Ju-On: Video Side
"Ju-On: Video Side" is the Dark Horse Comics Manga adaptation of the original Japanese film "Ju-On" which was remade for American audiences as "The Grudge". While there are some similarities in the stories such as the house haunted by the spirits of a mother and son...
Vampire Hunter D: Tale of the Dead Town – Graphic Novel Review
One of my very first exposures to Anime came in the late 80's and the wonderfully atmospheric Vampire Hunter D. Oh sure I had seen Robotech and Speed Racer and the like, but this was truly unlike anything I had ever seen before. Dark Horse Press and Digital Manga...
Marvel Zombies – Graphic Novel Review
Over the course of five brief issues, Robert Kirkman--best known for creating the jaw-droppingly risqué satire, Battle Pope, atop the visceral prescient that is The Walking Dead--combines his authorial talents alongside the visual acumen of artists Sean Phillips and...
Hatter M: The Looking Glass Wars Vol. 1A – Graphic Novel Review
I'm normally not one to really get into graphic novels; but when I was told that this comic was based on a retrospective of Alice in Wonderland, I had to take a crack at it. Hatter M, after all is the darker side of wonderland. A book full of a lot of great...
Hack/Slash Omnibus Vol. 1 TPB – Graphic Novel Review
Hack/Slash has become one of my favorite horror comics on the market today. While definitely a horror comic, it also combines a wit and sense of humor that makes it rise above most other horror comics. This is the story of Cassie Hack and her monstrous partner, Vlad,...
Beowulf
When I was in college; I was told in one of my film classes by one of my professors that one day the film word would be completely computer generated. I didn't really understand the comment until he explained that eventually CGI would look so real that actors would...
Believers
Cult films seem to be making somewhat of a comeback in the direct to DVD market. When I say cult I don't mean in a cult status, however I mean films involving cults. Some of the best well know cult films are Children of the Corn, The Wicker Man, Temple of Doom, there...
Mean Streets – Book Review
Gord Rollo and Gene O'Neill are both heavy hitters in the horror game. The praise their work has received and the quality of their novels and short stories has made both of them known names in the horror community. Knowing this, I was excited to read "Mean Streets," a...
Being Human: Season 2
BEING HUMAN is an interesting series that has become extremely popular on the BBC, mixing many horror sub genres into a brilliant mix of horror, drama, and comedy for a very well made series. With the series about to be remade for American audiences on SyFy (still...
Cripple Wolf – Book Review
Jeff Burk is not only the man responsible for the continuous outpour of amazing titles out of Deadite Press; he is also an author with a few cult classics like Shatnerquake and Super Giant Monster Time! under his belt. Now Burk is back in the writing saddle with...
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon has got to be one of the best horror films produced so far this century. The idea alone is such a great concept I'm surprised that no one has thought of making a film like this before. For a film that's considered to be an...
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
What if Christopher Guest directed a screenplay by Charlie Kaufman? What would have occurred had Rob Reiner been given the reigns for Man Bites Dog? This is the type of philosophic girth which Behind the Mask brings with it as rookie director Scott Glosserman and...
Beetle Juice
Tim Burton (Ed Wood, Big Fish, Batman, Corpse Bride, Sleepy Hollow) gives us one of the most over-the-top horror comedies of all time with his Bangsian fantasy, Beetle Juice. From his parody of many of the great presentations of the hereafter, his satirizing of...
Beeper
"Beeper" is not by any means close to being a horror film. In fact it's not even close. What it is however is a psychological thriller. The story revolves around Dr. Richard Avery, whom with his son travel to India so Richard can attend and speak at a few medical...
Walking Wounded – Book Review
Robert Devereaux is undoubtedly one of the most talented and versatile horror writers in the game. From the bizarre to the scary and from the commonplace to the cerebral, his prose drips with intelligence and his narratives always pack a deep, dark cosmos that readers...
