One-location horror is often the gateway to tension. When we see a beloved protagonist stranded in an enclosed space, it’s easy for us as an audience to relate to them. Even more so, it’s easy to feel like we’re in that space with them, claustrophobically immersed in every sound, corner, …
Read More »When Gophers Attack: ‘Caddy Hack’ (2023) Blu-ray Review
Like most people my age, I grew up watching the infinitely quotable Caddyshack. And its legacy as the quintessential golf comedy is still stronger than ever. So imagine my delight when I saw that there was a horror/comedy titled Caddy Hack being released. But, I thought with some trepidation, it …
Read More »Review: ‘Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor’ Fleshes Out World Behind the Abbadon Hotel
Of all the categories of horror films, my heart will always belong to the found footage genre. Of those, I dearly love Stephen Cognetti’s Hell House LLC series, which follows mysterious and deadly events at the Abaddon Hotel in rural New York. After completing the trilogy in 2019, fans may …
Read More »HULUWEEN: NOW SCREAMING Immerses Guests in Hulu’s Terrifying Titles
From October 29-October 31, Hulu will be taking over the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood with the “HULUWEEN: NOW SCREAMING” experience. In true Huluween spirit, this activation is packed with nonstop scares and screams all the way through Hulu’s most terrifying collection of titles, including American Horror Story, Annabelle, The Boogeyman‘ …
Read More »Interview With Filmmaker Franck Khalfoun For ‘Night Of The Hunted’
I’m a huge fan of the movie High Tension, so it was a real treat for me to get to speak with filmmaker Franck Khalfoun (director of the phenomenal Maniac 2012) since he’s in it. Franck’s new film that he wrote (along with Glen Freyer) and directed, Night of the …
Read More »My ‘Friday the 13th’ Journey — All The Films, All The Blood
I remember it fondly. My introduction into the franchise that just wouldn’t quit: Friday the 13th. When I was at the advanced age of 9, my late mother (who was also a fan of horror flicks) took me on her weekly trip to the local newsstand/soda counter (it was a …
Read More »Interview With Rachel Stavis, Real-Life Exorcist and Author Of ‘Sister Of Darkness’
If you’re anything like me, you love to ponder the possibility that there’s something out there beyond humanity. Do the religious figures that we’re taught to pray to actually exist? Do dark forces walk the earth unseen, but ever present? According to Rachel Stavis, the only known female and non-denominational exorcist, the …
Read More »Viewer Beware, We’re Back!: ‘Goosebumps: Season 1’ (2023) – Review
If you had to describe my childhood in one word, it would be “Goosebumps.” In school, I was labeled “The Goosebumps Kid,” which was nothing less than an honor to me (I mean, I could be called worse, right?). As an elementary school kid, I worked up an impressive collection …
Read More »Interview With David Howard Thornton, Star Of ‘The Mean One’
Tis the season for Christmas horror, and this year we are being gifted with an abundance of violence and blood. One of the most anticipated films this holiday season is not about the killer Santa you would expect, but a parody about the green creature that lives on the mountain, …
Read More »Reign of Blood and Stone: Prom Queen ‘CARRIE’ (2013) Turns 10
“True sorrow is as rare as true love.” That’s the sentiment that sums up this timeless tale of teenage tyranny and supernatural revenge from the mind of horror master, Stephen King. Many horror fans dismissed Carrie (2013) as a slick re-hash of Brian De Palma’s 1976 adaptation, but I’m here to …
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