On the weekend of September 15-17, 2023, Marlborough, MA was besieged by genre lovers from all across New England, anxious to get their horror on for this year’s spooky season. Coming just a week after Ice Nine Kills’ Silver Scream Con in Danvers, MA (read our recap here), Altered Reality …
Read More »Freddy Krueger: How His Evil Evolved #1 – ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ (1984)
Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) is known as many things: A dirty child murderer called “The Springwood Slasher,” a burnt-faced psychopath, a dream demon and the “bastard son of a hundred maniacs.” He is also the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise’s primary villain and a pop culture icon. Freddy has joined …
Read More »An Excellent Interview With The Best French Exchange Punk Rocker From the ’80s, Diane Franklin
What an honor it was to speak with the talented ’80s icon, Diane Franklin. She is recognized by her iconic, dark brown, curly hair and dialects, although it is her talent as an actress in films such as Better Off Dead (1985), Amityville Horror franchise, TerrorVision (1986) and Bill & …
Read More »Social Justice Gets Bloody in ‘Triggered,’ a Horror Comedy About Getting Offended for all the Wrong Reasons
Effective satire requires the artist to have fun, but never cross the line into mean-spiritedness. Mississippi director and writer Chris Moore (Blessed Are the Children 2016) stays clear of that boundary with his new horror comedy film, Triggered, a film that reminds us that, while we need to feel passionate …
Read More »Interview With ‘The Watcher of Park Avenue’s (2017) Director Ryan Burton
I recently had the chance to watch Ryan Burton’s short film, The Watcher of Park Avenue (read my review here). When asked if I wanted to interview him, I jumped at the chance to get to know the talented director better. This interview was a total blast, and I thank Ryan …
Read More »WiHM 2018 Interview with Paige Troxell, Director of ‘FredHeads: The Documentary’
Everyone I know knows I’m a huge FredHead, and A Nightmare on Elm Street has been one of my favorite franchises ever since I was a little girl. I’ve had the privilege of interviewing some of the cast of the films, and now I have the great honor to speak …
Read More »The Watcher of Park Avenue (2017) – Short Movie Review
When asked if I would like to watch and review the short horror film, The Watcher of Park Avenue, I didn’t know much about it. The only thing I knew, is it stars two famous alumnae from the NOES franchise. Nightmare on Elm Street is tied with Halloween as my …
Read More »The Id (2016): A Psychological Nightmare – Movie Review
If you’re a fan of horror, you know that the definition of “horror’ is in the eye of the beholder. What one person considers scary, another person may think is child’s play. The things that frighten me the most are often not in horror, gore, and splatter films. They are often …
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