Carpenter’s Corner: An Introduction
Carpenter's Corner By David Wing Welcome to Carpenter’s Corner, a monthly segment where we look at the works of the maestro of mayhem, John Carpenter, in all his cinematic and musical glory. We may even at times mention his moustache. A little background: John...
Plants vs. Zombies: Timepocalypse – Graphic Novel Review
Plants vs Zombies: Timepocalypse Written by Paul Tobin Art by Ron Chan Dark Horse Books January, 2015 Reviewed by Jess Landry Fans of the overabundance that is the Plants vs. Zombies franchise (the games, the slot machines, the stuffed animals, the planetary...
March JournalStone Hellnotes Newsletter
Hello all. I hope that those of you who are reading this in the eastern two thirds of the United States and Canada haven't gone stir crazy from all of the snow you received in February. At least there is one bright spot to being stuck in the house as the snow piled up...
Forsaken – Book Review
Forsaken J.D. Barker Hampton Creek Press 2014 Reviewed by David Goudsward The premise of Forsaken is that horror writer Thad McAlister’s success has been brought about by the malevolent influence of the 17th century notebook his wife bought him as a gift. Although the...
Dark Screams: Volume Two – Book Review
Dark Screams: Volume Two Edited by Brian James Freeman and Richard Chizmar Hydra March 3, 2015 Reviewed by Tim Potter The second volume in the Dark Screams anthology series from editors Brian James Freeman and Richard Chizmar is another success. It features stories...
HWA Announces Lifetime Achievement Award Winners
The Horror Writers Association (HWA), the premier organization of writers and publishers of horror and dark fantasy and home of the iconic Bram Stoker Awards®, today announced Jack Ketchum and Tanith Lee as the 2015 recipients of the Bram Stoker Award® for Lifetime...
February JournalStone Hellnotes Newsletter
Happy February! The Superbowl is past and you've either celebrated madly, cried bitterly, or stifled a disinterested yawn. Regardless of your interest level in American football, I think we can all agree that we must start preparing for that greatest of manufactured...
Interview with J.R. Bookwalter
J.R. Bookwalter is one of the many talented filmmakers ever to bring Horror and Sci-fi films straight to video store shelves around the world. He is one of the pioneers behind keeping the low budget B-movie world alive today. Although you may or may not enjoy his...
Interview with Andrew J. Rausch
Horror Bob: Tell everyone what Zombiegeddon is about and where did writer Chris Watson come up with the idea? Andy Rausch: Well, Zombiegeddon is the strangest hybrid of genres I have ever seen, and trust me I've seen some weird shit. Zombiegeddon is basically "Bad...
Interview with Rick Popko and Dan West
Interview: Dan West and Rick Popko (Monsturd) Interview by: Horror Bob Interview Conducted on: 4/16/2003 via E-mail. Dan West and Rick Popko are the creators of a film called Monsturd, yeah that's right that movie about a shit monster, they made it. I had the pleasure...
Interview with Director Stevan Mena (Malevolence)
HB: First off Steve, awesome film, have to say it's by far the best horror film I've seen this year. I saw all the influence of such films like Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Texas Chainsaw Massacre. with all the films that I've seen this year coming out of...
Interview with Director David DeFalco (Chaos)
Wrestling with a Demon: An Interview with David DeFalco What type of guy has the gall not only to bark back at Mr. Movie himself, Roger Ebert, but then rebut the Pulitzer Prize winning critic’s responses? A big guy, a very big guy. David DeFalco takes a moment to...
Interview with Screenwriter Jeffery Reddick (Day of the Dead 2007)
Jack R.: You have an incredible story of how you entered the world of horror. Do you want to elaborate on your beginnings while writing letters to the then head of New Line Cinema at the age of 14? Jeffrey R.: Well, I was always a huge horror fan. I started watching...
Teleconference interview with Mick Garris (Masters of Horror)
Susan Tran: Hi everyone, I just wanted to introduce you to Mick Garris, he's an executive producer and a director for the Masters of Horror series. It's going to be premiering this Friday, October 27th at 10:00 p.m. on Showtime. I'd like to turn this over to Mick so...
A Day at the Morgue with Corri English (Unrest)
Ahhhh, Halloween is over and the seasons in Los Angeles are about to…what the hell am I talking about? Seasons don’t truly change here. This past Saturday, I had the pleasure of meeting with the ever beautiful and brilliantly talented star of the upcoming 8 Films to...
