It all started when Lorelei (aka L.K. The HorrorNerd) was just a child experiencing her first ever horror films: Friday The 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street and Bram Stoker's Dracula in the midst of the early 1990s, when VHS tapes were still a thing and of course, these big-ass chunky VCRs that accommadated the VHS tapes of the past.

Over the years, L.K. the HorrorNerd would embark on a journey, diving deep into the horror and sci-fi genre, along with its "sister sub-genres", ranging from psychological horror to slashers, from paranormal to found footage, from zombies to vampires and beyond, until one day, she found her calling as a aspiring young indie horror filmmaker, director, producer, screenwriter and actress by originally starting out as a background extra actress in several films playing as a zombie in the masses, then eventually launching her first ever short indie horror comedy slasher film with her late brother, thus having submitted it to a local film festival and then another one for high school students at the time. She launched her own indie horror film production studio company of what was eventually going to become Oconeth Studios today.

Since her late brother's passing, and the loss of her late wife and daugther, she's been on a journey traveling the world, figuring things out along the way and rejuenvating her lifelong love and passion for all things horror, and how she was able to heal through horror content creation, gaming, reviews, etc. and eventually meeting Yanni of The Macabre Tavern to form the brand new HorrorNerd Experience podcast series, set to launch its second season on October 1st, 2024.

After a long and grueling first season trying to get The HorrorNerd Experience off the ground and running starting back in the Fall of 2023, and a recent summer tour this year in the Summer of 2024, L.K. the HorrorNerd and Yanni finally came together to film, record, produce and edit all new episodes this Fall.

The HorrorNerd Experience is based primarily in the New England area where L.K. The HorrorNerd resides, with a second homebase on the East Coast in North Carolina, where the co-host of The HorrorNerd Experience resides. 

We focus on horror media discussions, covering topics from physical media to past gems/classics, from horror video games to horror TV shows, from horror books from some of the best authors/writers/poets in the world to the latest horror films that came out recently, we cover them all and do reviews, trailer reactions, gameplay experiences and more. 

This is the LAST Horror podcast you'll ever listen to/watch! Enjoy the SCREAMS.

Favorite Horror Movies:

• All the Texas Chainsaw Massacre films, from the original 1974 film to the latest Netflix-produced film.
• All the Scream films
• The ENTIRE Nightmare on Elm Street franchise (except for the remake - it was alright, but not that great)
• The ENTIRE Friday the 13th franchise (Jason X was weirdly funny, though)
• Freddy vs Jason
• Get Out
• The ENTIRE Alien/Aliens franchise, including the latest, Alien: Romulus
• Se7en
• All of Rob Zombie's films (even the Halloween remakes), the 3 from Hell Trilogy (House of 1000 Corpses, Devil's Rejects and 3 from Hell), The Munsters, etc.
• The ENTIRE Halloween franchise (yes, even the David Gordon Green-directed trilogy)
• Any films made by George Romero - the man's a Fucking icon.
• The ENTIRE Resident Evil franchise
• Shaun of the Dead
• Zombieland and Zombieland: Double Tap
• The ENTIRE SAW franchise
• The Hostel trilogy
• The Blair Witch Project
• Event Horizon
• Bram Stoker's Dracula
• Interview with the Vampire
• Queen of the Damned
• Love Lies Bleeding
• Natural Born Killers
• The ENTIRE Chucky/Child's Play franchise
• The Exorcist (original 70s film)

(The list is long, so these are L.K. the HorrorNerd's favorites so far)

Favorite Horror TV Shows:

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Angel
• Stranger Things
• The Mayflower Witches
• Interview with the Vampire
• Yellowjackets
• Chucky
• The Last of Us
• Lovecraft Country
• True Detective series (including True Detective: Night Country)
• Wednesday
• Dexter
• Scream (The TV series)
• Van Helsing
• Shining Vale

Favorite Horror Authors/Writers:

• Poppy Z. Brite
• Stephen King
• Storm Constantine
• H.P. Lovecraft
• Anne Rice
• Edgar Allen Poe
• James 'O Barr

Favorite Horror Video Games:

• The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (the original from the 1980s and the latest new one from 2023)
• The Resident Evil video game saga
• Friday the 13th
• All the Doom games (except for Doom 3, which wasn't fully accessible to Deaf/HoH gamers at the time due to lack of captioning)
• Ash vs. Evil Dead
• Fears to Fanthom
• One Leaves
• Manhunt
• House of the Dead
• Zombie Army 4 (also enjoys the Zombie Army/Dead War trilogy)
• Outlast and Outlast 2
• The Last of Us game series
• Zombies Ate My Neighbors!
• Silent Hill

Special Interests:

• All things horror and horror collectibles
• Retro video games and physical media collections
• Archery
• Go-Karts
• ATVs/4-Wheelers
• Cinema history
• Horror cinema history
• Documentaries about horror video games and horror films
• Wolves
• Siberian Huskies (and other types of Huskies)
• Golden Retrievers
• Black cats (all kinds of Black cats)
• Sharks
• Ferrets
• Snakes
• Spiders
• Roller coasters
• Haunt parks/horror theme parks
• Horror-themed shops and businesses

Hobbies:

• Hiking
• Camping/outdoors adventures
• Snowboarding
• Skateboarding
• Creative Writing
• Reading books
• Watching TV shows/movies
• Playing video games
• Cooking
• 420-related activities (edibles, oils, tinctures, CBD pills, etc.)

Favorite Food(s) and Drink(s):

• Pizza
• Taco Bell
• Chinese food
• Thai food
• Japanese food
• Sushi
• Italian food
• Burgers
• Mexican food
• Mountain Dew: Baja Blast (and Mountain Dew: Baja Blast Zero Sugar)
• Water
• Green tea

Favorite Thing(s) to do during the Fall season:

• Jumping into a pile of crispy Fall leaves
• Walking in the cold with a cozy hoodie/sweatshirt and comfy jeans/Jeggings
• Drinking Apple Cider
• Going to haunt parks/horror theme parks, etc.
• Binge watching horror movies/horror TV shows while eating Chinese food and Taco Bell
• Enjoying a pint of ice cream from the Ben and Jerry's brand
• Taking pictures of fall foilage and nature trails during the Fall season
• Playing horror video games
• Cozying up with my partner or with my new service animal dog (coming soon) and emotional support cat (coming soon) [NOTE: I used to do this in the past, but now I'm getting new pets soon]
• Enjoying a earlier sunset/getting dark outside early so I can look up to the night sky, enjoy the stars and the chilly winds on my porch in a rocking chair
• Shopping (mostly online, unless I really have to go to the stores in person) for Halloween/Fall-themed decor, collectibles, physical media copies of various horror TV shows/horror movies on VHS, DVD, Blu-Ray, 4K UHD, etc., costumes, horror-themed cosplay items/outfits/accessories/makeup/wigs/masks, etc.
• Getting new tattoos and piercings

Favorite quote(s):

There is a dark side to the human soul that is filled with conflict and torment. It is a side of the human soul that very few people are brave enough to explore. -- the priest who said mass and had a short eulogy for him at Robert Mapplethrope's funeral.

I am the Devil and I am here to do the Devil's work. -- Otis Firefly from The Devil's Rejects.

I'm gonna walk myself back to the woman my mother thought I was. I'm gonna put myself in the way of beauty. - Cheryl Strayed from Wild.

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