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Hey there, welcome to my little slice of the internet. My name is Ashley or Ash for short and well, I like to write stuff. If you like anything to do with horror, fantasy or just straight up weird, you've found the right place. 



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The Ghost of Uniondale

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The Ghost of Uniondale - Myth Legend and The True Story  The ghost of Uniondale is a staple when it comes to South African ghost stories and urban legends. It has inspired movies, tv series, and a song, made famous by Anton Goosen. It has also made the little town of Uniondale a tourist hotspot. It’s a tale as old as time, a cliché by today’s standards. A man picks up a hitchhiker on a deserted stretch of highway, only for her to disappear without a trace a few minutes later. Though, what makes this story just a bit more believable, is that there is a true story tied to this event. Even though many people will argue that this has nothing to do with the ghost, and the legend is exactly that, just a legend.  Who was the 'ghost of Uniondale?' Maria ‘Ria’ Charlotte Roux was born in Krugersdorp in 1946. She was the second youngest of four children and by all means came out of very normal family. Her mother was a housewife and her father was a principal for a local school in Riversd...
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The Phenomenon of Liminal Spaces

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The Phenomenon of Liminal Spaces If you’ve ever been online, I’m sure you’ve come across at least one post or image that has a similar look or feel to the ones above. I’ve come across them mostly on TikTok and I always take a minute to kind of marvel at them. Sometimes I even like to imagine what it would be like to actually be inside of it. You might have even experienced these unique spaces in real life. An empty parking garage at night, a deserted playground, a store right before it closes. They’re called liminal spaces and in recent years the internet has become fascinated with the concept of them. The word liminal refers to the general concept of transition or being in between something. It can be an emotional transition , like that feeling right before starting a new job and quitting your old one, or something more physical. Such as a hallway, or a staircase. That’s also why lots of these images depict doorways, roads or pathways All these images though have something in common....
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Why The Twilight Zone Is Still Brilliant (And Worth Watching Today)

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I’ve heard of a lot of people who simply refuse to watch a show just because it’s in black and white- and all I have to say is… they’re missing out.  Even though it was made in the 1950’s and 60’s, The Twilight Zone still stands as one of the best horror anthology series to this day.  Where have anthologies gone? Anthologies in today’s streaming environment are a bit lacking. The main players are Black Mirror and Love, Death and Robots. You would think that with today’s short attention spans that anthologies would be booming. But no, most anthologies saw their golden era in the 50’s and 60’s. With the frontrunner being the Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Science Fiction Theatre. There was a short revival in the 80’s with Tales from the Crypt and the Twilight Zone Revival, but we haven’t really seen a true return to this format since.  Most viewers now prefer an overarching storyline that carries through each season. Or, with shows like American Ho...
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