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9 Reasons To Celebrate Doug Bradley’s September Birthday

September 7th marks Doug Bradley’s 65th birthday. I can’t think of a better way to spend this September day than to share nine reasons to celebrate this horror icon. I promise, the suffering will be legendary. 9. He is part of Blackcraft Wrestling as The Preacher. 8. He has some …

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Dale Fabrigar’s ‘D-Railed’ (2018) Movie Review

Dale Fabrigar’s film, D-Railed, has a pretty simple but stylized title. It could be a Liam Neeson action flick on a train or a hip, urban crime drama centered around an NYC subway. For me, it was a total blind watch. I’m always a fan of that approach if I …

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Wade In The Water (2019): Moral Ambiguity and Subtlety Movie Review

Wade in the Water

Admittedly, I first leaped at the opportunity to review Wade in the Water for an obvious reason: It has my first name in the title! Fortunately, I enjoyed watching it beyond the novelty of that coincidence. In fact, it’s a fairly memorable film, and possibly worth owning. Why? Mark Wilson’s Wade …

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‘The Monster Squad’ (1987) – A Retrospective On The ’80s Cult Classic

With the recent 32nd anniversary of the iconic film The Monster Squad, I couldn’t help but press play on one of my go to, once a year, must watch films. A perfect mix of Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948), and The Goonies (1985), The Monster Squad is just what …

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Why It Works: ‘Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark’ (2019)

Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark (read our review here) is the newest nostalgic movie release of 2019. Directed by Andre Ovredal (The Autopsy of Jane Doe 2016 – read our review here) from a script co-written by Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth 2006), this monster thriller is based on …

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‘Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark’: Horror For A New Generation – Movie Review

I don’t know about you guys, but I grew up reading Alvin Schwartz’ Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark book series, taking out the school library’s only copies over and over until the pages were thin and the covers were frayed (sorry, Webster Middle School librarian). I loved that …

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Interview with Thomas Elms of Netflix’s ‘The Order’

Thomas Elms (The Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing Game 2018) hit the jackpot when he took the part of Hamish Duke in the new Netflix Original series, The Order. A sci-fi/horror fan’s dream, The Order tells the tale of a young man who pledges a secret order to avenge his …

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Interview: Jocelyn Panton Of AMC’s ‘Critters: A New Binge’

Jocelyn Panton

I’m a huge fan of the Critters series. It’s probably second favorite horror franchise with A Nightmare on Elm Street coming in first. It’s fun, cheesy, and full of horrific mayhem that never grows old. So when I got the opportunity to interview actress Jocelyn Panton from Critters: A New Binge, …

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The Future Of Gothic Horror Is Here In ‘Penny Dreadful’

In our modern world, we have various television shows featuring gothic horror themes. Every once in awhile, we get one that is a cut above the rest… visualistic, captivating, brilliant in cinematography and brimming with acting talent. For this generation, Penny Dreadful is that television series, one that is worth …

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Interview With ‘I Spit On Your Grave: Deja Vu’ Actress Maria Olsen

Last year, I had the honor of interviewing Maria Olsen, an awe-inspiring actress who has indeed excelled in her field. She is recognized worldwide for her outstanding achievements in the acting field for her 200+ roles, including in Rob Zombie’s Lords of Salem (2012 – read our review here), I …

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