Oh yes, the Saw franchise. I remember seeing the sequel like it was just yesterday. The funny thing is that I saw the sequel first. No matter, I got into the series once I started dating the man that would eventually become my husband, Sean. Let me tell you, he was a big fan of […]
Horror is often defined as an intense feeling of fear, shock, or disgust. It repulses people, causes nightmares, and even disturbs them…yet there are those of us who are drawn to it. We see the movies, we read the books, and we devour the culture. Or better yet, we help create it. Horror has a […]
Having spent the majority of my formative years mocking the convention clientele, you can bet your ass I was feeling two particularly strong emotions the morning of Days of the Dead 2012: guilt and absolute terror. I’d seen a lot of pictures from Comic Con and the like, but I lack creative skills and, you […]
In seven days, you will die! That sentence started a frenzy. All of a sudden, audiences across the country were getting scared right out of their skin. People were talking about it from the moment it hit theaters. Adults and teens (especially the teens) were recommending this remake of a Japanese horror. I was sixteen at […]
It doesn’t matter what you’re a fan of, there’s a convention for everything and everyone. Sure, there will always be those mecca cons that come around once a year (Comic Con, E3, etc.), but there are also a lot of great opportunities available throughout the year. Most outsiders view conventions as the ultimate nerdiness: a […]
On May 20th, I was lucky enough to attend a press conference for Ti West’s brilliant film, The Sacrament. (You can read my glowing review here if you want a little more background on this creepy cult thriller!) The conference was held at the Magic Castle. For those who have not been to (or heard […]
Politics aside, Washington D.C. isn’t known for horror. Exorcist fans know the iconic flight of stairs in Georgetown are the same steps Damien Karras met his fate. But beyond that, there isn’t much gore-ism our nation’s capital has to offer. However, D.C., like any other city, has its genre fans. Curtis Prather is one of […]
Ever been to a horror convention and seen the selection of horror shirts there are? There’s a lot. From obscure gems to cult favorites, horror culture has taken to fashion and t-shirts are the front runner. Like the band shirts that came before them, fans love to rep their genre, and horror is no exception. […]
I was patiently waiting outside the V Theater, nestled inside the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in lovely Las Vegas. I was taking in the scenery and minding my own business when, out of the corner of my eye, I saw my first Deadite. It crept out from the front of the assembled crowd I was […]
When was the last time you turned to music for a good horror tale? The union of unsettling lyrics and eerie orchestration can be powerful, especially if it all rhymes. In fact many belief structures say that music is, in the original sense of the word, powerful. It is also a saturated market in the […]
Nineteen Seventy-Nine. A low-budget movie hits the local theaters; something that wasn’t from a galaxy far, far away, nor did it have a big studio name as a prelude. In that last gasp of the 1970’s, a young writer/director named Dan Coscarelli and his talented partners in film took us privileged Fellow Fans by the […]
So there I am, working on yet another horror film review; it’s a cultish little flick from the late ‘80s, and while it’s not a pure ‘horror’ (read: blood & guts) flick, it has (at least to me) that nifty little creep-factor that keeps you thinking about it after it’s over. I was roughing out […]
Ah, horror films. Scary movies. Fright flicks. Call them what you will, they have always been around, and they’re here to stay. Some of the earliest known films were horror films. Le Manoir du Diable, The Manor of the Devil, was one of Georges Méliès first movies. (Méliès, a Frenchman, was one of the innovators […]
