-So-Feratu”

A Peek Behind the Mask(s) of The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

Since this article was originally posted in four parts at Crane’s Cabinet of Kinetographic Curiosities, it technically qualifies as a Throwback Thursday post–but since this is Halloween week, and since Mike has something extra-special planned for the actual day, I figured it would be best to get this up before then. I’ve also incorporated anyContinue reading “A Peek Behind the Mask(s) of The Phantom of the Opera (1925)”

The Monster Status of the Michael Myerses

My original intent for this article was a simple follow-up to my Monster Status of Jason Voorhees article, but as I rewatched the Halloween series (minus Halloween III since it doesn’t involve Michael Myers) I discovered that it wasn’t a question with a clear answer because even following the criteria I had set for myself,Continue reading “The Monster Status of the Michael Myerses”

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: “Monsters Among Us”

We’re returning to the 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles once again for a multi-part epic swarming with monsters. For those of you unfamiliar with the Ninja Turtles, as they’re colloquially known, I wrote about them here and, as prophesied, you can get a quick run-down of what’s what in the beginning of that article, thoughContinue reading “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: “Monsters Among Us””

Madhouse (1974)

I’ve had the pleasure of watching this film a few times since first writing this post–as originally featured at Crane’s Cabinet of Kinetographic Curiosities–and I tend to like it more and more each time. But, I’ll let the review itself speak to why that is, and follow with a couple of additional comments after that.Continue reading “Madhouse (1974)”

Revisiting Pinky and the Brain: “A Pinky and the Brain Halloween”

This article originally ran on Third Attempt on October 5, 2008. Despite the introduction, it was the only Halloween special revisit that ever ran on that site and was, in fact, the last post on that site before the advent of the Meekrat Entertainment Group which was a precursor to the Fictosphere. The first specialContinue reading “Revisiting Pinky and the Brain: “A Pinky and the Brain Halloween””

Revisiting Darkwing Duck: “Ghoul of My Dreams”

There are several Darkwing Duck episodes which could potentially qualify as “horror” including two with actual demonic entities. There’s also several episodes with a wealth of horror-tinged characters, such as “Fungus Among Us” which introduced Darkwing’s future love interest Morgana Macawber and an army of killer mushrooms. Unfortunately, none of those episodes are on DVDContinue reading “Revisiting Darkwing Duck: “Ghoul of My Dreams””