COUNCIL BLOG - BRI BARGER

As fun as big budget popcorn flicks at the movies can be, horror film enthusiasts know that the indie film scene is where artistry and innovation thrives. Throughout the history of the genre, low budget horror films have reinvigorated the genre, confronting taboos, pushing the bounds, and providing social commentary into the darkest aspects of life. The horror genre will always be uplifted and built by those who live in the shadows, those who pop up when you least expect it. Which, honestly, could not be more fitting for the genre. Independent filmmaker, author, and horror enthusiast, Kourtnea Hogan has a vision - one that may soon influence our nightmares. 

COUNCIL BLOG - BRI BARGER

In rural places, spirituality tends to travel quietly. Word of mouth moves faster than any marketing budget, and a single open sign can feel like an invitation to step into a different kind of space. Metaphysical shops in small towns often become that kind of refuge: not just a place for purchasing stones or incense, but for finding other people who sense the world a little differently.

COUNCIL BLOG - ANDRONIKE JAMES & BRI BARGER

Standards don’t stifle mystery; they elevate it. They allow paranormal research to move forward in a way that’s credible, respectful, and sustainable. After all, the search for answers should bring more light than darkness.

COUNCIL BLOG - BRI BARGER

Veiled in secrecy and stigma, the practice of sin-eating has drifted from whispered ritual into the realm of legend. The sin eaters themselves? Arguably, they martyred their own souls for the salvation of others. Yet rather than gratitude, they received suspicion. Rather than honor, exile. They were seen not as saviors, but as living vessels of sin.

COUNCIL BLOG - BRI BARGER

Horror, being a popular genre, can be found throughout all corners of human culture and media - normally residing in dark crevices and buried in cobwebs. But something special occurs when nerdom meets spooky vibes: they infect each other, morphing and oozing together like some kind of Cronenberg monster straight out of David Lynch’s meditative state. Gimme. Gimme all of it, or I might bite.