Dance with the Dead Sugar Plum Fairy

Join us in celebrating Christmas in July with this fabulous version of "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" from Dance with the Dead. (They're a California-based duo who specialize in dark, horror-themed electronica with strong hard rock vibes.)

Fear-filled Phantasms by Richard Sala

Then there's that time Peculia encountered an especially handsy monster...

Terror on the 13th: Smiling Woman 6

Right now, some of you out there may be saying to yourselves. "'Smiling Woman 6'? What happened 'Smiling Woman 4' and 'Smiling Woman 5'?"

Well, for some reason--perhaps because of production difficulties, or just wanting to get a pair of installments in the series that starred an actress with marquee value out quickly-- this entry in the series was held back and released out of order. As a result, if you were watching these as they initially appeared on Alex Magana's YouTube Channel, it seemed like Magana was either restarting the series, or perhaps the Smiling Woman skipped a step in the curse.

But with this film restored to its proper place in the cycle, the pattern continues. In fact, it becomes even clearer. (You'll see what I mean when you watch "Smiling Woman 4", either here in a couple months or at YouTube whenever the mood strikes you.)

Smiling Woman 6 (2021)
Starring: Michelle Twarowska and Teru Hara
Director: Alex Magana
Rating: Seven of Ten Stars

A late-night trip to the laundromat turns nightmarish when an asthmatic woman (Twarowaska) is left breathless by the latest vessel for the Smiling Woman (Hara).

 

Fear-filled Phantasms of Richard Sala

 After her twelfth cup of coffee, Rennie would begin to have psychic flashes. Usually, it was small things--like what route to take to work tomorrow to avoid bad traffic, or what checkout lane would be the fast one when she was next at the grocery store. But this time... this time was different. This time, she saw that an ancient evil was about rise and that an entire city might well be doomed.