THE NIGHTLY STORYTELLER INTERVIEWS: BEN SCRIVENS OF FRIGHT-RAGSFiled under: Interviews, Horror Merch, Sacred Threads
The threadbare hoodie I wore last night still smells of old wood and paint. I woke up wearing it—again. That’s twice this week. I’m not sure where I went. The dreams, when I can remember them, flicker with neon blood and static. But something else stayed with me this time: the soft weight of a t-shirt, familiar and comforting, like armor. A horror shirt. One I’ve owned for years. One I wore to midnight screenings, horror cons, and bad decisions. You know the kind I mean. The shirt that screams before you do. The one that gets a nod from the stranger across the comic shop. The one that tells people you belong to the night. And when it comes to horror shirts—hell, when it comes to horror merchandise in general—one name reigns supreme: Fright-Rags. I had the privilege (and clarity of mind, for once) to reach out to Ben Scrivens, the founder and creative force behind Fright-Rags. What followed was a conversation filled with nostalgia, risk, and raw passion for the genre. Here i...