Well, the invitation went out to subscribers to Horror Movie Freaks to join The Ossuary and get the good screen names. There are some folks that have really gone all out on their profiles adding cool background images, photo galleries, music that plays when the profile is viewed... very cool.

We're still working through a few kinks in the community software but the final version is near.  Not to be confused with "The Sherrif is Near"...

I am really looking forward to getting this new community off the ground. I've tried to participate in the forums and such that other sites have and just can't get engaged. I don't know... it seems to me that most of those sites have a core of folks that berate everyone else if they don't agree with their views. So... if there isn't lively conversation going on then there is nothing really else to do there.

We've taken the best of YouTube, Flicker and MySpace and made it specific to Horror Freaks - Perhaps a big risk but I think that there are plenty of us around to make this community thrive. I need to change some of the headings on the menu bar, the ones for Videos, Photos and Music to make it clear that these are sharing channels - different from the things that show only on a profile (under my profile for each member).  Once we have more folks uploading things to share it will be more interesting for everyone to participate here... but the key is making it clear what this is about.

So, off to work. In the meantime upload some pics, videos and music from the main menu bar and start the sharing process... Oh, and videos can be embedded elsewhere like YouTube so upload here and then play wherever you want!

Now I'm rambling...

The Horror Czar 

I am in the final stages of working through the nightmare of a software upgrade that caused tons of trouble with The Ossuary. There are a few things not working correctly, namely profile displays (they are all back to default, but all media uploads (pics, videos, music) are intact) and the Video Upload function is currently not working. A few configuration things as well, but those don't affect the function of the site... typically just the headings and such in your browser window.

I must admit that our back-up plan for the site was not yet in effect because we were still putting finishing touches on everything. What a nightmare. As soon as we are whole we will be backed up and SUPER backed up so that nothing like this will happen again.

Bear with us, and stick with what is the coolest horror community on the planet!

The Horror Czar

Although there are a few things remaining in terms of the format of the "Description" block on profiles The Ossuary is back and stronger than ever. Many elements work better now than before the tragic software upgrade, and profile customization is in find working order. Unfortunately all of the customizations from before the upgrade were lost, so folks should go to "My Profile" and then "Customize Profile" and fix up the colors and format of their self-expression. All photos, videos and music are still there so you won't have to redo that part.

Onward and Upward!