Stories by @themaniax

Horror Academy (1986-1996)

Welcome to Gordon Institute, an abandoned school property taken over by not only demonic spirits but the staff are some of the infamous names in horror history. Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers, Angela Franklin, Herbert West and various others. The icons get to teach some of the upcoming monsters and madmen how these many methods are done, from finishing kills to even psychological warfare. A favorite to the deranged vampire, Ruby Horne (Molly Ringwald) along with some of her cohorts, Felix Englund (Anthony Michael Hall), Xander Cove (Johnny Depp) even Jacqueline Napier has something for the school. However, local filmmaker Eric Borne (Christian Slater) and his crew aren't ready for what's coming forth for them or his loved ones, who will survive or what will be left of them?...

Ghostbusters: A Nightmare in New York (1986)

It's October in New York, Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd), Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis) and Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson) are still individually recovering from the 1984 incident where Gozer came into their dimension, nearly destroying the city and the world. However, one night changed into something much darker. Reports of some of the local teenagers dying in their sleep start popping up around the city. Ray starts to dig into some research on the ongoing situation, finding similar incidents in Springwood, Ohio and all were connected by one name that stood out, the child murdering dream stalker. Freddy Krueger, later that night Peter Venkman also began to suffer nightmares before The Springwood Slasher began to target Ray, Egon, Winston and everyone around them as now the Ghostbusters have a foe that is more sinister than anything that they have faced. Egon dug into deeper research and found one of the many survivors that Krueger had targeted, Nancy Thompson. (Heather Langenkamp) who just happened to be living in the city away from Springwood, Nancy called for some help back home as well, three individuals who have been holed up in Westin Hills that have encountered Krueger before. Now with the Ghostbusters and the survivor of Krueger's reign of terror in place with the help of some of Elm Street's last children. Can they stop the maniacal dream demon once and for all, or will New York have another Elm Street that Freddy will dwell?..

Batman: Crimson Killings (2003)

Two years after Bruce Wayne recovered from the brainwashing that was brought by Deacon Blackfire (Billy Drago) until the man was seemingly torn into pieces by his own followers that turned on him after a while of the cult taking over Gotham City, but also nearly murdering James Gordon (Nick Nolte) until Jason Todd (Judd Nelson) came to help the dark knight and Gotham's commissioner in time. However, there have been a string of murders starting up that involves the victims being brutally murdered and skinned alive as a new serial killer is on the loose (Fairuza Balk). Taking on the identities of the victims that have been slayed along with perfectly mimicking their voice and speech patterns, an old face comes out of the shadows and also began to start up a murderous and chaotic rampage as once again. Gotham's going to turn into a twisted, bloody playground.

Gotham High (1985-1996)

Teenage popular boy, Bruce Wayne (Zach Galligan) attends the city's local high school with his future allies, and his future enemies. From meeting his childhood friend, Barbara Gordon (Molly Ringwald) to even dealing with the school's most dangerous student, Jack White (Christian Slater) an unhinged teenager whose hellbent to make Wayne's life a living nightmare, however fate in each event will lead to the future of what will soon to come..

Batman: The Cult (2001)

Gotham City was currently in the midst of being rebuilt after the mass destruction that Bane, Penguin and the many villains had done to the city along with the thousands of lives taken. Bruce Wayne (Mel Gibson) once again donning on the cape and cowl once again as Batman, tracking multiple bloody foot prints that led from a crime scene to a manhole cover. These unidentified killers are using the sewer system, not caring who knew it. Later, while the dark knight was in the midst of stopping a crime, he was shot and while he was on the ground bleeding, spotting the man who shot him until he was stabbed in the neck by another unknown figure. The moment that Batman wakes up underground is where a darker chapter starts as psychopathic cult leader, Deacon Blackfire (Billy Drago) who is hellbent to clean up Gotham by eradicating the criminal element. What follows next will bring another horror that Gotham wasn't prepared for..

Batman: No Man's Land (1999)

Four years have passed ever since Harley Quinn and The Ventriloquist were locked up in Arkham Asylum as Bruce Wayne (Mel Gibson) is setting up to retire the role of Batman after the painful attacks from the two individual lunatics, however in the newest nightclub in Gotham known as the Iceberg Lounge that is owned by well known crime kingpin, Oswald Cobblepot (Joe Pesci) has been slowly taking over Gotham's crime ridden underbelly, having half of the inhabitants in his pocket. Starting from corrupt officials in the Gotham City Police Department, to some of even the high-living officials in the city, but things get even worse as there was an escaped inmate of an island prison in South America finds his way to Gotham, Eduardo Dorrance. A dangerous criminal that just escaped from an experiment gone wrong involving a unknown drug known as Venom. Meanwhile, the famous Gordon family including Barbara Gordon (Molly Ringwald) are planning to move away from Gotham City after Barbara was nearly killed at the hands of Harley Quinn but heard about the newest criminal. However, what Gotham didn't know was that they will experience the bane to Gotham's existence once a large breakout of Arkham starts after Dorrance made a deal with Cobblepot, now for the first time. Gotham's residents, including Batman weren't prepared for what's to come..

Ravenloft Part III: Realm of Terror (1987)

Things are getting bleak as Caltherios, Refried, Cassandra and the remaining gang are facing a very hard and cold winter around traveling towards a town that was foreign to them all compared to Barovia, in the midst of being on the run from the calculative Dr. Silver (Robert Englund). Unfortunately, Cassandra (Molly Ringwald) has been dealing with her body slowly transforming into a bloodthirsty werewolf after nearly attacking Victoria (Christine Elise) once she had a scent of the Dhampyr's blood after a duel with the undead Flynn Blackthorn while Chalice didn't make it in the previous battle with Adam, Dr. Silver's creation. Zandorin (Ralph Macchio) sacrificed himself and died while fighting the sinister vampire lord, Strahd Von Zarovich to save Renfried (Anthony Michael Hall)'s life just before the lab that Dr. Silver resided before fleeing, seemingly Tatyanna was nowhere to be seen as the lab was destroyed, killing the creations and even an unsuspecting Professor Pacali. Now, with the remaining heroes dealing with the grief of their fallen comrades and Tatyanna missing while dealing with this cold winter as stakes are elevating to great heights as The Prince of Darkness and his spawn come to the living realm, will our heroes survive or will the cold hands of death itself finally claim their souls for eternity?..

A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Musical

Nancy Thompson and her friends suffer violent nightmares which all feature one common element, a disfigured serial killer with a glove made of razors on his right hand. When one of the group is murdered while asleep, Nancy realizes that she must stay awake and try to uncover the truth behind this psychopathic dream being that was once a child killer and that psychopathic being has a name, Freddy Krueger.

Batman: Fragmented Minds (1996)

Two years after Scarecrow was brutally beaten by Batman after the dark knight made an airborne antidote for Crane's fear toxin as Gotham was slowly getting back on track after the damage that the master of fear had done to the city along with those who have lost their lives and sanity, Jason Todd (Judd Nelson) who lost his friend Charles (Thomas F. Wilson) due to an altercation with a local thief, resulting in Reese getting shot. Bruce Wayne (Mel Gibson) has been doing his best to give his support for Jason despite the bad blood that developed after everything that Joker had done to Todd, Barbara and others, Todd resents Wayne for failing to save him. Meanwhile, a new ventriloquist has been getting some light at the local comedy club in the form of Arnold Wesker (Robert Englund) who is doing well at his job. Diagnosed with DID as lately, the man has been developing a cruel persona that took the guise to one of Wesker's many dummies. The mafia boss known as Scarface, stakes start to pile up as Wesker slowly loses himself over the new personality, Harleen Quinzel (Christine Elise) has been assigned to be the psychologist to The Joker, however The Clown Prince of Crime starts to manipulate the doctor into falling in love with him, thanks to Joker's mind games she has been slowly losing her mind until the fateful day of accidentally murdering her father. Harleen snapped and became something that was much worse.

Batman: Face of Fear (1994)

A year later after The Riddler's reign of terror had come to an end as another time for Halloween was upon Gotham City. Bruce Wayne (Mel Gibson) is setting up another Halloween party after the city took some time recovering from everything that Edward Nygma had done, nearly psychologically breaking Wayne, murdering Daniel Mockridge and taking James Gordon hostage amongst other nefarious crimes, things have been going swimmingly as Barbara Gordon (Molly Ringwald) is interviewing some of Gotham's brilliant scientists at the local university, including the likes of the city's well known psychiatrist, Dr. Jonathan Crane (Harold Ramis) a man who has been studying on fears. However, later that night some of Crane's repressed memories, such as an event that gave him a lifelong Formidophobia, but one night as the good doctor was on a stroll, a small "prank" triggered his phobia by some unruly university students but that changes once the faculty found out some of Crane's unorthodox experiments with a developed toxin that makes it's subject hallucinate their worst nightmares and the moment Halloween dawns on Gotham, Crane takes on the being of his fear. The Scarecrow, the master of fear starts up a string of murders and experiments on others, making a fear induced-virus. Now, Batman and the GCPD need to stop The Scarecrow's horrid procedures as a possible fear-virus is spreading, will they make it in time or will Gotham suffer the goriest Halloween in history?

Batman: Mind Games (1993)

Three years after The Joker was sent into Arkham Asylum for the attempted murders of Barbara Gordon (Molly Ringwald), James Gordon and the many horrid acts that he had done to countless people in Gotham including brutally beating Jason Todd (Judd Nelson) nearly to death. However, things are getting grim as Bruce Wayne (Mel Gibson) has been keeping tabs on a dangerous serial killer that's been hacking the local news network, leaving coded messages in the midst of his crimes. Former computer programmer and software designer Edward Nygma (Gary Sinise) who has an obsession with puzzles and riddles, until one fateful day that he lost his job due to an altercation with Daniel Mockridge (Jack Nicholson). However, unbeknownst to the chairman of Competitron it was going to a decision that he'll soon regret as Nygma dons on the moniker of the cyber hacking and cypher messaging serial killer, The Riddler. Now it's a race against time for Batman and The GCPD to solve The Riddler's demented games and stop the madman from another possible killing while a new cat-burglar (Sharon Stone) is making her way through the city.

The Lost Boys : The Beginning (1989)

Around the start of 1908 in California, David Powers (Kiefer Sutherland) along with his gang of thieves and ruffians work small heists in the California coast until they were chased out of town until ending up in Santa Carla, David and his crew witness a nearby ship crash, one survivor escaped the wreck. Later after, the boys soon afterwards attempt to rob the survivor that wandered town but without their knowledge, that survivor was Vlad Tepes. Otherwise known as Count Dracula, himself. One by one, the boys were hunted by Vlad, however he does not kill them. When they wake up in the Hotel the next morning, all of their injuries have healed. Unbeknownst to them he fed each one his own blood, turning them without their knowledge. By nightfall, Vlad gives the boys an invitation to gamble with him as the head vampire gambles against the hotel's owner but after game ending with the owner's near death and Vlad giving them the hotel, that's when the crimson soaked horror starts..

Batman: The Laughing Maniac (1991)

Four years after serial killer, Jervis Tech also known as The Mad Hatter was sent to Arkham Asylum, Bruce Wayne (Mel Gibson) is recovering from some of the wounds that Tetch gave to him with an axe. Meanwhile Jason Todd (Judd Nelson) and Barbara Gordon (Molly Ringwald) are trying to rekindle their relationship after the four years that Jason has been developing a vigilante persona known as Red Hood, who's investigating a break in at Ace Chemicals late one night until probated former comedian turned criminal, Jack Napier (Johnny Depp) was close to getting caught. The events that happened next are one of the many events that the dark knight wasn't ready for as a new brand of insanity was created by one name, The Joker.

Ravenloft: House of Strahd (1986)

After their first confrontation with Strahd and seemingly, Caltherios killed the vampire lord. However, the four heroes suffered a big loss once Flynn was slain by the ferocious werewolf, Volkroth while they were in the midst of their escape from Castle Ravenloft as Cassandra did slay the monstrous creature but not before getting wounded, but things get worse as Dr. Silver (Robert Englund) secretly took Flynn's body and turned him into a horrifying reanimated mechanized monster. Meanwhile, Professor Pacali (Richard O'Brien) who is still alive after escaping the tunnel underneath his twisted carnival while the infamous Corbalia brothers AKA The Blade Brothers along with the rest of his gang were killed in the wreckage that was at the hands of one of Strahd's monsters, the vampire lord is brought back with the help of Dr. Silver using one of his elixirs in his laboratory. Soon, the villainous duo will work together as Barovia sinks further into another level in this veil of nightmarish darkness. While on their way, a dhampyr, a warlock and the returning Tatyanna (Geena Davis) meet the four survivors, plotting another way to destroy Strahd once and for all along with ridding of the calculative mad doctor as well.

Batman: World of Madness (1988)

Halloween is coming close in Gotham City as Bruce Wayne (Mel Gibson) is hosting a Halloween party until there have been reports of children going missing, only to find them being brutally murdered. James Gordon (Nick Nolte) and his family are currently being stalked by this psychopathic child killer that leaves dead rabbits with notes stuck into them. Now, it's up to Batman and the GCPD to stop this deranged lunatic once and for all. However as things go on, the citizens of Gotham will know what true madness is upon this spooky holiday..

The Amazing Spider-Man 4 (1989)

A month later after Venom was taken down, the symbiote now in the hands of a secret agency while Eddie Brock was arrested for multiple crimes and attempted murders of Harry Osborn (Judd Nelson), Peter Parker (Michael J Fox) along with others. However as Parker and Mary Jane Watson (Molly Ringwald) recover from the atrocities that they suffered along with the citizens of New York as psychotic killer, Cletus Kasady (Robert Englund) who's been stalking Mary Jane is going on a killing spree. Targeting not only Mary Jane but also Parker as well, not even Harry Osborn is prepared for what the madman has in store for his soon to be victims. The stakes grow to greater heights as another type of symbiote escapes from the confines of the secret agency, travels to Kasady and consumes him as he turns into a nightmarish creature of new levels in the form of Carnage. Who's going to survive?..

Ravenloft (1985)

Barovia, a gloomy and deselect village that is under the rule of the cold and tyrannical vampire. Strahd Von Zarovich (Thomas Ian Griffith) who is looking for his lost and former love, Tatyanna (Geena Davis) and he will send a slue of unholy monsters such as werewolves, zombies demons and more upon those who get in his way. Troubled barbarian, Caltherios (Dolph Lundgren) is haunted by the death of his wife that was at the hands of Strahd, in the process of settling in Barovia. Caltherios meets a misfitted elf (Anthony Michael Hall) and his sister, who's the village's local witch (Molly Ringwald). However, things get very sinister once monsters and nightmarish creatures began to pillage the town, some were created by the manic yet calculative scientist, Dr. Silver (Robert Englund), who sends carnivorous gargoyles to spy and keep the village in fear or feed upon any unfortunate souls that come across the beasts while the three start a quest. A cleric and his bard brother meet the trio, befriending them as the quest to save the village and kill the vampire begins. However, the vampire is always around the corner. Will they survive or Strahd's dark plan will be successful?..

The Amazing Spider-Man 3 (1988)

Three months after Otto Octavius (Bob Hoskins) had his sinister plan ceased by Spider-Man (Michael J Fox) and put behind bars for the attempted murders of Mary Jane Watson, (Molly Ringwald) Flash Thompson (Emilio Estevez) and Aunt May (Karen Black), Peter Parker continues his double life as the freelance photographer and New York's superhero while still keeping his relationship with MJ afloat. Meanwhile, fresh-face journalist and former war photographer, Eddie Brock (Dolph Lundgren) is currently on a case on break in at the Octavius home as a box contained rock known as Promethium X was stolen from the whereabouts by Harry Osborn (Judd Nelson) is currently taking over his father's business and takes a trip, going to a meeting with Wilson Fisk (Michael Ironside) until a mysterious element that's inside of the rock manages to break free and tries to consume Osborn, causing a car crash in the city. The element known as Symbiote traveled to Eddie Brock while Mary Jane (Molly Ringwald) has been getting disturbing calls from an unknown caller that's rumored to be a serial killer who's active from Brownsville. New York's friendly neighborhood hero has his hands full with the monster known as Venom to the point of an unlikely team up with Felicia Hardy to help against the creature starts.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (1987)

A year later after Spider-Man thwarted the twisted plot of The Green Goblin and putting Osborn behind bars for the murder of Gwen Stacy (Elizabeth Shue), Peter Parker (Michael J Fox) and Gwen's childhood friend, Mary Jane (Molly Ringwald) are still recovering and grieving over the terrible fate of their friend. Parker later then meets his new science teacher, Otto Octavius (Bob Hoskins) who has respect for Peter until an accident inside of his home occurred with a technological experiment gone wrong, linking his brainwaves with the mechanical harness and becoming the calculative and dangerous Doctor Octopus while an unknown thief (Christine Elise) has been sneaking into each home and stealing expensive jewelry. Now it is a race against time for Parker to not only put a stop to the thief that is at large, but also putting a stop to Dock Ock's sinister plans.

The Dark Knight Returns Part 2 (1986)

Batman (Clint Eastwood) is back in Gotham City after getting out of retirement with the help of Carrie Kelley (Molly Ringwald) as the new Robin as they investigate the plot of the dark knight's most twisted and psychopathic enemy. The Joker (Robert Englund) is back after being in a ten year long catatonic state while things get even more hectic as more lives are at stake once Superman goes haywire and brings a global threat to Gotham