Siren – Book Review
In Greek mythology, Sirens were known as dangerous bird women. They seduced sailors on ships by singing to them and luring them in. They would make love to them, sink their ships and feed on them, much like a black widow. In later folklore, they were envisioned as...
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams
Like Tim Sullivan’s terrific 2005 original, this shot-in-12-days sequel (with a new punning title replacing the long announced BEVERLY HELLBILLIES) is an extended cinematic love-letter to Grindhouse exploitation movies, specifically the work of Herschell Gordon Lewis....
Dweller – Book Review
Strange relationships between species of animals have become common these days. Recently I saw a hamster and a snake become buddies in a zoo in Asia. A tortoise and a hippo, and even a tiger and a rabbit have developed friendships. So who’s to say that if you come...
2001 Maniacs (DVD
I haven't had so much fun watching a horror film in a long time, I've been waiting patently for years to see "2001 Maniacs" I first got wind of it a few years back and after reading the synopsis, I was very eager to see it. We I did wait a few years and finally I got...
Pressure – Book Review
I hate, hate, hate Darren Rust. No! He is not the author of this book. In fact, Jeff Strand, the author of PRESSURE is simply one of the best writers of the macabre. But, who is this Darren Rust guy? Why do I hate him so much? Think of that asshole when you were in...
2001 Maniacs
Caution: Reviewer on a soapbox. You stand warned. I suppose if you are going to exploit film industry via a remake, the only way to do so and make it out by the final frame would be to rehash an exploitation flick of yesteryear since, obviously, the original creators...
The Mad and the Macabre – Book Review
Jeff Strand is a brilliant writer who has a penchant for writing about serial killers. He has written a great book about a monster living in the woods. This is my first time reading Michael McBride’s work, but rumor has it that he likes to write stories pertaining to...
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Indubitably, Darryl Knickrehm’s gift is something that cannot be taught. One is merely born with it or not, and one chooses to either hone it or let it lie dormant. Fortunately for his viewers, the director’s creativity is the true joy behind his work despite the fact...
23 Hours – Book Review
It is no secret that I tend to have a negative reaction when presented with works of vampire fiction. All the ideas surrounding vampires seem to have been done to death. (Random House has sent me a lot of vampires books in the past, most of which I simply passed on,...
1408
1408 begins with our titular hero and novelist, Mike Enslin (Cusack), driving through the rain in search of a haunted bed & breakfast. After checking in, we see Enslin with his paranormal tools trying to debunk the rumored haunting of this place. Shifting to a...
1408
In an era in which “PG-13” and “Stephen King” readily evoke tired, lethargic sighs of dismissal without one another’s aide given the cardinal trait of dilution for the sake of teen ticket sales in respect to the former and poor cinematic translation as well as...
Frostbite – Book Review
With the remake of THE WOLFMAN hitting theaters in February and other werewolf-based films hitting the big and small screens soon, there have been talks that the wolf will soon replace vampires and the zombies on the big screen as the top sub-genre in horror. On the...
13 TEEN
13 TEEN proves one crucial fact of movie making and that is if you are going to center a movie around three characters you need two things. For starters you need strong actors that can lend their charisma to the role and this is evident in Matthew Modine and David...
13 Seconds
"13 Seconds" is an Indie film shot on digital video, however like most low budget Indie films that are shot on digital this film has many things going for it. It won best horror film at The New York International Indie Film Festival as well as the Calgary...
13 Ghosts
Out of all of director William Castle and screenwriter Robb White’s trick ponies, 13 Ghosts is their weakest effort regarding the production proper as well as their in-hand promotional gimmick for the film, the Illusion-O. The shaky plot is barely sustained by...
