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The ballot is accessible here: https://fangoria.com/pages/chainsaw-award One of the pre-eminent sources of horror coverage in the United States is back after a period of rocky performance and struggle. With the return of Fangoria Magazine comes the return of its Chainsaw … Continue reading Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Discussion
As my sister and I grow older, we buy each other gifts that remind us of our childhood. One gift I bought her was the first season of Friday the 13th the Series. I was cleaning one day when I … Continue reading Friday the 13th the Series S1EP1 the Inheritance
Here we go.#WatchYourself#UsMovie@UsMovie pic.twitter.com/rWev0UjgEv — Jordan Peele (@JordanPeele) December 25, 2018 Continue reading Us Trailer Reaction (From the Mind of Jordan Peele)
I threw this clumsy tribute to M.R. James together at work today. It’s not much of a Christmas present, but it’s home made. The Lawyer’s Ghost Story My college friend Pete, whose personal and professional successes had acted as … Continue reading A Ghost Story For Christmas
What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister? Continue reading Brightburn Trailer Reaction
It feels good to be done with reviewing so many horror movies and move into November ready to tackle… another horror movie. Produced by J.J. Abrams, Overlord was originally rumored to be the fourth Cloverfield film (despite the fact that we had just … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Overlord (2018)
We’ve all got a bunch of stuff on our shelves that just sit there. Books, DVD’s, video games, CD’s pile up and go untouched and unappreciated for years. I’ve decided that I’ve spent too long neglecting the things I own … Continue reading What’s On The Shelf #1: Ring by Koji Suzuki
10/31/2018 – Grand Finale: A Bay of Blood (1971) Directed by Mario Bava Well it’s finally that time of the year, Halloween. I’ve been celebrating with horror movies all month, but it’s finally time to treat myself for all the writing … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Grand Finale: A Bay of Blood
Apologies in advance: I’m going to go all “stereotypical blogger”. This is the part where I tell you a long, rambling story about my boring personal life before I get to the actual movie review. But before I do that… … Continue reading Made Overseas: Dark Water (2002)
Yesterday I got so cold, I felt like I could kill. Available…uh…on the internet, I guess. Amazon Prime is a liar. Approximately 112 minutes. A woman is in what looks like some sort of hospital, and is reading…from the middle … Continue reading WTF ASIA 28: Cure (1997)
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss the history of noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This article comes with a content warning for disturbing imagery and discussion … Continue reading Franchise Festival #35: Silent Hill
It’s time for a special, Halloween edition of Muppet Casting! Normally in these posts, I try to stick to those Muppets who are officially part of the Muppet brand, only dipping into unrelated Jim Henson puppets when necessary. But since … Continue reading Muppet Casting Halloween Special: The Universal Monsters
10/30/2018 – Vietnam: The Housemaid (2016) Directed by Derek Nguyen Our final country and fifty-fifth overall is Vietnam, a country that for most Americans continues to be defined by the Vietnam War. The country itself has long been dominated by censorship … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Vietnam: The Housemaid
Good morning- Happy Halloween- welcome to another edition of the Comic Book Chat! Today’s discussion- Your favorite horror comic one-shot/ongoing series Tell us your favorite scary comic book series or one-shot that made you cold with terror and tingled … Continue reading Comic Book Chat- Favorite Horror Comic Series
10/29/2018 – Coralie Fargeat: Revenge (2017) Directed by Coralie Fargeat We’ve finally reached the end of our look at female directors in horror. This year we’ve looked at twelve female horror directors (or in one case, a directing duo) with five more to … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Coralie Fargeat: Revenge
This Halloween, take a bite out of 1996’s forgotten Roger Corman comic book movie, as Talisa Soto takes on the role of bloodsucking superheroine Vampirella! Continue reading The Discount Spinner Rack Halloween Special: VAMPIRELLA (1996)
10/28/2018 – 2010s: Unsane (2018) Directed by Steven Soderbergh It’s impossible to seriously look back at a decade with any clarity when we haven’t even finished it, so now I’m going to do just that. While some trends may seem apparent thus far, … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – 2010s: Unsane
It’s the Halloween season, boys and ghouls! So let’s have a chat about that not-so-venerated horror tradition: the monster mash! Going all the way back to Universal’s Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man in 1943, taking two popular horror movie monsters and putting … Continue reading Pitch Meeting: The Monster Mash
10/27/2018 – United Arab Emirates: Djinn (2013) Directed by Tobe Hooper Our second Middle Eastern country of the year is one with a far less extensive history. The first film, Aber Sabeel, wasn’t made until 1988 and it was never released in … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – United Arab Emirates: Djinn
10/26/2018 – Anna Biller: The Love Witch (2016) Directed by Anna Biller For once I do not need to update what has happened with female directed films since I already covered 2016 last time. Today’s director, Anna Biller, would receive a bachelor’s … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Anna Biller: The Love Witch
10/25/2018 – 2000s: Three… Extremes (Saam gaang yi) (2004) Directed by Fruit Chan, Park Chan-wook, and Takashi Miike Last decade, we witnessed the horror industry in a downturn quality wise after a stellar one before that. Towards the end of the ’90s, the genre at … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – 2000s: Three… Extremes (Saam gaang yi)
