Kendra Hale I am an artist at heart, but a mother first to two wonderful children of which, one models for both Gothic Bite Magazine and Kupatana Magazine for a makeup tester, Gabby. I love cooking homemade meals with my son George as helping Chef and taste tester, and grow pumpkins in my garden. I'm a writer, an inker, a special effect makeup artist, a little of a poet and someone who dares trying new things so that I could say I am living a full life with my wonderful husband and children. I couldn't ask for more than all the amazing people I have around me. I have joined Kupatana Magazine to share my love for animals and the beauty that surround us that we sometimes forget, but might forever be there if we are careful enough to preserve it so the children of our own and so on, will have the pleasure of witnessing something even more beautiful than we have ever seen. Read me later! Inkstress Zee
This one has really good memories for me but upon reading it again, I have seen the theme done better. It is great for a giggle and it has some moments where you would be scared but it doesn’t hold a candle to some of the other works of Stine’s where fear is front and center. … More GOOSEBUMPS!
We enter this world through the eyes of Billy, our 12 year old, who is making his way to camp for the first time. On a bus with eighteen other boys and 4 girls, the boys are all set for the Camp Nightmoon while the girls are heading in a different direction. … More GOOSEBUMPS! Welcome To Camp Nightmare
How the longer she wears it, the more it conforms to her face and the more real the mask look. Perspiration included. She sets out for revenge but will Carly Beth be able to accept the consequences? … More GOOSEBUMPS! The Haunted Mask
The duo harken almost an instant connection for me to the 90s and 2000s horror scene where you needed ambiance set. It is like an earwig in the way their songs flow and curl up for a bit in your mind. … More FEATURING: L.E.D. Living with Eating Disorders – The Band
I am a poet and mom of three from Sacramento, California. I love science, especially astrophysics and I often bring that scientific language into my poetry. I like the juxtaposition of visceral imagery and emotion. … More Interview with Michelle Gallagher from Cafe Macabre
Lorraine passed at the age of 92 and between her and Edward, who passed in 2006, had a lifetime that touched so many lives. The paranormal community owes a great debt to these two legendary investigators. May they be together again. … More The Loss of Lorraine Warren
The throes of mourners watching singing her Ava Maria hits emotions and livens the skin with goosebumps. It is truly a sad day as a pillar of hope and muse for many is suffering this blow. … More Through the Fire and the Flames – Notre Dame
I remember hearing about the Sandman as a child; it wasn’t through the Hans Christian Andersen’s story but through The Chordettes version of Mr. Sandman the song. In fact, in almost every rendition that I have had the pleasure to read or hear since I was introduced to the Sandman, every instance has been innocent, good intent, misunderstood, and complex. … More Bring Me A Dream
Here we are again dear readers and this is a doozy of a book. I have had a few reviews go out of order to match up with a monster of the month and because of that to catch up this month will have two separate reviews. The first is book #8 The Girl Who Cried Monster, from Goosebumps, let us begin. … More GOOSEBUMPS! The Girl Who Cried Monster
The Monster of the Month for February was a ghost. Typically when you think of ghost the first place the mind goes is sad or scary. For me, the first place my mind goes to currently is to that of Haunting of Hill House and my favorite character of Nell. … More The Ghost Makeup
Hello fair travels and welcome to my side of fantasy and whim. I always look for things that fascinate me and for this article I am featuring a lesser known mythical creature. … More The Nickelavee
One of the things I have always loved about makeup is that there are so many ways to use it. Imagine in your head something that you wish to bring forward and try. … More Playing Around! Candy Skull Makeup
Gothic Bite Magazine always feels grateful when an amazing author passes by and this week, we have Alice Renaud! … More Interview with author, Alice Renaud
Just reading the back jacket of this book caused when I was younger. Like Goosebumps, Animorphs was another series I adored when I was younger.
I read all the way to the ending of the series, as well as all the extra side stories and stories that were from different points of view from major players in the series … More ANIMORPH SERIES – The In-Depth Review
This month in Gothic Bite Magazine our Monster of the Month is Ghosts, going along with that palette of horror I give you one of the Goosebumps Books on the list with number ten, The Ghost Next Door. … More GOOSEBUMPS! The Ghost Next Door
Like a lot of people in recent years, I have been taken in by shows like Stranger Things and most recently The Haunting of Hill House.
Dark is another show along that spectrum that I recently found and watched on Netflix. … More Dark The Review
Vampire Hunter D is one of those series that by the title of the show it can be guessed what the show itself, and its main character for that matter, are all about from the beginning. … More Vampire Hunter D
When I think of what a Creepypasta is the first definition is this: A story that has found its start on the internet and grown beyond expectation almost developing a life of its own. … More Creepypasta’s Best
While there are many television series, I could have chosen to be my choice for this month’s theme of Vampires the one that I chose is one of the beginning series. Dark Shadows Dark Shadows came to the TV screen back on June 27th, 1966. When we think of soap operas, the first thing we … More Just a Bit of Dark Shadows
Welcome back dear readers, and what a time you picked to join us if you have just begun.
This book is one of my favorites and most memorable tales from the Goosebumps series; I know I am not the only one to say this. … More GOOSEBUMPS! Night of the Living Dummy
Who can stay invisible the longest? You see for however long someone is invisible; it takes them that long to come back once the light turned back off. Even worse Max and his friends start to feel off. … More GOOSEBUMPS!
There is a house in New Orleans, just kidding readers. We are traveling to the Castle of Montebello in Rimini, Italy.
Here there is an exceptional occurrence that only happens every 5 years, a story that involves a lovely but very different little girl. … More The Haunting of Montebello Castle
At Gothic Bite Magazine, we are lucky enough to work with Kendra, our Chief Editor. She is a special effect makeup artist.
This month, in honor of our Witch print magazine edition available on Amazon, Kendra used her blobette to pose as a witch! … More The GBM Witch!
In 2003 the world was not ready for what was coming to the world of horror.
Rob Zombie previously had been significant in the world of music with some saying his music videos were like horror movies unto themselves. … More House of a 1000 Corpses Review
This movie was my childhood trauma. I was between three and five when I saw this movie for the first time.
Imagine a kid so excited that they get to watch a big kid movie with their teenaged Aunt for the first time. … More Remember Gremlins?
So let’s be fair here, this movie does belong in the cheesy category.
The over the top action, the one-liners, the death scenes, it all adds up to a movie you would expect to see in the cheesy category. … More Sharknado Anyone?
This movie is undoubtedly one that while it does fit into the cheesy category, it is most definitely a classic. … More Death Becomes Her The Review
A 2002 horror film that has a slash as a comedy, I don’t see the comedic side, but it does have its moments. The topic of this movie is flesh-eating diseases. … More Cabin Fever for Review
Oh, this one. This one was painful, but like I have said before “B” movies can have some of the greatest kill scenes even if the story is not there. … More Piranha 3D with a 3D Review
Slasher is an American Horror Story style show. Each season, 2 of them so far, have not only a different story but unlike AHS have a completely different cast.
Coming to us from Canada, I will warn that this series is not for the faint of heart. The TV-MA rating is correct. … More Slasher Series A Review
Simply fabulous. I loved this book, Alexa Wayne is an excellent storyteller! … More The Impaler Series – Mrs. Blackwood Kat Valentine Review
Mrs. Blackwood was a book that I was honestly wary of in the beginning. I did not deny that the writer had undeniable talent. … More The Impaler Series – Mrs. Blackwood Review
The year is 1986. The scene is inside of Her Majesty’s Theatre, as the lights start to dim anticipation builds.
The orchestra has started their warm up notes and there is a hint of small murmurs throughout the crowd as they move restlessly ready for the show to start. It’s The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway. … More The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway
This novel is one of my top five books that I adored from the original series. It was also one that I looked forward to as I came back to read these stories as an adult.
One of the main reasons why that is is the belief that cameras have the power to steal away parts of our souls or essences completely enthralls me.
Now, the GOOSEBUMPS #5 by R.L. Stine, Say Cheese And Die! Review by Kendra Hale! … More GOOSEBUMPS! Say Cheese And Die! Review by Kendra Hale
I hope you prepare yourself for this twisted tale of magic and blood readers. This scare will make your hairs stand on end. … More GOOSEBUMPS! Monster Blood Review by Kendra Hale
In 1999 we got a taste of what would happen when a classic horror moved was revamped with heavy elements of nostalgic action/adventure.
I remember the trailers appearing on TV when I was younger and being excited about something that felt entirely like a mix of movies that I knew and loved and a whole new boundary being entered… death is only the beginning, The Mummy Trilogy Review begins! … More Death Is Only The Beginning, The Mummy Trilogy Review
What starts as an exciting trip to Egypt slowly turns into a twisted tale of terror lost in the labyrinth of an ancient tomb as we join our children in this installment of Goosebumps. … More GOOSEBUMPS! The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb review by Kendra Hale
Anubis was the god of embalming and the dead. Since jackals were often seen in cemeteries, the ancient Egyptians believed that Anubis watched over the dead.
Anubis was the god who helped to embalm Osiris after he was killed by Seth. … More Poetry by Kendra Hale
Dr. Brewer is doing a little plant-testing in his basement. Nothing to worry about. Harmless, really. But Margaret and Casey Brewer are worried about their father. Especially when they…meet…some of the plants he is growing down there.
Then they notice that their father is developing plantlike tendencies. In fact, he is becoming distinctly weedy–and seedy. Is it just part of their father’s “harmless” experiment? Or has the basement turned into another little shop of horrors? … More GOOSEBUMPS — Stay Out of the Basement review by Kendra
When night falls tones of piano and guitar gently meld together and a beautiful chorus of voices come together to sing a melody that would bring even the most cynical of man to tears.
A fog rolls in and among the gravestones there are memories and snippets of time coming forward to say listen. Join… the beat goes on. … More Père Lachaise Cemetery – the beat goes on…
Dear reader let us go back on a journey to the past, where the book scene had started to change, in my opinion for the better, and writers like Bruce Coville, Christopher Pike, Lois Duncan, Alvin Schwartz, and of course R.L. Stine emerged with an absolute blazing glory. … More Goosebumps – Back to the Basics
When you hear the name R.L. Stine one of the main reactions is instant recognition and of course an association to the man depending on when you joined in on his writing whether you have been there along the way from Welcome to Dead House, or you joined in his teen books with the Fear Street series.
Maybe you even were a late bloomer and didn’t start until he branched into more adult books with his book Red Rain.
For others you may not have heard or read any of his work and honestly this would not be the article for you. R.L. Stine like many authors in the 90’s wrote horror in a way that captivated and gave the readers a taste of horror. … More A Midsummer Night’s Scream – Review
Anytime that my Blobette and I plot out a makeup, I always start the same way. I ask her, are we doing a beauty makeup or do you want to be scary? Nine times out of ten this little Blobette of mine wants to be scary and that was where we started this time. … More April Monster Mash- Now Paging Dr. Bonkers
When you are a special effect makeup artist, you have to develop your skills by practicing on people that are kind enough to accept to be your model… well, sometimes they are chosen by me to volunteer and this is how it goes when you are published in a local newspaper! … More The Horror Makeup
When I was asked by Alexa if I could come up with a Monster of the Month makeup using my progeny as a my model, I had no choice, but to say yes! And so for this month, here is what I have come up with when I decided to turn my little princess into a terrifying, but adorable Spooky Swamp Monster… … More Spooky Swamp Monster!
Welcome to the small town of Blackstone, New Hampshire. A place that while on the surface seems quaint and peaceful, your normal Sunday best gossipy town, holds quite the number of secrets… … More A Taste Of Horror
Time to get setup for work. Get a set of disposable cups, tissues, cotton balls, sponges, and paper towels all in a neat row. Well, to be honest, as neat as it is going to get. Set out the makeup wheels according to which actors come in first. … More Palette Swap
