Craig Lucas

I hail from rural PA where there isn't much to do except fixate on something. Horror was, and still is my fixation. I have 35 years of horror experience under my belt, I love the horror community and it loves me.

‘Tales From The Darkside’ : My Top Ten Episodes From Season 1

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 …

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Pumpkin Guts: A Conversation With Olive and The Werewolf – Interview

Pumpkin Guts

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 …

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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 …

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‘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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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