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.

William Instone and Matt Rifley’s ‘BUTCHERS BLUFF’ (2024) – Movie Review

William Instone and Matt Rifely joined forces to create a great slasher movie, Butchers Bluff. Though it is my favorite subgenre, I still have limits. Butchers Bluff checked almost every box for me. Butchers Bluff has all you need to enjoy an absurdly good slasher movie. Everything I love about …

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Jordan Rubin’s ‘ZOMBEAVERS’ (2015) – Ten Years Later

Only the best minds get the grittiness of horror comedies like Jordan Rubin’s Zombeavers. To me, they’re the best of both worlds. I am not talking about parody movies; I mean those real-deal horror comedies. The ones that will have you asking yourself, “WTF is even going on here?”. I …

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40 Years of GWAR: An Interview With Mike Bishop

When I was a little kid, my family allowed me to watch things I had no business seeing. GWAR was one of those things. Thirty-five years ago, I saw GWAR for the first time on one of those heavy metal VHS’s and I’ve been hooked since. We sat down with …

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E.E. Tallent and Sam Arias Mostovoy’s ‘HALLOW IAN HORROR HOUR’ – TV Series Review

Anyone over 35 can fondly remember the days of USA’s Up All Night or Joe Bob Briggs Monstervision. Maybe some of you even had a favorite late-night horror host. Back in the days of public access, everyone had a chance to relive what they loved. For a lot of us, …

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Steve Miner’s ‘HOUSE’ (1985) Celebrates 40 Years

Steve Miner’s House is turning 40 this year. The film was one of the first I saw that introduced me to the horror genre. House proved that horror comedy could also be very dark and frightening. Movies like House walk a very thin line. They were supposed to scare you, …

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An Interview With Zeke XIII From Austin-Based Metal Act, XIII

XIII is a freight train of what is called “Unmetal”. We got to sit down with Zeke XIII, a king of DIY artistry and the one-man act. What makes the one-man sound so fast and heavy? You have the chance to find out here. Zeke is a workhorse who never …

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Happy Birthday to the Late George A. Romero (1940-2017)

There are so many names attached to horror movies for various reasons. However, there is one name that stands above them all. The Father of the zombie movie, George A. Romero, paid his dues and more in his life. He created the very idea of that terrifying zombie horde lingering …

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Aaron W. Bennett’s ‘JOKERS WILD’ (2025) – Review

Horror fans have been given a gift. The gift is one horror movie icon, making his dream come true. Aaron W. Bennett’s new short film, Jokers Wild casts the man that should have played this character once before, but never made it look this good. David Howard Thornton’s name is …

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