The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

Horror is an exciting genre that has gained popularity in recent years. There's no shortage of disturbing thematic choices available, including hauntings and the supernatural, psychological thrillers, eerie reality tv shows, slashers, science fiction, humorous horror, and Halloween melodrama, each clamoring for the spotlight. Now more than ever, new expressions of filming fear are redefining the genre.

These days when I want a fright, it's faster to turn on the news. When it comes time for entertainment, I tend to go for something different.

If you're celebrating indoors instead of hitting the...