After Dark Horrorfest has produced quite a few decent flicks for those of us in the horror community. The Final (2010), Lake Dead (2007), Tooth and Nail (2007), Autopsy (2008), and Perkins 14 (2009) are just a few of them. As a horror fan, I look forward to each batch of films in …
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Cinepocalypse 2019: ‘The Only Thing I Love More Than You Is Ranch Dressing’ (2018) Short Film Review
I’m a sucker for long film titles. It might be a cheap trick to get my eyeballs on a movie, but a long title like The Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears (2013) or Your Vice Is A Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972) just sucks me …
Read More »‘SALEM’S LOT’ (1979): The Timeless Chill Of Stephen King’s Classic Miniseries
Salem’s Lot is a two-part miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s 1975 horror novel of the same name. Directed by Tobe Hooper, known for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), it tells the chilling story of a small town in Maine called Jerusalem’s Lot (nicknamed “Salem’s Lot”), which gradually falls prey …
Read More »Horror Movies and My Mental Health: Escaping Reality
I have been into horror movies since the age of 5. Don’t ask me how it started because it never really starts anywhere. I was always obsessed with monster movies and spooky things, while most kids wanted the G.I. Joe USS Flagg. By the time I was 11 years old, …
Read More »Blasphemy? Why ‘THE EXORCIST’ (1973) Is Not Scary
Yes, the movie is over 50 years old, but it’s only fair that we discuss this scary – or unscary – issue. The Exorcist is not scary. At least, it’s not scary…anymore. Let me elaborate! When it was released in 1973, the film was considered to be one of the …
Read More »Interview With Nick Cutter, Author Of ‘The Queen’
Nick Cutter (aka Craig Davidson) is back with the terrifying The Queen, the gory, insect-infested body horror story we’ve all been waiting for. It’s deeply disturbing and disgusting, and you’ll probably have to take a shower after reading it because you can feel the bugs. Especially those ants! On a …
Read More »Prima Donna’s Kevin Preston Talks Spooky Tunes, Tour Life, and Fatherhood – Exclusive Interview
Prima Donna‘s Kevin Preston fondly remembers being an MTV kid of the early ’90s. At around 10 years old, this San Fernando Valley native could usually be found watching endless videos of Nirvana, Weezer, Green Day and other bands of the era that dominated the channel, and playing along to …
Read More »Interview With Filmmaker Evan Marlowe For ‘Abruptio’
Abruptio, written and directed by Evan Marlowe, and said to have been Sid Haig’s last movie before his death in 2019, is unlike any horror movie I’ve ever seen. Featuring life-size puppets and voiced by some of my faves like James Marsters (Buffy the Vampire Slayer series), Robert Englund (duh), …
Read More »Interview With ‘CARVED’ Star Peyton Elizabeth Lee and Director Justin Harding
If you’re looking for a break from the usual film tropes of masked serial killers, possessed dolls and haunted houses this spooky season, look no further than Carved: Hulu’s latest offering about a sentient, murderous pumpkin. Carved, directed by Justin Harding, follows heartbroken teenage playwright Kira (Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Prom …
Read More »‘ISLEEN PINES’ (2024) – Movie Review
I really enjoy horror movies that involve Halloween and Isleen Pines is definitely fits that criteria, involving a town attacked by aliens on Halloween night. Synopsis A group of friends get together for their annual Halloween party, but soon find their wild night interrupted by mysterious visitors. Isleen Pines was …
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