Bereavement
On Long Island, we have our fair share of great horror filmmakers. Most make just one decent film and then disappear or move to Los Angeles to pursue their dreams. However, Stevan Mena is proof that one can make good films outside the Hollywood system and there is no...
New Line’s House of Horror Comics
With their “House of Horror” brand, New Line Cinema has been pimping their slasher franchises (Friday the 13th, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Nightmare on Elm Street) for all they’re worth as of late, and by far the coolest bit of merchandise to be spawned out of this...
P.M.A.C. When Zombies Attack Issue # 2
When Zombies Attack issue number two is just as great as the first one. I wish that they would be able to release them on a monthly basis, but we all know how hard it is to bust a comic book month to month when your part of an independent company. I just hope someone...
P.M.A.C.: When Zombies Attack # 1
"P.M.A.C.: When Zombies Attack" was a film I reviewed last year, it took the reality television shoe cops and turned it into a cops show where instead of going after criminals the police went after zombies and investigated zombie activity. Well now the P.M.A.C. team...
Hellblazer: Papa Midnight
Hellblazer: Papa Midnite collects the five issue mini-series into trade paperback format featuring the sometimes ally, sometimes adversary of John Constantine. The book relates the origin of the Voodoo master and crime lord as well as his curse of immortality. Midnite...
Hellblazer: Staring at the Wall
Hellblazer: Staring at the Wall is the latest Hellblazer collection that gathers issues 187 – 193 of the regular comic series. I have to admit to being stunned that Hellblazer is now going on 20 years. It makes me feel old because I remember buying that first issue,...
Ju-On 2
As the title suggests, Ju-On 2 is the direct Manga sequel to Ju-On, i.e. The Grudge. This latest tale from Takashi Shimizu takes place an unspecified length of time after the events in the original story. Actress Kyoko Harase is a well-known Japanese horror film queen...
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...
