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 »Anthology Flashback #8: ’13 Demon Street’ (TV Series 1959–1960)
Time to talk about 13 Demon Street. Though short-lived, this old, Swedish-American horror anthology show was hosted by the great Lon Chaney, Jr. In addition to being the son of film icon Lon Chaney, the actor had already enjoyed success as The Wolf Man in 1941 and other Universal Horror …
Read More »An In-Depth Discussion With ‘Fairy Tales’ Creator JJ Villard
Adult Swim on Cartoon Network has recently taken a dip into the deep end of horror-centric, irreverent animated entertainment with JJ Villard’s Fairy Tales, and I love it. The series began on May 10th, with new episodes entertaining folks every Sunday night. JJ has taken the time-honored Brothers Grimm stories …
Read More »Thirty Years of ‘Tales From The Crypt’ – Top Episode From Each Season List
Three decades ago this month, the TV show, Tales From The Crypt, premiered on HBO for the first time. The series ran for seven years from June 10, 1989 until July 19, 1996. Based on E.C. comic books of the 1950s and hosted by the legendary Crypt Keeper, a sinister …
Read More »Tales From The Crypt and EC Comics: A History
AAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!! Tales From The Crypt! The shriek and opening to the HBO series Tales From The Crypt still gives people chills nearly 25 years after the show went off the air. The comic books the series was based off of still give people the shivers nearly SIXTY FIVE years later. …
Read More »Retro Review: Tales From The Crypt’s Demon Knight
The basis for most horror films is the fight between good and evil. Sometimes the good guys prevail while other times they are not so lucky. In 1995, this concept took on a new meaning when our old pal the Crypt Keeper returned to bring us a full feature-length film. …
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