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Ben Mangelsdorf is a writer living in Boulder, Colorado. He enjoys horror films, writing poetry, and the Beach Boys.

Scary Art

The Art of Extreme Haunted Attractions: The Scariest and the Most Wicked

You’re walking through darkness. Leaves crunch under your feet, and the chilled October air tickles threateningly around your shoulders. You can feel your ...

By Ben MangelsdorfJuly 12, 20210

Horror TV

Treehouse Tropes: Examining the Evil Krusty Doll in “Clown Without Pity”

What could be scarier than an evil Krusty doll? That’s the question that the third installment of the Treehouse of Horror series asks ...

By Ben MangelsdorfJune 16, 20210

Scary Stories

How Flannery O’Connor Stories Made the South Terrifying

I first encountered Flannery O’Connor’s stories in college. She was being taught in the context of gothic literature, a type of storytelling that ...

By Ben MangelsdorfJune 11, 20210

Horror TV

Treehouse Tropes: The Simpsons’ The Raven Takes on Poe’s Classic

If there’s one thing that all fans of The Simpsons can agree on, it’s that the early episodes of the Treehouse of Horror ...

By Ben MangelsdorfMay 9, 20210

Scary Movies

An Elevator Full of Red: A Look at The Shining’s Color Palette

Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining was my first ever horror movie. My parents put it on the TV when I was only about ten, ...

By Ben MangelsdorfApril 26, 20210

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The Art of Extreme Haunted Attractions: The Scariest and the Most Wicked

Treehouse Tropes: Examining the Evil Krusty Doll in “Clown Without Pity”

How Flannery O’Connor Stories Made the South Terrifying

Treehouse Tropes: The Simpsons’ The Raven Takes on Poe’s Classic

An Elevator Full of Red: A Look at The Shining’s Color Palette

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