Tag Archives: Mick Garris

There is perhaps no writer in horror history that is more synonymous with the genre than Mr. Stephen King. Not only does King have the distinction of being the most accomplished and prolific penman in the category of all things creepy, but his work has taken over the movie side …

Amok, amok, amok, amok! Let’s take a ‘amok’ at the Halloween cult classic, Hocus Pocus (1993). Hocus Pocus was released in theatres on July 16, 1993. It was directed by Kenny Ortega and was written by Mick Garris and David Kischner. The film stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Bette Midler, Kathy …

Yellow Veil Pictures has acquired the sales rights to Daphne Baiwir’s (The Rebellious Olivia de Havilland) new feature documentary, King on Screen. Synopsis: KING ON SCREEN features an inside look with the majority of directors who have adapted Stephen King’s work for screen, showcasing the unique relationship as they reimagine …

Former EIC for Dread Central and previous PopHorror writer Joshua Millican has finally found a home for his serial horror novel, Deeper Than Hell, through Encyclopocalypse Publications. Read on to find out more info! From the press release: Encyclopocalypse Publications, the company founded by Saturn and Rondo Award-winning writer/producer Mark …

Throughout the years, I have always enjoyed a good Stephen King story. I think we all have, but for me, one movie more than any other stands out in my mind as one of the most oddly underrated. So in leu of its anniversary, we are going to be celebrating …

The original Psycho (1960 – read our retro review here) is often regarded as the ultimate horror movie. Alfred Hitchcock’s classic black and white slasher ushered in the prominence of a whole new subgenre, becoming the origin cited as to why a lot of filmmakers got their start into movies. But what’s …

In 1986, Jeff Goldblum graced our eyeballs with more than his hairy chest in The Fly, and let’s face it, the more Goldblum we can get the better all our lives will be. David Cronenberg (Rabid 1977) gave us this cult hit motion picture. Just three years later in 1989, …

As most of you by now may be aware, I’m one of Joe Bob Briggs’s biggest fans, and I love everything he has done for the horror community. I was pleasantly surprised when I was asked to join a who’s who of the genre to contribute my part to Hansi Oppenheimer’s video, Squee …

What a great night for horror fans. Nightmare Cinema was an amazing film to kick off the 2018 Fantasia International Film Festival. I will go so far as to call the first segment of the film a perfect movie, and I’ve only said that a couple of times in my …

“It has been waiting.” The Damned Thing is Tobe Hooper’s second contribution to the Masters of Horror collection, his first being Dance of the Dead. Although The Damned Thing was technically based on the short story by Ambrose Bierce (read our review of the short story here), the finished product holds …