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Pat Cassels

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2021

Pat Cassels is an Emmy-winning screenwriter, essayist, and co-writer of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, named a “Best Show of the Year” by The New York Times. A founding cast member and former head writer of the comedy studio Dropout (formerly CollegeHumor), they are also a frequent contributor to The New Yorker and a two-time Writers Guild Award winner.
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A winged serpent greets visitors to Spook-a-Rama.

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Coney Island’s Last Surviving Classic Haunted Ride

Brooklyn was once the epicenter of a haunted ride arms race. Today, only Spook-a-Rama remains.

By Pat Cassels
Benshi would introduce and provide commentary for films like A Page of Madness.

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Remembering the Heyday of Japan’s Silent Film Narrators

Though the golden age of benshi was drowned out by the advent of sound, their art form is far from silenced.

By Pat Cassels
Horror hotlines celebrated one of the genre's favorite tools of torture: the telephone.

horror

The Heyday of Horror Hotlines and Why We Still Love to Fear the Phone

A lesser-known subgenre of the 900-number boom allowed callers to connect with Freddy Krueger and chat with zombies.

By Pat Cassels
A phenomenon known as "nocturnal death syndrome" inspired Wes Craven to write A Nightmare on Elm Street and introduce the world to Freddy Krueger.

horror

The Science of Fighting Our Nightmares

Researchers around the world are working on ways to regain control of our minds during sleep and battle the monsters that torment us.

By Pat Cassels
Christopher Lee as Lord Summerisle.

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The Greatest Witch Movie Ever Made

Why do modern witches embrace "The Wicker Man"?

By Pat Cassels
Wilder, with Peter Boyle on the slab, in Young Frankenstein.

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The Metamorphosis of the Mad Scientist

An institution of horror movies, this iconic character has evolved along with our views on science itself.

By Pat Cassels
The late 1960s and early 1970s saw the first widespread adoption of color television, as seen in this 1962 BBC test pattern from an early satellite television broadcast. Late Night Horror was an innovator in the field.

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The Twisty Tale of the BBC Show Supposedly So Terrifying That It Was Destroyed

"Late Night Horror" was weird, innovative, and—mostly—will never be seen again.

By Pat Cassels

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