
Halloween’s Celtic Origins
Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago, mostly in the area that

Amando de Ossorio’s Blind Dead Tetralogy
Spanish director Amando de Ossorio died the same year as Lucio Fulci, at roughly the same age. However, Ossorio’s death did not spark much of

ETHEREAL SENSE
It is at this point within my existence that I am absolutely certain of what I desire. I want nothing more to do with reality,

BMX Bandits
BMX Bandits was undoubtedly one of the all-time classic movies in BMX history. I don’t think many of you will argue with that one, it’s

Frontier Fidelity Savings
The Las Vegas-based institution’s second branch opened June 1, 1962 at 801 E Charleston in Las Vegas. The architects were the firm of Hagman &

Riverside International Raceway
Riverside International Raceway (sometimes known as Riverside, RIR, or Riverside Raceway) was a motorsports race track and road course established in the Edgemont area of

The Superstition of Throwing Salt
Salt is essential to human life and was once an extremely valuable commodity, so much so that the word “salary” derives from it. The crystalline

Pacific Intermountain Express (P.I.E.) Rolling in at Sunset
Pacific Intermountain Express (P.I.E.) got their start in 1927 when the Lilenquest brothers began providing freight service in Idaho, running two Model A trucks between

Retrospective: His Hero Is Gone’s “Monuments to Thieves”
According to my best estimates, I manage to mention His Hero Is Gone once about every three weeks here on the Decibel site. That’s not

Beyond the Myth of Rural America
The category “rural” spans a vast range, including small towns, reservations, timberlands, and ranches. One thing that unites such places, however, is that they’re rarely

Baja Bugs between friends
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Alucarda: Demonic possession, Satan worship, vampirism, and nunsploitation!
Alucarda is a 1977 English-language Mexican supernatural horror film directed by Juan López Moctezuma, and starring Tina Romero, Claudio Brook, Susana Kamini, and David Silva.