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Overview
Read novels, novellas and short stories featuring cursed media - books, music, film and so on. Think of an antiquarian searching for the The Black Guide or a group of teens stumbling on a metal album that summons demons.
And if you find yourself wanting more after you finish this reading challenge:
And if you find yourself wanting more after you finish this reading challenge:
- Television series Masters of Horror has an episode Cigarette Burns directed by John Carpenter that features a cursed film.
- The film Antrum directed by David Amito and Michael Laicini is a mockumentary on a cursed film which also contains the cursed film itself.
- The Ninth Gate is a film directed by noted child rapist Roman Polanski. Adapted from novel The Club Dumas; it features a satanic book sought by a cult.
- Deadwax is a limited neo-noir series on Shudder about a collector seeking a record rumored to kill the listener.
- Podcast The Black Tapes explores unsolved paranormal cases via the titular recordings.
- Video Palace is another podcast. It explores the mysterious origins of a sinister VHS tape.
The Cursed Media Horror Challenge
11 participants, 42 books
Overview
Read novels, novellas and short stories featuring cursed media - books, music, film and so on. Think of an antiquarian searching for the The Black Guide or a group of teens stumbling on a metal album that summons demons.
And if you find yourself wanting more after you finish this reading challenge:
And if you find yourself wanting more after you finish this reading challenge:
- Television series Masters of Horror has an episode Cigarette Burns directed by John Carpenter that features a cursed film.
- The film Antrum directed by David Amito and Michael Laicini is a mockumentary on a cursed film which also contains the cursed film itself.
- The Ninth Gate is a film directed by noted child rapist Roman Polanski. Adapted from novel The Club Dumas; it features a satanic book sought by a cult.
- Deadwax is a limited neo-noir series on Shudder about a collector seeking a record rumored to kill the listener.
- Podcast The Black Tapes explores unsolved paranormal cases via the titular recordings.
- Video Palace is another podcast. It explores the mysterious origins of a sinister VHS tape.
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