[Collectibles]

Herbert West’s Long Road to the Toy Shelf

He wears a lab coat and black-rimmed glasses. He’s often wielding a syringe, filled with a glowing green liquid. And all he wants to do is stick that needle into dead things and bring them back to life. He’s Re-Animator‘s Herbert West, of course, and he’s a bonafide horror icon, like Freddy, Jason, Michael Myers

[Costumes and Masks]

Trick or Treat Studios Unveils 2014 Halloween Masks and Decorations

Formed in 2010, Trick or Treat Studios caught my attention in a big way a couple years later, with the release of the most impressive looking mass-produced Michael Myers mask ever made. Last year they continued their dominance of the Halloween mask market with licensed releases ranging from They Live to Dark Night of the

[Reviews]

The Plague Dogs 1982: Childhood Terror and Animated Perfection

The Plague Dogs disturbed and horrified me as a child, more than any other film I had seen up to that point … animated OR live action. If you go into it with no prior knowledge of the film (or the original book by Richard Adams it is based on) then you are in for

[Movies]

My Bloody Valentine: The Sequel That Never Was

There were very few fan-favorite slasher films that came out in the 1980s that weren’t honored with at least one sequel, which is why it’s pretty surprising that one of the best slasher exports of the era was never followed up with one. I’m of course talking about 1981’s My Bloody Valentine, a Canadian production

[Bite-sized Horror]

Last Night’s Episode of True Detective

“Who Goes There” — Holy fucking shit. I haven’t had this much of a rush being immersed in a story since Breaking Bad. We’ve seen TV evolve to become more and more serious over the years, as John mentioned here, and without a doubt TV has matched the production quality, acting, and writing of big

[Fiction]

Flash Fiction: Your Fault

A short story about love and abandonment… I see you lie there among the broken brambles and twigs. The trickle of the river’s current seeps past you, catching your white dress in its tide and attempting to pull it along. Your eyes are closed, your body is broken. You look like a crippled doll left

[Tutorials, Recipes, and Goodies]

The Blood is the Life — A Recipe

“I never knew what life was until it ran out in a red gush over my lips, and hands!” – Anne Rice Over the years – okay, about every other month – I get the opportunity to make fake blood for various reasons. Running a Zombie Walk requires, literally, gallons. But did you know that

[Blu-ray and DVD]

Why I Love VHSPS (And Why You Should Too)

At the beginning of my first post, I mentioned collecting VHS tapes. At last count, I have over 100 tapes, mostly horror. The best part of this hobby is “The Hunt”. Yard sales, thrift stores & flea markets have become my Mecca for the dead format. eBay is a treasure trove of lost tapes and

[Collectibles]

Too Good to Last Part 2: Remembering the Eaglemoss Horror Collection 2007

Welcome to the concluding part of my look back at ‘The Horror Collection’ a short lived magazine published by Eaglemoss during 2007. The first part of this trip down memory lane can be found here and gives an insight into how ‘Partwork’ magazines such as these have been a constant presence in British newsagents for

[Costumes and Masks]

Cosplay — A Love Story

Cosplay noun 1.The practice of dressing up as a character from a movie, book, or video game. If you’re like me and have a bevy of horror loving friends who are either extreme Halloween lovers or convention goers, you’ve no doubt noticed how serious they take cosplay. I’m not talking about girls in ripped up