The East Coast is no stranger to comic conventions. However, it seems the biggest one is held in the smallest state. Rhode Island Comic Con hosts dozens of celebrity guests, usually one of the best lineups of the year. I started going when I was young, immediately making it a …

The leaves are changing color, the temperature is getting colder, and my wallet is begging for mercy… That means it’s convention season! With the breeze that October brings seems to also drag dozens of conventions with it, especially those along the East Coast. Any nerd will tell you there is …

In a strange way, comic conventions are like an art form; each one following the same template yet adding unique elements to it. FanExpo puts on many events each year, Megacon Orlando, Fan Expo Philadelphia, but more pertinent to today is Fan Expo Boston. Although each one of these shows …

If you had to describe my childhood in one word, it would be “Goosebumps.” In school, I was labeled “The Goosebumps Kid,” which was nothing less than an honor to me (I mean, I could be called worse, right?). As an elementary school kid, I worked up an impressive collection …

When Saw first hit theaters back in the early 2000s, it absolutely blew people away with not only its concept, but its twist ending. An instant classic, it sent horror legends James Wan and Leigh Whannell into the stratosphere. Those who were left wanting more surely got some in the …

In history, there are two worlds that have never quite collided: Broadway and horror. In Joe Mantello’s latest play, Grey House, the two finally merge together like a hot knife into butter. With a cast chock-full of talent, like Laurie Metcalf (Scream 2 1997), Tatiana Maslany (She-Hulk 2022), Sophia Anne Caruso (The …

In 1979, Jill Johnson (Carol Kane, The Princess Bride – 1987) was babysitting when she received an ominous phone call from an unknown voice. “Have you checked the children?” a raspy voice lets out. Tormented by these calls, Jill calls the police in hopes to get help in tracking down …

In 2022, the news broke out that Shelley Duvall (The Shining, 1980) would be returning to acting for the first time in two decades. Duvall’s career briefly died out in a whisper with her 2002 movie Manna from Heaven. Afterwards, Duvall battled mental health issues and avoided Hollywood; resorting to …

Asking a horror fan what their favorite horror movie is is like asking a food critic what their favorite dish is; it all depends on the mood. Sometimes I’m in the mood for a complex psychological thriller and will throw on Jacob’s Ladder. Other times, I just want to see …