Here we go again. Every year or two, a few people contract a legitimately scary and horrible sickness and suddenly the media puts the entire country on high alert. In just the last few years, we’ve had SARS, avian bird … Continue reading EBOLA SYNDROME (31 Days of Horror)
When I lived up north, it was right on the Minnesota-Wisconsin border. I didn’t venture into Wisconsin that often, momentous trips like picking up my dog aside. Most of the time, trips across the border occurred in those crucial years … Continue reading HOLE IN THE WALL (31 Days of Horror)
During my excursions in the world of podcasting, I have had the pleasure of serving on a few panels with filmmaker, musician and artist at large, Tonjia Atomic. She’s a delightful and intelligent person. So, when she sent me her … Continue reading PLAIN DEVIL, or: Even Rebels Want to Belong
The Method. Ever since Brando tore onto the screen in the 1950s, many self-described serious actors have sworn by it. Devotees of the Method absorb themselves entirely in a part, on and off the set. To most of us, it … Continue reading CURTAINS (31 Days of Horror)
SHALLOW GROUND is a film that seemingly has everything going for it, except its execution. And while I had hoped creating a few days’ distance between my viewing of the film and my writing about it would mellow my opinion, … Continue reading SHALLOW GROUND (31 Days of Horror)
It’s the kind of story that artists and film critics hate reading. A principal and a guidance school counselor have been suspended for their alleged role in making independent horror films. It brings up a lot of questions. Naturally, there … Continue reading Horror People Are In Your Neighborhood…. And That’s a Good Thing
You never know what’s hiding in the nooks and crannies of the American landscape. Take the Louisiana swampland covered in THE WITCHMAKER. Not only does it have a dark and dangerous legacy, the locals are pretty casual about it. As … Continue reading THE WITCHMAKER (31 Days of Horror)
It should come as no surprise that the lives of some depraved souls are of great interest to certain sectors of the horror community. Spending so much time dealing with the fantasy element of horror, many also have their interest … Continue reading CARL PANZRAM: THE SPIRIT OF HATRED AND VENGEANCE (31 Days of Horror)
With WRATH OF THE CROWS, I am happy to report that I have seen the first truly great film in my 31 Days of Horror binge. In truth, I should have expected nothing less. Ivan Zuccon had already impressed me … Continue reading WRATH OF THE CROWS (31 Days of Horror)
Back in the 1980s, you couldn’t go more than a couple of months without a new slasher film popping up. Most of these films involved silent killers in easy-to-trademark masks stalking a bunch of horny teens. Eventually, it became more … Continue reading VARSITY BLOOD (31 Days of Horror)
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