Author: John

Murders and violence carried out in the name of the occult are often some of the most grisly and disturbing cases in crime history. True crime writer Michael Newton has estimated that around 8 percent of serial killers in America were motivated by a fascination with the occult or Satan and this obsession typically manifested in ritualistic acts of violence. While some of the following killers acted alone, others were part of a sect or group who were drawn together by the occult or supposed allegiances with the devil. 10. The Murder of Troy LaFerrara Miranda Barbour and her husband…

There’s no denying that the werewolf has been one of the defining creatures of the horror genre. Although the release of Werewolf of London in 1935 is widely credited as being the first movie to feature the lycanthrope legend, a short silent film called The Werewolf was actually produced in 1913. However, all prints were lost in a fire at Universal Studios in 1924. Like all horror premises, the popularity (and quality) of werewolf movies has seen its fair share of highs and lows since they first appeared more than a century ago. However, when the mythology is in the…

Hacking may be serious business but Hollywood doesn’t exactly have a great track record of bringing it to the silver screen. In an effort to make the process of gaining entry to secure computer systems sexy and cinematic, many movies have reduced hacker characters to fast-talking techno geeks who are capable of doing the impossible with a few strokes on their keyboard. While some of the following movies do actually have a fairly grounded take on hacking or use the concept to explore some big themes and issues, others offer a more absurd – but undeniably entertaining – approach to…