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.

We Are All Frozen Ghosts: An Interview With The Rosedales

The Rosedales have always been a freight train of melody, whether it’s the music or the harmonic vocals. Since 1996, they have been a powerhouse of things I love when it comes to music. We had the chance to ask some questions with Mark and Christian, brothers in life, and …

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Yucko: The 10 Worst Halloween Candies

These mutant Halloween rejects are by far the worst thing you got from a house with old people giving you a penny to save for your future. Now I have to admit, there are a lot of great candies that make the list, but still, those others existed, and some …

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Learning The Trade: John McNaughton’s ‘HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER’ (1986)

Certain movies will swim through my comfort level, sometimes even in a bad way. Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer was part of the golden days of horror. Though you knew it was just a movie, viewer discretition said otherwise. Sometimes movies want to be remembered as shocking or over …

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Insomnia For A Reason: Wes Craven’s ‘FREDDY’S DEAD: THE FINAL NIGHTMARE’

I remember the first time I watched Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare, and it scared the hell out of me. However, once I watched it I told myself how brave I was for watching it. There is a lot of childhood trauma to deliver here. Let’s get into the review. …

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10 Family Friendly Specials To Watch This Halloween Season

Growing up, when the holidays came, so did the 5 million specials directed at kids to finish a long night of trick-or-treating. It was all planned accordingly, and it always worked. In those days, Halloween was embraced with extreme love; now that love has started to fade, times are different, …

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Dont You Turn Away From Me: My 10 Worst Cringe Scenes

Cringe scenes can be powerful. There are no limits to their actions. Some people can’t watch horror movies for this reason. It was shock value; it was George A. Romero and Dario Argento who pulled me into more intense horror movies that maybe I shouldn’t have watched as a young …

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Awkward Premonitions: Orin Black’s ‘THE BABYSITTER MURDERS: TIMING IS OFF’ (2024)

I always love short films because they can pack a big story into just 8-10 minutes. I still watch a lot of them, and I could piece very few together while still enjoying them. Let’s face it, some films were designed to attract you through a 2-hour runtime for a …

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Back In the Family: Tobe Hooper’s ‘TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2’ (1986) – Retro Review

Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 is a movie that will always be in my heart. I still watch this film at least 20-30 times a year. It heals me, one big campy tale of an iconic killer with some humor and new characters. It’s more of a story with carnival tricks …

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