(Note: the following post contains spoilers for the film XX, which is currently available on Netflix.) The multi-artist 2017 effort XX featured four different horror offerings as told by women, one of which is an adaptation of a male-authored … Continue reading →
Sometimes, a horror movie is like pizza: it can be sweet or savory, satisfying and fast. Sometimes, though, we get to the classification known as “good enough” pizza: it passes for pizza, but it’s not the finest quality. Every so … Continue reading →
Finding short films that you like means that you get to see what that cast and crew is up to by creeping around curiously. It’s like Facebook stalking, except you’re checking IMDB pages and YouTube. Okay, that doesn’t make it sound much … Continue reading →
“I thought it would be a funny short story – a kind of American Graffiti. Instead, a fairly long novel came out, a supernatural tale about girlfriends, boyfriends, and Christine.” = Stephen King Haunted car blah blah blah. Teenagers blah blah. … Continue reading →
The festival circuit can be hit or miss when it comes to finding interesting new fare. There’s one that’s been making some rumbles throughout various festivals lately, including The Independent Horror Movie Awards and the Horrorhound Weekend Film Festival: Who’s Watching … Continue reading →
Can you believe that Midnight Meat Train (the film) is almost ten years old? That blows my freaking mind. I remember watching this puppy when it was released on video – it looked dark and dank and nihilist. In other … Continue reading →
Yes, I know, I’m a bit late to the party when it comes to Colm McCarthy’s The Girl With All The Gifts. I finally caught this one and am so glad I did. Fun fact: zombie literature and films typically … Continue reading →
“One night over supper I wondered aloud what would happen if Dracula came back in the twentieth century, to America. “He’d probably be run over by a Yellow Cab on Park Avenue and killed,” my wife said. That closed the … Continue reading →
Yeah, yeah – I know that I just griped to high hell about The Handmaiden, but you’ll get over it because I already have (we bounce back quick around here once we’ve had the chance to rage. Except for Lust, … Continue reading →
I haven’t done one of these in a long time, and had pondered a few other contenders in a bid to get back to the basics. But then… Park Chan-wook’s The Handmaiden happened. I wanted to like this one. I … Continue reading →
