Matthew Solomon

Still Casting Shadows… The Magic Of ‘Dark Shadows’ (1966) Still Strong After 55 Years – Retro Review

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It was on this day, June 27th of 1966, that audiences watched a train hurtling through the cold, moonlit night along a rocky coastline. Aboard this train was a young woman in her twenties, Victoria Winters (Alexandra Moltke). Her destination: the small fishing village of Collinsport, Maine. She has been …

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Fantastic Fest 2020 Review – ‘The Stylist’ Makes a Triumphant Transition to Feature

Since her breakout debut in 2014 with her stellar short film Call Girl (check it out here), Jill “Sixx” Gevargizian has consistently left the horror masses enamored. She directed a hefty 15 short films in under five years since, each one stellar in its own right. But it was her masterful …

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‘House of Dark Shadows’ (1970) Continues to Enthrall After 50 Years – Retro Review

Brace yourselves, I have a confession to make. You might want to sit down for this one. Are you ready? Okay, here goes: I was not always the insatiable fan of horror that I am today. Once you’ve taken a few moments to properly collect yourselves up off the floor, …

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Still Savage – 40 Years of Shock and Awe With ‘Cannibal Holocaust’ (1980)

Let’s face it… horror by its very nature is a lightning rod for controversy. It’s the genre of film tailor-made to push the envelope, to take things to extremes where others would dare not tread. We live to test the limits of decency, to see just how much we can …

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25 Years of Sleepless Nights – Why We Love ‘Wes Craven’s A New Nightmare’

Getting a good night’s sleep has never been the same for horror fans since Wes Craven changed the game in 1984 with A Nightmare on Elm Street. Slashers and monsters were nothing new, but a villain that could kill you in your sleep kicked the terror up a whole new level. …

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BITS 2019 Review: For Emotional Catharsis, Put On A ‘Happy Face’

We live in a world consumed with outward appearances. What makes a person beautiful? Turn on the television, or page through a magazine, we’re bombarded incessantly with toned bodies and gorgeous faces trying to sell us everything we need to look our best on the outside. From fashion and makeup …

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Happy 60th Birthday to Sam Raimi!

On October 23, 2019, we get to celebrate the 60th birthday of a true cinematic icon, the one and only Sam Raimi. This is a particularly big deal for myself, as Sam is the director and creator of my favorite horror franchise of all time, the one series that has …

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Interview with ‘VelociPastor’ Director Brendan Steere

Without a doubt, The VelociPastor (2018 – our review here) has been one of the biggest surprise breakout success stories of this year, and deservedly so. The wildly hilarious tale about a prehistorically supercharged priest kicking ass and fighting crime is easily one of the most ludicrously fun film experiences horror has …

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GBFF 2019 Review: Ruckus and Lane Skye’s ‘Reckoning’ (2019)

Earlier this year, a film called Reckoning (2019) popped up on my radar. I honestly didn’t know much about it, aside from the host of top-notch talent from the Georgia film scene attached to it. My ears perked up even more when the film took the Best Georgia Feature award at the …

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If Fun Is A Sin, Then You’ll Have Much to Confess To The ‘VelociPastor’ – Movie Review

We’ve all got our guilty pleasures, those little things that we know might not be the best for us, or that don’t exactly fit our personalities, but they’re just too irresistible to deny. Horror is rife with those guilty pleasures. We hear the phrase, “So bad, it’s good,” all the …

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