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.)

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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).

 

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 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.

Fear-filled Phantasms by Richard Sala

They thought their daughters would be safe and well-educated at the elite boarding school... but they did not count on Vampires in the Girls Dormitory!

School's out... forever!

Fear-filled Phantasms by Richard Sala

 On the Summer Solstice, the light of the longest day of the year burns away illusions and facades in the Garden of Masks. This year, two young women come face to face with hidden secrets that are exposed in the light of day... 

Bloody Mary Monday

 

It's another Bloody Mary Monday here at Terror Titans, and there's another young woman who is making questionable life choices in front of a mirror. This one isn't just chanting "Bloody Mary", but she takes things a step further than most to ensure success...

Bloody Mary (2012)

Starring: Anonymous Actress

Director: 

Rating: Eight of Ten Stars

(This film has gone unnoticed to a large degree, but there are a surprising number of hostile comments from viewers on its YouTube page. While I certainly watch more of these things than the average person, I think this "Bloody Mary" take was quite well done, as my Eight-Star rating implies. What am I missing? Why the hostility?)

Fear-filled Phantasms by Richard Sala

The Night of the Dolls: In the sorrow-filled aftermath of her Grannie's passing, Emily discovered that the many antique dolls she inherited along with the mansion were indeed alive. But would they protect her or kill her?

Terror on the 13th: Smiling Woman 3

The yellow-clad, text-messaging ghost of the Smiling Woman series engages in a little home invasion to pass along the curse in this installment of what is something of a signature series for filmmaker Alex Magana.

Smiling Woman 3 (2021)

Starring: Teru Hara and Prathyusha

Rating: Six of Ten Stars

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"The Sacrifice"

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She was a good at dancing as she was at killing monsters. Wherever the dance troupe's touring schedule took it, the Creatures of the Night and other beings of evil turned from being the hunters and into the hunted.

This Fear-filled Phantasm is brought to you as a warm-up for International Dance Day, which is one week from today, on April 29. You can see many more pictures of more daring dancers (and a few related films and reviews) at the Shades of Gray blog by clicking here.

Fear-filled Phantasms by Richard Sala

They followed the old map deep into the woods, hoping they would bring back evidence that the Green Man is real. But he found them first!

Bloody Mary Monday

The first Monday of every other month during 2022 is Bloody Mary Monday here at Terror Titans; it's the day on which we bring you short films about young women trying to summon evil spirits in front of bathroom mirrors.

It's easy to see why the young woman in tonight's offering didn't get the result she was looking for: She does everything wrong.

Bloody Mary (2021)

Starring: Tiza Chibesa

Director: Skulo Banda

Rating: Six of Ten Stars

(I like the variations and mixing of spooky stories in this one, but I wish the filmmaker had either put a little more effort into the sound mixing or just omitted some of the sound effects entirely. The film could also have benefitted immensly if the second half had been tighter.)