Each year (with the exception of the last), my town hosts its annual Fall Festival. It’s during the first full week of October, and lasts a full 7 days. Normally when I go with friends we eat to our hearts’ desires, avoid eye contact with aggressive carnies, and take photos in front of beautiful lights provided by the various carnival rides.

I’ve been one of the fortunate ones in life. No matter which era I’ve lived through, I have consistently been blessed with friends. Whether long term, or just brief moments, I’ve had people there. As time goes on, the more I realize that the friendships I’ve maintained in my real life have long since faded away.

If you’re anything like me, then you probably live and breathe punk rock. Before my trip to NYC, I knew I had to visit a place that screamed old school punk. My teen dream was to feel as close to the punk revolution as humanly possible. For me, that meant seeing an epic rock concert inside one of the most iconic venues in underground music history—CBGB’s. Unfortunately that day never came, due to its permanent shutdown on October 15, 2006. The death of its founder, Hilly Kristal, following soon after in 2007.

In a remote corner of a small town known as Perryopolis, lurks the home of infamous movie villain, Buffalo Bill. John “Buffalo Bill” Gumb was inspired by a plethora of serial killers, but the murderer that took the most precedence in his creation was Ed Gein. Just like Gein, Buffalo Bill skinned his victims alive to make bodysuits for his own pleasure. To the ordinary passerby, it’s just a quaint home; but to film buffs, this lovely three-story victorian home is terrifying…

1968 was a historical year for horror films, and it was all thanks to horror movie icon, George A. Romero. The legacy that Romero left behind is an important one to know. With the help from screenwriter John A. Russo, he created zombies as we now know them. As a result, he invented an entirely new sub-genre in the process.