There is something chilling about the subtle creaks and moans of an old house… noises that are typically shrugged off with some vague explanation, but unnerving nonetheless. On the other hand, there’s something near terrifying about a loud, startling noise, the type of sound that invokes feelings of unease, causing …
Read More »Our Trip Through Halloween Horror Nights 28 – Part 2
Halloween Horror Nights 28’s 10 haunted houses are split clean down the middle – 5 based on movies and TV shows and 5 original concepts. I covered the IP houses in the first part of my review, so that leaves an absolute grab bag of houses to prove what Universal’s …
Read More »Our Trip Through Halloween Horror Nights 28 – Part 1
Nothing gets under my skin like the syrupy perfume of fog juice. It’s a conditioned response that tells the pit in my stomach that an unholy night is falling, where the shadows stretch into sinister shapes, chainsaws beckon like gas-fed cicadas and lines creep on for all eternity. That smell …
Read More »Book Review: DARK WAVES by Simon Kearns
Double novels aren’t something you see very often, although they do seem to be most popular with science fiction publishers. On occasion, you’ll see one pop up. Or, in my case, have one delivered to your mailbox for review. Such is the case with Dark Waves by Simon Kearns and …
Read More »Amityville Terror and A Reflection on the Past, Present, and Future – Review
In the fall of 1975, Ronald DeFeo Jr. was convicted of killing his mother, father and four siblings at their suburban home in Long Island, NY. Months following the murder trial, the Lutz family moved into the house where the homicide took place. Their stay was shortly lived when they vacated …
Read More »‘Commune’ Horror Short (2016) – Review
Imagine taking an easy housesitting job in an ordinary town. Easy money, right? Don’t burn the place down and don’t let any squatters in. That seems simple enough. Unless, of course, you are tasked with handling the building in Commune. Any time a new, original horror film is announced, I …
Read More »The “Terrifying” Poltergeist Remake – Review
I’m not a movie person who hates remakes; on the contrary, I actually enjoy quite a few remakes. If they bring something new and exciting to the mix, then I’m all game. However, I’ll be honest, I was never too thrilled to hear about the Poltergeist remake that came out in 2015, nor did I …
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