It has been twenty years since horror fans first read the note that sent chills down their spines. At the time, I was a seven-year-old who had only fell in love with horror a year prior. Seriously, I fell in love with horror at the perfect time. I had all …
Read More »Gerald’s Game (2017) – To Cuff Or Not To Cuff?
It is the year of the King and it just keeps getting better! Directed by Mike Flanagan with a screenplay by Jeff Howard, Gerald’s Game is the latest adaptation of one of Stephen King’s novels. Gerald, played by Bruce Greenwood, takes his wife, Jessie (Carla Gugino), to a secluded cabin so …
Read More »‘Jackals’ (2017) – A Horrific Yet Satisfying Cult Movie
When I watched the trailer for Jackals, it seemed to me that this film was going to be The Strangers with the volume nob turned up 1,000 notches. Everything about it intrigued me. I have a bit of an obsession with cult-related things, and I could not wait to be able …
Read More »Aaron Mirtes’ ‘Clowntergeist’ (2017): A Laughing Matter – Movie Review
When I wrote the announcement of Clowntergeist, I stated that this was only the beginning of the slew of clown movies that will inevitably come out this year. Due to the highly anticipated release of the newest adaptation of Stephen King’s novel IT (read our review here), it was inevitable …
Read More »Riley Sager’s ‘Final Girls’ – Book Review
In my free time, you can find me perusing the shelves of local movie or book stores. On a recent trip, I struck out on my movie hunt, but I began to wonder if there were any books that would spark my interest. I had just finished The Drawing of …
Read More »‘The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three’ – Book Review
Reading Stephen King’s The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three is an arduous task, to say the least. In this, the second entry in The Dark Tower series (read my review of the first book here), we follow the last Gunslinger, Roland of Gilead, down a desolate and dangerous beach …
Read More »Murder Mystery: Who Killed My Franchise?
Sequels are a bit of a taboo subject in the horror community. There are the fans who love them and those that find them to be completely unnecessary additions. Myself, I love sequels to stories I’m not ready to let go of. I like the faster pace, the bigger body …
Read More »Top 5 Reasons to Watch ‘Night of Something Strange’
Recently, I saw the trailer on Facebook for the indie horror film Night of Something Strange. It looked absolutely fucking bonkers and I needed to see it as soon as possible! Luckily, I only had two days to wait until it was released on VOD, so my anticipation wasn’t stretched …
Read More »A Conversation: Is An American Remake of ‘Inside’ Necessary?
The French extreme horror masterpiece Inside was released ten years ago in 2007. It was the second French horror film that I had ever seen – the first being High Tension – and it solidified my love for foreign horror. I think the original Inside succeeds because it was a …
Read More »‘The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger’ by Stephen King – Book review
Odds are, if you’re around my grandmother, you’ll find a Stephen King book within arm’s reach. One of her favorite series that King wrote was the Dark Tower novels. Being that I looked up to her so much, you could say that the franchise became my white whale… a goal that …
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