[Something More]

THE HORROR CLOSET #3 — Why the First Gay Slasher, Hellbent, Was the Last

HellBent was touted as the “first gay slasher film”. Released in 2005, it still stands as the first and for now – only gay slasher film of any real merit. It seems like such an easy sell, a group of attractive men head out into insert random, preferably isolated, location and they each get dispatched

[Movies]

Halloween 2016 Countdown: 31 Years of Horror — 1994

31 days. 31 years. 5 movies per year! That’s the challenge a good friend presented me with recently, and I NEVER back down from a challenge! (well, nearly never!) Every day through October I will be pondering and revealing my 5 favorite horror and monster movies from 1985 right up to 2016. When I was

[Movies]

October Needs a New Horror Franchise

Remember back just a few years ago when every October we got a new Paranormal Activity movie? and for nearly a decade before that we got a new Saw movie every Halloween season? Those were great times, some might even say the best of times (okay I don’t know about that, but they were good

[Bite-sized Horror]

Halloween’s Haunted History: Why Do We Trick or Treat?

The Halloween season is upon us. As we all set about finding the perfect costumes, stocking up on bags of candy for the kiddies, and spending our hard earned cash just to walk through a dimly lit building in order for strangers to jump out of the shadows and attack us – do we ever

[Movies]

Halloween 2016 Countdown: 31 Years of Horror — 1993

31 days. 31 years. 5 movies per year! That’s the challenge a good friend presented me with recently, and I NEVER back down from a challenge! (well, nearly never!) Every day through October I will be pondering and revealing my 5 favorite horror and monster movies from 1985 right up to 2016. When I was

[Bite-sized Horror]

The Exorcist (TV) — When Creators Actually Care

So far, I have to say that I’ve been very pleasantly surprised at how good the new Exorcist TV show has been. I think after years of disappointment, most of us have conditioned ourselves to go into adaptations, remakes, sequels, or prequels of works we love without any expectations. That’s certainly the golden rule that

[Movies]

Halloween 2016 Countdown: 31 Years of Horror — 1992

31 days. 31 years. 5 movies per year! That’s the challenge a good friend presented me with recently, and I NEVER back down from a challenge! (well, nearly never!) Every day through October I will be pondering and revealing my 5 favorite horror and monster movies from 1985 right up to 2016. When I was

[Reviews]

Challenge Week #1 — 31 Films. 31 Days. Happy Halloween!

In celebration of Samhain, a lot of horrorphiles have turned to lining up epic lists of 31 horror films for all 31 days of October. I’ve never actually done this myself as, to be quite honest, I watch horror films all year long. However, with work and numerous other responsibilities getting in the way, I

[Movies]

Halloween 2016 Countdown: 31 Years of Horror — 1991

31 days. 31 years. 5 movies per year! That’s the challenge a good friend presented me with recently, and I NEVER back down from a challenge! (well, nearly never!) Every day through October I will be pondering and revealing my 5 favorite horror and monster movies from 1985 right up to 2016. When I was