I waited, pretty impatiently, for Joe Lynch’s new flick, Suitable Flesh (read our review HERE), to finish playing the festival circuit. The highly anticipated film boosting an amazing cast (Heather Graham, Barbara Crampton (read our interview with her HERE), Judah Lewis, Johnathon Schaech (read our interview with him HERE), Bruce Davison) …
Read More »Fantastic Fest 2023 Review: ‘Spooktacular!’ Heartfelt Doc Highlighting The Glory Days Of Spooky World
Many moons ago, horror fandom was not embraced the way it is today. There weren’t circuits of conventions, there were minuscule amounts of merchandise catering to the demographic, and the idea of an interactive theme park celebrating all things spooky was a fledgling one, to say the least. But thanks …
Read More »Second Annual Silver Scream Con Rocks Massachusetts – Event Review
Ever since the loss of Worcester’s Rock and Shock Music and Horror Convention (started in 2010 by Kevin Barbare of WAAF fame) in 2019, New Englanders have been clamoring for a pace where they can bring their love of music and horror together in one place. Spencer Charnas, of local …
Read More »2nd Annual Silver Scream Con 2023 In Danvers, MA 9/8-9/10
After the rise and fall of the area’s beloved Rock and Shock, New England was clamoring for another horror and music con that they could sink their teeth into. Along came Silver Scream Con in 2022, created by Spencer Charnas and Jeremy Schwartz, members of the Boston heavy metal band, …
Read More »BJ McDonnell’s ‘Hatchet III’ (2013) Turns 10: Some Legends Never Die – Retro Review
Some ideas just work. Especially when you have Kane Hodder onboard. Ten years after the release of Director BJ McDonnell’s Hatchet III, the film is still a gift to horror fans with a successful formula of thrills, gore, and comedy. “I should have gone on the swamp tour.” – Drunken Prisoner Let’s …
Read More »Scratching the Surface: ‘THE ROBERT ENGLUND STORY’ Documentary – Review
Everyone has a favorite slasher, for one reason or another. My heart belongs to the burned-up dude who invades your dreams, makes on-the-nose dad jokes, and slaughters innocent teenagers to make them atone for the sins of their parents. However, Freddy Krueger isn’t like other slashers. He doesn’t play horror …
Read More »Adam Green’s ‘Hatchet’ (2006) Still Cuts Deep Fifteen Years Later – Retro Review
For decades, the slasher flick has been a staple of popular horror. A masked or disfigured creep running around bludgeoning unsuspecting teens has always made for a perfect date night at the drive-in. Hatchet not only used those popular ’70s and ’80s tropes, turning the dial up to ten, as a …
Read More »Interview With Award-Winning Filmmaker Jonathan JJ Perez
Making its round on the independent festival circuit is Jonathan JJ Perez’s Beneath: A Cave Horror. Most recently featured during the Houston Horror Film Festival Virtual Weekend earlier this month and now on to the ninth annual Phoenix FearCON (October 16th – December 31st) which will also be held virtually, …
Read More »Jason Ages: Happy Birthday, Kane Hodder!
Kane Hodder is a name that is synonymous with the horror world. When a genre visionary needs a burly mountain of a man to play their mercenary, Kane is the one they call. Back in 1988, the man breathed new life into the iconic Jason Voorhees character, and now, he …
Read More »Adam Green’s ‘Frozen’ (2010): Still Chilling A Decade Later
Before we start, I have to tell you: I’m a huge Adam Green fan. I discovered him through a friend on social media around 2004 or 2005. He was working on Hatchet (2006 – read our retro review here), his first feature, at the time. He was out pounding the …
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