Halloween: early 2000s -Modern era Almost more than any other slasher franchise, Halloween has been willing to go through a lot of redefinitions of what kind of killer Michael Myers is. Is he our worst fears, that anyone could do … Continue reading Month of Horror 2019: Day 31 – The Halloween Franchise Part 3/3

The Middle Years: Halloween 4-7 Some horror franchises refuse to die. Halloween being over 40 years old and with more sequels planned is definitely among the oldest of the well known franchises out there. While the first movie captured lightning … Continue reading Month of Horror 2019: Day 30 – The Halloween Series Part 2/3

While Nightmare on Elm Street came to be the series that would make me a horror geek, Halloween was my first true horror franchise, early stepping stones that I will always remember and thus shall be paying tribute to the … Continue reading Month of Horror Day 29: The Halloween Series Part 1/3

So I have no clue if anyone on this site has seen this movie. If you have , here’s a spoiler space to talk about One Cut of the Dead. It’s one of the best reviewed movies of the year … Continue reading Month of Horror Day 25: One Cut of the Dead Spoiler Space

Inner city youth, mutated bugs, and Clint Howard – what could go wrong?   Oh the 90s were a weird transitionary time in horror. Scream made a certain type of dialogue heavy slashers popular later in the decade, but before … Continue reading Month of Horror 2019 Day 24 Ticks

Some movies are works of art and some movies are best at being escapist fun. The rare film can find a balance of both and produce something somewhere in between that’s not only entertaining but an inspiring template for movies … Continue reading Month of Horror 2019 Day 23 Mario Bava’s Planet of the Vampires

Remakes of any genre often have to answer one tough question: why? Is this an update for a new era, is it remaking something that’s still popular but no longer has an active franchise, or is this just a shameless … Continue reading Month of Horror 2019: Suspiria (2018)

Yes, those dates are right. Resolution (2012) Is friendship stronger than Lovecraftian forces? What do we expect from stories? What do we expect from ourselves? Resolution is a gripping, trippy horror flick that struggles with answering both of these very … Continue reading Month of Horror 2019 Days 20/19 Resolution and The Endless Double Feature

I like Jim Jarmusch and I like zombies; so why didn’t I like this film? A Brief Cinematic Existential Crisis It’s weird because I really enjoy Jarmusch’s other dabblings into genre fare: Deadman (Western), Ghost Dog (samurai flick) and Only … Continue reading Month of Horror Day 18 Jim Jarmusch’s The Dead Don’t Die

Enough is never enough of the stuff!   Larry Cohen – A Legend in His Own Right When it comes to low budget, not quite for the mainstream horror – I always say look to the 2 L’s: Lloyd Kaufman, … Continue reading Month of Horror Day 17 Larry Cohen’s The Stuff

Vincent Price is a staple of a certain horror fan’s diet. The man was in dozens horror movies, had lots of tv cameos/guest spots that played into his over-the-top theatricality he brought to many roles however very few films let … Continue reading Month of Horror 2019 Day 16: Vincent Price in Theatre of Blood

My god, I feel old. A Special Place and Time A lot of digital ink has already been spilt on the subject of one of the most influential and unexpected films in the last two decades. What I think one … Continue reading Month of Horror 2019 Day 15 The Blair Witch Project 20 Years Later

A truly intense experience all horror nerds should seek out! What: the 11th Annual Shock Around the Clock Marathon Where: The Drexel Theatre, Columbus Ohio When Saturday October 12th 12pm- 12pmSunday October 13th Survival – a Matter of Planning Traveling out … Continue reading Month of Horror 2019 – Surviving a 24 Hour Horror Movie Marathon

Before there was the Blair Witch, there was The Last Broadcast The Last Broadcast (1998) Found footage is hit or miss because there’s a fine line between “holy crap these amateurs are in over their heads “ and “wow this … Continue reading Month of Horror 2019 Day 10 The Last Broadcast

Did you know Werner Herzhog produced a found footage horror movie that stars director Zak Penn? Well if not, you’re welcome.  Incident at Loch Ness (2004) A Tale of Two Movies This movie is bit tricky to untangle because it … Continue reading Month of Horror 2019 Day 9 Incident at Loch Ness

Today continues a series on found footage horror for the week. So much of life is filled with little mysteries. About a year ago when leaving work there was a red apple on the roof my car. Surely someone left … Continue reading Month of Horror 2019 Day 8 Lake Mungo

Horror is a genre where a lot of diehards have seen the majority of “the classics” and finding new features worth checking out can be a task that often leads to looking for a diamond in the rough (and boy … Continue reading Month of Horror 2019 Days 6-7 Gives you an international double feature

Going to try and get these up for each Saturday of the month as part of a theme of specifically gonzo, weird/fun/different horror entries I consider more to be “midnight movies”. Let’s Get Right to the Point Watch this movie. … Continue reading Month of Horror 2019 Day 5 Saturday Midnight Feature: Hausu

Horror movies like all genres go through phases. Sometimes this yields results where a beloved subgenre is encased in amber for future generations to revisit (your screwball comedies for instance). Other times, movies just seem to get forgotten along the … Continue reading Month of Horror 2019 Day 4 Targets

  Writer’s note: I love horror movies both from a geeky fanboy stance and also as someone whose spent a fair amount of time in film academia. While the genre definitely has more lows than highs, I find it fascinating … Continue reading Month of Horror 2019: Days 1-3 Nightmare on Elm Street Franchise