Are There Hidden Dangers in the Subconscious Mind? Movies like Stir of Echos and Get Out play in a subgenre of horror that I feel is rarely explored. There are still so many things we don’t know about the subconscious mind. Let alone the complexity of human consciousness in general. The …
Read More »You Had Me at Puppet Horror… ‘ABRUPTIO’ Review
“I would really hate to be your scrotum right about now.” ~Police Chief Richter When I heard “puppet horror” and saw all the notable names doing voices, I had to see what Abruptio was all about. It’s about a little over an hour and a half (94 minutes and 35 …
Read More »‘SWARM’ (2023) Explores Toxic Fandom as Horror
In Swarm writer/producer Janine Nabers (Watchmen (2019) and actor-musician Donald Glover (Atlanta (2022), explore toxic fandom with some gore, cringe, and dark humor. Bring on the Gore and Cringe! If you’ve watched Atlanta, you’d know their creative team brings cringe and has put a unique spin on horror and surrealism. …
Read More »‘DOOMSDAY’ (2008) – Who Says Post-Apocalyptic Living Can’t Be Fun?
Okay, well maybe not exactly “fun.” I guess it depends on what all you’re into, and badass women and post-apocalyptic marauders happen to be at the top of my list. With some of these retro reviews, I feel like some kind of champion for films that were mostly unloved at …
Read More »Interview: Director Jared P. Scott talks about ‘Who Killed Robert Wone?’
The story of one of the most bizarre and baffling murder cases will be premiering as a two-part docuseries on Peacock from director/producer Jared P. Scott (Age of Consequences 2016). The murder of prominent D.C. attorney Robert Wone occurred in 2006, and still remains an open cold case 16 years …
Read More »‘SHUTTER’ to Think… Not the Worst Asian Horror Remake
The Era of Hollywood’s Tried and True Formula The early 2000s saw so many remakes of wildly popular, highly successful Asian horror films. From The Ring to One Missed Call, and Pulse, there was a wave of remade films that got a lot of hate. Sometimes fairly justified. The originals …
Read More »Thoughts on Lionsgate’s New ‘THE BLACKENING’ (2023) Trailer
First things first. Check out this trailer for The Blackening (2023)! If All the Characters are Black… Who Dies First? The Blackening (2022) is a horror comedy based on a short film by Chicago-based improv group 3Peat. It was acquired by Lionsgate last fall after premiering during the Toronto International …
Read More »‘SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING’ (2022) Review: Smoking Causes Laughing
Absurdist fiction is a favorite subgenre of mine that Quentin Dupieux does well. I will say that while you can never really know what to expect from a Dupieux film, I think the trailer for Smoking Causes Coughing gave me a fairly different impression of what the movie would be. …
Read More »Actor Julian Sands Still Missing – Latest Update
The Search Continues… Nearly two months after actor Julian Sands (Ghosts of Monday, 2022) first went missing on Mt. Baldy in the San Gabriel Mountains, there has been recent speculation that he’s been found. There have been other missing hikers recovered. But as of now, Sands still remains missing. The …
Read More »Discovering the Microcosm of Horror Fandom – Editorial
What exactly makes horror, horror? There’s a constant debate in horror fandom about what makes a horror movie. Or rather, how do you define a horror movie? What elements do you believe it has to have in order to be considered a part of the genre? With movies like Silence …
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