Monsters: A Celebration of the Classics From Universal – Book Review
I have been a fan of Universal Horror films for as long as I can remember. My earliest memories are of a local channel here in the Detroit area that used to show a different Universal horror film every afternoon in the week leading up to Halloween. And then there was...
The Walking Dead Vol. 5 – Graphic Novel Review
The Walking Dead Vol. 5 "The Best Defense" continues the epic zombie saga as it collects issues 25 - 30 of the regular comic series. Volume 5 is a bit lighter than previous volumes and has a more leisurely pace to it as the survivors have been able to find safe haven...
Deadlands – Book Review
The past few years have seen quite a rise in the popularity of the zombie. We’ve had numerous films, both major features and direct to video releases, and many new novels and comic books. It seems that everyone wants to take a stab at creating the next great chapter...
Dark Realm #24 – Magazine Review
I always look forward to getting the new issue of Dark Realms because it is one of the most polished, and best looking horror mags on the market. Printed on slick, high quality paper, this is always a feast for the eyes and filled with goodies. The other thing I like...
Army of Darkness Vs. Re-Animator – Comic Review
Army of Darkness Vs. Re-Animator takes place immediately following the events in Army of Darkness: Shop ‘til You Drop Dead. After the rampage and slaughter at the local S-Mart, Ash is arrested for the murder of a store full of shoppers but is found unfit to stand...
The Long Last Call – Book Review
John Skipp’s latest novel, “The Long Last Call” is a battle of good vs. evil played out against the backdrop of a seedy, roadside strip club. Hank’s girlfriend has just broken up with him and he is teetering on the edge of madness. Driving down a lonely stretch of...
Chasing The Dead – Book Review
At first glance Joe Schreiber’s debut novel “Chasing the Dead” starts out as a pedestrian thriller, well-written but nothing terribly original. Single mother Susan Young receives a call from an unknown man who has kidnapped her daughter and nanny and gives Susan...
Dr. Identity, or Farewell to Plaquedemia – Book Review
D. Harlan Wilson’s debut novel, Dr. Identity, Or, Farewell to Plaquedemia, is a story of an academe and his mechanical doppelganger who set out upon a killing spree of truly postmodern portions. The author, much like his story, comprises one-half of the face of a new...
Universal Monsters – Comic Review
The Universal Monsters have been near and dear to my heart ever since I was a kid. Over the years I've watched, and continued to watch all of them from the very early classics, to the later, campy, 1940's films like House of Frankenstein and The Mummy's Ghost. Dark...
Assault of the Killer B’s – Book Review
"B" movie horrors became a cottage industry in the 1980's making stars, even legends out of many women who starred in these low-budget films. Writer Jason Paul Collum interviews 20 of these women in his new book "Assault of the Killer B's" and also gets us caught up...
Golden Horrors – Book Review
It was the era that started the horror film genre in America…the 1930’s. It was the age that brought us groundbreaking films and made household names of people like Karloff and Lugosi. Author Bryan Senn gives fans of classic horror films the ultimate resource to these...
Kid Eternity – Graphic Novel Review
Kid Eternity collects the three issue mini-series written by Grant Morrison in 1991. This was during a period when a number of lesser known characters were being revamped at DC. Morrison had previously taken over the reins of two other titles Animal Man and Doom...
The Famous Monster Movie Art of Basil Gogos – Book Review
If you were fortunate to have been born between 1950 and 1970 or so, you're lucky to be a part of a wonderful fraternity. Like me, you are a "monster kid". Monster Kids are the generation that grew up with Shock Theater and campy horror movie hosts, old Aurora model...
Agents of Light & Darkness – Book Review
This is the first book I've reviewed in Simon Green's Nightside series and, in fact, the first book I've read by Mr. Green. I was totally blown away as it was one of the best dark fantasies I've read in quite a long time. This great book has elements of dark fantasy,...
Joe R. Lansdale’s The Drive In – Graphic Novel Review
The Adaptation of Joe Lansdale's "The Drive-In" is as much about humanistic horror as it is supernatural. A devious, and visceral lab experiment with humans as the test subjects. A group of young friends in Texas decide to spend an evening at the Orbit drive-in movie...
