It’s officially the holiday season again, and while normal folks celebrate and get into the Christmas spirit by watching traditional films like It’s a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, and other Yuletide classics, the Martin household always gets ready by watching the 1984 slasher flick classic Silent Night, Deadly …
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Interview With Nick Frost and Bruce Goodison For ‘Black Cab’
I went into Black Cab thinking it was going to be similar to a locked-room thriller/horror with a side of comedy because of what the synopsis implied and also because it’s starring Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead). Well, I was half right. Black Cab, directed by Bruce Goodison and …
Read More »My Favorite Horror Movie – ‘The Shining’ (1980)
My favorite horror movie may be hands down, Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. It’s really not hard to figure out why that is when I go over this Kubrick masterpiece. Jack Nicholson portrays Jack Torrance, a struggling writer, who takes on a position to look after the Overlook Hotel where he …
Read More »A24’s Cat-and-Mouse Thriller, ‘HERETIC’ (2024), In Theaters Now
When I think of sinister creeps, pretty much the last person I think of is Hugh Grant. Casting Grant against type looks like it will work brilliantly, based on early looks at Heretic, an upcoming horror film from A24. I caught the trailer before a showing of Friday the 13th: …
Read More »Interview With Post Punk Rocker and Professional Makeup Artist Heather Galipo, aka CrowJane
Heather Galipo is proof that big dreams can come true. Currently, she is living out not one, but two of her longtime passions: makeup and music. Based in Los Angeles, Galipo is making waves in the experimental post punk scene as CrowJane, with a full album, EP and numerous singles …
Read More »Why ‘A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET’ (1984) Still Haunts Us: Blurring Dreams and Reality
A Nightmare on Elm Street, directed and written by Wes Craven, is the horror film that introduced the world to Freddy Krueger, an iconic slasher character portrayed by Robert Englund, and also put New Line Cinema on the map (it’s nicknamed “The House that Freddy Built” for a reason). Who …
Read More »Mike Flanagan’s ‘DOCTOR SLEEP’ (2019) – 5 Years Later
Some books deserve a film adaptation. Most of those films are directed around Stephen King novels. Many of his writings terrorize people in their sleep. He is the king of nightmares and wears it well from cameos to collaborating with other legends in their field of films. Stephen King has …
Read More »Interview With CJ Leede, Author ‘American Rapture’
One of the best books I’ve read in the last year is CJ Leede’s Maeve Fly. A female serial killer à la American Psycho? Sign me the fuck up. So when CJ’s new book, American Rapture, was announced, I was overjoyed and thought to myself, I need to interview her! …
Read More »New York Comic Con 2024: The Perfect Insanity – Event Review
The leaves are changing color, the temperature is getting colder, and my wallet is begging for mercy… That means it’s convention season! With the breeze that October brings seems to also drag dozens of conventions with it, especially those along the East Coast. Any nerd will tell you there is …
Read More »Christopher Bickel’s ‘PATER NOSTER AND THE MISSION OF LIGHT’ (2024) – Review
Cult movies are slowly making a comeback, and I’m not complaining. There is a certain level of love or hate for movies such as Pater Noster and The Mission Of Light. However, this film speaks volumes to me and my love for the “Satanic Panic” era of horror movies. Is …
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