Set to a moody and awesome song by Tuesday Knight, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master begins with the words: “When deep sleep falleth on men, fear came upon me. And trembling which made all my bones to shake -Job IV, 13-14.” That’s really about as deep as …
Read More »Terror Con 2023 Brings The Scares to New England Once Again – Event Review
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 »The Monster Match: ‘FREDDY VS. JASON’ (2003) – 20 Years Later
When you think of the horror genre, two names come to mind almost immediately: Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees. For forty years, both have terrorized children and adults alike in their dreams, on the big screen, and in their minds in various capacities. You’d be hard-pressed to go to a …
Read More »‘A Nightmare On Elm Street: Dream Master’ (1988) Turns 35… It Was Almost Very Different!
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: Dream Master (1988) turns a whopping 35 this year… And in spite of Middle Child Syndrome and all the craziness that went on while trying to put it together, it was one of the more successful releases in the franchise. But it could’ve been …
Read More »A Weekend at Texas Frightmare – A Love Letter
Some people look forward to the holidays or count the days till their beach vacation. Me? I look longingly toward May every year. It’s like my birthday, Christmas, and summertime all rolled into one fabulous, way-too-short weekend. Texas Frightmare Weekend has become so much more than an annual horror convention …
Read More »Scratching the Surface: ‘THE ROBERT ENGLUND STORY’ Documentary – Review
Everyone has a favorite slasher, for one reason or another. My heart belongs to the burned-up dude who invades your dreams, makes on-the-nose dad jokes, and slaughters innocent teenagers to make them atone for the sins of their parents. However, Freddy Krueger isn’t like other slashers. He doesn’t play horror …
Read More »Available Soon On Screambox and Digital: ‘Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story’
Available soon on Screambox and Digital from Cinedigm and directors Neil Morris and Gary Smart is a new documentary: ‘Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story. It features appearances from Lance Henricksen, Eli Roth, and Robert Englund. Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares Synopsis A classically trained actor and director, Robert Englund …
Read More »You Had Me at Puppet Horror… ‘ABRUPTIO’ Review
“I would really hate to be your scrotum right about now.” ~Police Chief Richter When I heard “puppet horror” and saw all the notable names doing voices, I had to see what Abruptio was all about. It’s about a little over an hour and a half (94 minutes and 35 …
Read More »Blumhouse Horror Docu-Series, ‘COMPENDIUM OF HORROR,’ Coming To EPIX
Horror history hounds rejoice! Blumhouse is back with an all-new horror docu-series, Blumhouse’s COMPENDIUM OF HORROR, and it’s headed your way in October on EPIX. Just in time for Halloween! Check it out! From The Blumhouse COMPENDIUM OF HORROR Press Release Produced in partnership with Blumhouse Television (Worst Roommate Ever, …
Read More »“As You Wish:” Looking Back At Robert Kurtzman’s ‘Wishmaster’ (1997)
As of September 19, 2022, Robert Kurtzman’s (The Walking Dead franchise) second directorial project, Wishmaster, is 25 years young. Starring Andrew Divoff (our interview) and Tammy Lauren, the film is about a young jewel appraiser (Lauren) who is given a stolen jewel to look over, one that happens to have …
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