Alex’s aromatherapy brand is built on the same thing Horror Nerds is built on: nostalgia, fandom, queer joy, horror comfort, and the characters who shaped us. We bonded with Alex over our shared love of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and he takes us behind the scenes of how the world of Sunnydale inspired both his brand’s name and its emotional heart.
And because this is a holiday-season bonus cut, we’re also highlighting Magic Oil Box’s brand-new Twilight-inspired shower steamers — Eternal Twilight and Spirit of La Push — and the fandom chaos that comes with them.