The legendary Don Coscarelli turned 68 on February 17, 2022. Honestly, I don’t think “legendary” is an embellishment in the least. Somehow, he’s the least known of the big names of his era like Carpenter, Romero, Craven, and Hooper. I always find myself saying, “Hey, did you know Don Coscarelli …
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Ten years ago on January 23, 2012, John Dies at the End lured me in with an absolutely irresistible title. It seemed fitting that Don Coscarelli should direct it. It isn’t just a horror film… maybe more of a horror comedy, or a horror sci-fi, but not horror alone. Coscarelli …
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Horror fans witness a lot of shit, from gruesome decapitations to satanic sacrifices. It’s safe to say that hardcore fans of the genre have seen more than their fair share of carnage. Don’t let that we want blood! mentality fool you though, because, like girls, horror fans just wanna have …
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Happy International Cannabis Day! April 20th (4/20) has become an unofficial countercultural holiday wherein people gather in large groups to mass-consume marijuana—at precisely 4:20 PM. One of the largest congregations will meet on San Francisco’s famous “Hippie Hill” in Golden Gate Park near the Haight-Ashbury district; the ensuing plumes of …
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