Hell Cat of the Holt is the third story in Mark Cassell’s Shadow Fabric series. Although not a full novel, this novella expands upon the multi-dimensional lore the author began in his first two books in the trilogy, 2014’s The Shadow Fabric and 2017’s The Shadow Fabric Mythos: Vol. 1. Readers …
Read More »Cult Classic Show ‘Dark Shadows’ Turns 51!
This year, the cult classic show Dark Shadows show turns 51! It is an American Gothic horror soap opera which premiered June 27, 1966 and ended April 2, 1971. It aired on ABC in the afternoons and, at first, it was deemed boring by critics. It soon developed a cult following, in particular with teenagers …
Read More »Dark Signal (2017) Movie Review
When filmmakers decide to create horror movies that pay homage to their own favorite films, the results can either be fantastically familiar yet original works of art or a jumble of too many ideas and not enough linear plot. Where on the spectrum did XLrator Media’s Dark Signal land? The …
Read More »The Dark Tapes (2017) – Found Footage Meets Anthology
Found footage films seem like such a simple concept to execute. They are one of the most highly debated horror movie genres. They are also relatively easy and cheap to pull off, so the level of creativity and inspiration aren’t always of the greatest quality. However, there are some original and cutting …
Read More »Bethany (2017) A Cringeworthy and Nail Biting Experience
When I first heard about a horror movie that involved Shannen Doherty and Tom Green, as well as directed by one of the best up and coming directors in the horror industry… I was sold! I was fortunate to view Bethany with an early screening and I was not at all disappointed. Let’s …
Read More »8 Reasons Why Not To See ‘The Bye Bye Man’
This weekend, the first horror movie of the year was released in theaters in the form of The Bye Bye Man on January 13th. Genre fans were thrilled! Maybe The Bye Bye Man would ring in the new year with something fantastic, fresh and frightening, proving that this year was already …
Read More »Ghostly Homages: “A Haunting in Salem” – Review
Theoretically speaking, there are limitless ways to tell a horror story. Still, in A Haunting In Salem, director Shane Van Dyke utilizes many of the ways horror fans are already familiar with. He probably thought most other ways would be rejected, which is understandable. Though the movie ostensibly involves a sad …
Read More »Star Trek Turns 50! – Here Are 6 Horrifying Episodes
“Space…the Final Frontier.” On September 8th, 1966, the U.S.S. Enterprise and her crew boldly went where no man (no one!) had gone before when the first episode of STAR TREK premiered on NBC. Now, 50 years later, the Sci-Fi Television series that was cancelled after 3 short seasons due to flagging …
Read More »Ghostbusters (2016) – Review
In this day and age, we are filled to the brim with remakes, reboots, and sequels. When one of their beloved movies of the past is remade or rebooted, people seem to freak. Obviously, no movie remake or reboot can touch the original. However, is it possible that if we strip …
Read More »Pay the Ghost (2015) – Review
Never one to take a much (much) needed break, Nicholas Cage finds himself searching for his supernaturally kidnapped son (Jack Fulton) in Pay the Ghost. Directed by Uli Edel, the film co-stars Sarah Wayne Callies as Cage’s wife and was released on September 25, 2015 via RLJ Entertainment. Although the …
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