Horror Rookie Academy

Creepy dolls are the stuff nightmares are made from.  Mimicless and hollow, with their eyes never blinking, they come alive to feast on the blood of the innocent. To weild large knives with their tiny hands. To gut you like a fish. It is simply difficult NOT  to get spooked by creepy dolls. One ice cold night, as winds from Siberia relentlessly swept over the Scandinavian peninsula, the Roookies huddled together to conjure up a buttload of feinschmecker recommendations on the topic of creepy dolls. Below, you find no less than 29 movie tips on doll horror. ...and remember, dear reader: we do this for you. This is all for you. 😘😘 Nr Title Year IMDb 1 The Doll 2016 5,1 2 Child's Play 1988 6,7 3 The Weird Doll (China) 2016 n/r 4 Magic 1978 6,8 5 Dead Silence 2007 6,1 6 Maria, Leonora, Teresa 2014 5,2 7 Stopmotion 2023 5,6 8 Barbarella 1968 5,9 9 Annabelle 2014 5,5 10 The Vampire Doll 1970 6,6 11 Malstrøm (series) 1985 7,7 12 Curtains 1983 5,5 13 Dollhouse 2025 6,6 14 Pompel og ...

Krampus is a mythological figure in the folklore of Central Europe, especially in the Alps (Austria, Bavaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Slovakia and South Tyrol). He is traditionally a figure who punishes disobedient and naughty children at Christmas time, in contrast to St. Nicholas (who is the equivalent of Santa Claus), who rewards the good with gifts. His name probably comes from the German word "krampen", meaning claw. Krampus appears on the evening of December 5, known as Krampusnacht (Krampus Night), the night before St. Nicholas' Day. Krampus is usually described as a devil or monster-like figure, often half goat and half demon. He usually has large buck horns, a fur-covered body (often made of goat or sheepskin), claws, a long tongue, and a hoof on one or both feet. On Krampusnacht 2025, as ominous gusts of wind carried supercooled rain across Scandinavia, the rookies at the  Horror Rookie Academy  decided to flock together. They dug into th...

The term automotive horror , also referred to as "car horror" or "highway horror," refers to horror fiction where the primary source of dread, isolation, or violence is directly linked to vehicles and the culture of the open road. It essentially exploits the psychological terror of a machine turning malevolent or the vulnerability of being isolated on a desolate road. Automotive horror utilizes several distinct concepts to create terror: The Sentient/Evil Vehicle: The car itself is the monster. Christine (1983), anyone? It's often possessed, cursed, or supernaturally alive, acting with malevolent intent to kill, terrorize, or corrupt its owner. The topic of evil cars represents Technophobia , an underlying theme where technology, which is supposed to represent freedom and convenience, instead betrays you. Turns on you like a dirty street whore in the night.   The Highway Hunter: The vehicle is simply a tool used by a human serial killer or psychopath who us...