Reviews

Reviews, anecdotes, and the like related to Halloween, horror, sci-fi, fantasy, or the bizarre.

[Blu-ray and DVD]

Review: New DVD/Blu-ray Subscription Service HorrorPack

Mystery boxes have become big business in recent years, and the horror community has no shortage of its own. Services like Dread Central’s Box of Dread, Rotten Rentals, and Horror Block deliver monthly treats to the doorsteps of horror fans across the country, and their success is sure to pave the way for more boxes

[TV]

The Walking Dead is Better Than Ever After Recent Character Death

This past Sunday night’s episode of The Walking Dead, titled ‘Thank You,’ has spawned no shortage of internet discussion in the past couple days, mostly in regards to a major character death that nobody expected. If you haven’t yet seen the episode, I can guarantee you that this post will be loaded with spoilers, so

[TV]

Facing THE FEAR: BBC3 Wants to Find the Next Great Horror Movie Director

Is the next great horror movie director out there right now? Making a zero budget short film in his or her backyard that will be good enough to propel them to fame and fortune! New BBC3 show The Fear certainly thinks so, and for the next few weeks it will be showing a selection of

[Books and Comics]

Comic Book Review — Trick ‘r Treat: Days of the Dead

By the time writer/director Michael Dougherty’s Halloween horror anthology Trick ‘r Treat was released in 2009, it had already become something of a legend. Due to the delay in release, a graphic novel adaptation and even an action figure of the main villain were available to purchase before the movie could actually be seen, and

[Bite-sized Horror]

Halloween 2015 Review: Ghostbusters Slimerz Bubblegum Will Haunt Your Mouth!

“Dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria!” It’s official! I will forever remember the 2015 Halloween season as the Ghostbusters candy season! The number of new products that have appeared on shelfs to tempt those of us with a nostalgic sweet tooth is simply incredible, and just when I thought I couldn’t possibly get anymore

[Collectibles]

Halloween 2015 Review: More Ghostbusters Goodness! Jelly Pops & Popping Candy

The UK is going Ghostbusters mad this Halloween season, and I LOVE it! Considering the 30th anniversary of this legendary movie was LAST year, it feels slightly strange to be seeing SO many new candy creations in the shops over the last few weeks, but it just proves how popular this franchise continues to be.

[Reviews]

The Strain Has a Serious ‘Master’ Problem Right Now

One of the best television episodes this year was the Season 2 premiere of FX’s vampire series The Strain, which featured a pre-credits scene directed by Guillermo del Toro, co-writer of the novel trilogy the show is based on. The flashback sequence showed us the origin story of the so-called Master, who we learned was

[Reviews]

Movie Review: Pay the Ghost (2015)

In the interest of full disclosure, it seems only fair that I start off this review by noting that I’m a total sucker for two specific types of movies: ones set on Halloween and ones starring the incomparable Nicolas Cage. Needless to say, when I heard that Cage was starring in a supernatural thriller that