Welcome Scary Dreamers

Hello and welcome to the inaugural post of A Scary Dream-an exploratory  discussion of the horror genre from the eyes of a scary dreamer.  

While movies and other media will be discussed in great detail on the site,  our intention is not necessarily to review these works, but rather to lead a discussion into the cultural phenomenon that is the horror genre. Our post will include what we think of movies, artwork, essays, short stories, poems, and anything else having to do with the things that go bump in the night.

With each new post we will give readers a look into how we feel a particular piece of horror media or culture fits into the customs of the traditional horror world, and further, what social commentary can be taken away from it from the traditions it draws from.  

While the blog is still in its infancy, we believe that with the help of loyal readers and participants we can create a lasting vehicle for horror fans to read about the world they love to fear.  While we will facilitate the discussion, we encourage readers to be active participants in the process. Suggestions for movies and other discussion topics is always welcome, as are submissions of your own works which we may feature on the site.  Please see the “Contact Us” tab for details.  

In the end you are here because you, like me, are a scary dreamer. Our fascinations with the intricacies of fear, the development and consumption of horror in popular media, and an imperfect human understanding of death have all brought us to the same place.  So welcome, to all of you who always turn the lights off before a scary movie,  those of you who always hold their breath as they drive by a graveyard, and of course those who refuse to be kept awake by A Scary Dream.