October 31st, 1987. The WNUF News has one hell of a creepy special for all of their loyal viewers. TV personality Frank Stewart is bringing along an elderly husband and wife team of paranormal investigators (Claire & Louis Berger) accompanied by their cat Shadow and a catholic priest to help him prove or disprove the … More The Merits of Sin: WNUF Halloween Special (2013) (USA)
It’s that time again! I have culminated from my miscellaneous notes an all new edition of Haiku Reviews, that will hopefully make up for my recent neglect. Included in this entry are: Day of the Reaper Devotion All Strippers Must die American Guinea Pig: Sacrifice Devil’s Weekend Spoiler, I only really loved one of them. … More Schlock du Jour: Haiku Reviews Vol. 4
Outside of any writing classes I took in my years as an educated young man, history has always held a special place in my heart. My dad passed on his love for our past to me through his enthusiasm and knowledge of those fascinating events of yesteryear. Trench 11 already had my interest because of … More Fresh Cuts: Trench 11 (2017) (Canada)
What do King fans call themselves? Kingers? Kingsfolk? Peasants? The Monarch? No, The Monarch would be all three King authors; Stephen, Owen, and Tabitha. Well, I’m neither a Peasant nor a Monarch. I like some King things; Your Shining, Your IT, his short stories are some of my favorite things in the world. I also … More Review of Stephen King’s ‘The Outsider’ (2018)
It speaks to the level of wild a film is when it runs nearly two and a half hours and I barely notice. Add the fact that it’s without subtitles and it’s a bonafide trash film miracle I did not lose interest once. That’s the magic of bizarro world cinema, it somehow feels right to … More The Merits of Sin: Sarkata Insaan aka Beheaded Man (1994) (Pakistan)
Halloween (2018) Director: David Gordon Green Written By: David Gordon Green, Danny McBride, Jeff Fradley Michael Myers and Jamie Lee Curtis return to the big screen to square off again. 40 years after the original Halloween, fans still can’t get enough of The Shape. I was interested to see what a Halloween film looks like … More In Theaters: Halloween
Hungry Ghosts is a graphic anthology researched and written byJose Rose and Bourdain and illustrated by everyone else. The stories are retellings of ancient Japanese legends; weird-ass endings, constant breaks in logic, awesome baddies. It’s a flawlessly drawn fever dream. I burned through it within an hour and felt woozy for the rest of the … More Review of Anthony Bourdain’s last book, ‘Hungry Ghosts’
I’ve always been a fan of anthologies. A little more bang for your buck and hopefully more than one monster is a definite win in my book. Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors (1965), Tales From the Crypt (1972), From Beyond the Grave (1974) and The House That Dripped Blood (1971) were all given a steady … More Fresh Cuts: 10/31 (2017) (USA)
This Mexican oddity could have been a trash classic if only they were willing to embrace their slipshod makeup department. Instead, we get some mild entertainment and only a few glimpses of the charmingly awful monster. After an old sorcerer comes into his home and does some weird shit with a decapitated chicken to his … More The Merits of Sin: Demon Hunter (1983) (Mexico)
I’m preparing to head to Columbus, OH from my home here in Bloomington, IN for the 10th Annual Shock Around The Clock 24-Hour Horror Movie Marathon. Last year was my first time at this event and I had a great time. I’m also very proud to report that I managed to make it the entire … More The 10th Annual Shock Around The Clock – Columbus, OH
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