Growing up a feral horror fan, I knew Saturday afternoon TV shows were as good as Saturday morning cartoons. I remember shows like The Munsters Today, wrestling with all the classic promos and segments, Small Wonder, and more. However, I looked forward to that early Sunday morning when I could …
Read More »Pumpkin Guts: A Conversation With Olive and The Werewolf – Interview
Pumpkin Guts is a band from Pikeville, Kentucky, storming in as a future powerhouse horror punk band. Heavily inspired by the Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark books, they have come a long way as a unit, from playing with their favorite bands to getting included in compilations. With …
Read More »Editorial – How A Convention Changed My Life
Through the past few years, I have become vocal about my mental health struggles. My illness involves a deep, weird feeling in public. So, I pushed on with my internet ideas and jumped for it. I became reclusive and barely went outside. I was severely anti-social; I still kind of …
Read More »Andy Fickman’s ‘DON’T TURN OUT THE LIGHTS’ (2024) – Review
Andy Fickman’s (Heathers: the Musical) Don’t Turn Out the Lights is quite a romp for me that left me a little torn, But I managed the basic things. I call to come in with an open mind and judge from there. Once I did, I felt it a lot more. …
Read More »‘The Forest Through The Trees’ (2024): An Exclusive Interview With Jason Pitts, Annie Sullivan, and James Stokes
Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with writer and director Jason Pitts and two cast members of his new movie The Forest Through The Trees: Annie Sullivan and James Stokes. We had a fantastic conversation about the film and some other great topics. The Forest Through The Trees …
Read More »Editorial: What Happened to Halloween?
I have a lot of memories in my head, and the most common is how much I love spooky things and Halloween. I try to raise my kids by reflecting on past trick or treatings and more. They knew what we did and how cool we thought we were with …
Read More »Jameson Brooks’ ‘BOMB CITY’ (2017) – Retro Review
In December of 1997, tensions were high between punk rockers and jocks in every town or city. This fight wasn’t the Jets and Sharks from West Side Story; this was a full-on brawl. Amidst the chaos, Cody Cates, AKA Dustin Camp (Luke Shelton), used his car like a guided missile …
Read More »Legendary Comics Unveils ‘Frankenstein’ Graphic Novel – A Review
In elementary school, I always checked out two books from the library. I can still see the cover of these short Universal Monsters versions and the orange background. I would read them repeatedly; my two favorites were Dracula and Frankenstein. These fun old black-and-white treasures that Boris Karloff portrayed are …
Read More »Justin M. Seaman’s ‘THE BARN’ (2016) – Retro Review
Lately, there have been many movies celebrating the 80s horror movement. Most, I have to admit, aren’t that good. However, The Barn is one of those fantastic movies. It reminds me of all those monsters I loved so much. It starts almost immediately with *TRIGGER WARNING* a little kid falls …
Read More »Rankin Bass’s ‘MAD MONSTER PARTY?’ (1967) – Retro Review
In the 80s and 90s, and even into the early 2000s, Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin Jr. were the go-to guys for Christmas specials such as Rudolph and Frosty. However, Rankin Bass had a hidden trick up their sleeve. It often goes unnoticed because it flies under the radar. However, …
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