Skip to content

Spook du jour

Horror and cult reviews and interviews for weirdos like you

  • Reviews
  • About

Category: In Memoriam

Remembering the Original Master of Horror

September 1, 2017

Death is never easy. We’ve all experienced grief in some form at several times during our life. And grief is a very personal thing. The same loss can and will affect many people in very different ways. For instance, humor is a go-to for me in grief. Whether it was the loss of my grandmother, … More Remembering the Original Master of Horror

Leave a comment Remembering the Original Master of Horror

Tobe Hooper (1943 – 2017)

August 27, 2017

It is with sadness that we report iconic film director Tobe Hooper has passed away from natural causes as the age of 74.  Hooper, who directed such iconic films as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Poltergeist, and the 2 part Salem’s Lot television series, is survived by two sons. The Basement on a Hill will have … More Tobe Hooper (1943 – 2017)

Leave a comment Tobe Hooper (1943 – 2017)

George A. Romero (1940 – 2017)

July 17, 2017

Today we mourn the loss of one of our genre’s iconic filmmakers – George A. Romero, who passed away late yesterday at the age of 77 after a brief, but aggressive battle with lung cancer. Romero, best known for his zombie series of movies including Night of the Living Dead (1968), Dawn of the Dead … More George A. Romero (1940 – 2017)

Leave a comment George A. Romero (1940 – 2017)

Remembering: Jack H. Harris (1918-2017)

March 14, 2017

The horror genre lost another good one today as it was reported that film producer Jack H. Harris had passed away at the age of 98. Mr. Harris had produced such films as the 1958 cult classic The Blob and the 1978 Faye Dunaway movie The Eyes of Laura Mars. Mr. Harris produced the sequel … More Remembering: Jack H. Harris (1918-2017)

Leave a comment Remembering: Jack H. Harris (1918-2017)

Remembering Bill Paxton (1955 – 2017)

February 26, 2017

I’m ready man, check it out. I am the ultimate bad-ass! State-of-the-bad-ass-art! You do not want to fuck with me. Check it out. Hey Ripley! Don’t you worry, me and my squad of ultimate bad-asses will protect you. Check it out, independently targeting particle-beam phalanx. Whap! You can fry half a city with this puppy. … More Remembering Bill Paxton (1955 – 2017)

1 Comment Remembering Bill Paxton (1955 – 2017)

Archives

  • August 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017

Follow me on Twitter

My Tweets

Categories

  • #SummerOfSlash (31)
  • 31 Days of Horror (2)
  • 7 Deadly Questions (4)
  • Blu-Ray Round-Up (5)
  • Boombox Macabre (3)
  • Box Set Purgatory (2)
  • Buy it or Die (1)
  • Calendar (8)
  • Classic Horror (26)
  • Creepypasta (3)
  • Drive-In Double Feature (14)
  • editorial (5)
  • Essay (3)
  • extreme cinema (7)
  • feminism (19)
  • Forgotten Nightmares (7)
  • Fresh Cuts (25)
  • Fun Stuff (15)
  • haiku reviews (1)
  • Horror Literature (12)
  • horror news (1)
  • In Memoriam (5)
  • Interview (28)
  • Letter From the Editor (13)
  • List (35)
  • Mihm-May-Verse! (4)
  • music (4)
  • new releases (4)
  • Nonsense (8)
  • Podcasts (16)
  • Poster Art (4)
  • Reviews (328)
  • Schlock and Gore (108)
  • schlock du jour (56)
  • Short Cuts (2)
  • show notes (33)
  • Social Commentary (15)
  • Soundtrack Creations (1)
  • SOVember (4)
  • streaming (9)
  • the Merits of Sin (172)
  • The Sewer System (1)
  • Top 13 of 2018 (1)
  • Tropes (2)
  • True Horror (11)
  • Unboxing (1)
  • Uncategorized (482)
  • Video Nasty (3)
  • Worldwide Weird (4)
  • YouTube (1)
Website Powered by WordPress.com.
  • Follow Following
    • Spook du jour
    • Join 128 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Spook du jour
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...