The title really says it all, but I’ll elaborate. I must have been 11 or 12 when I first watched Creepshow. My grandmother had rented some scary movies for me in early October of that year and most of them were classics I’d seen before. One film in that stack though was new to me, …
Growing up in the Seventies, I felt like my love of horror was being catered to by the culture at large. There were movies, television shows, books, and toys that all had something to do with horror. And being a comic book fan on top of that meant I could read plenty of comics that …
The growing popularity of Krampus has been almost palpable in recent years, and it was only a matter of time before the Christmas beast broke on through into the mainstream. On Friday, December 4th, Trick ‘r Treat writer/director Michael Dougherty brings the shadow of Saint Nick out of the shadows and onto the silver screen …
One of the biggest pieces of news to circle the horror community this week was the apparent confirmation that Jeffrey Dean Morgan has been cast as Negan in The Walking Dead. Negan is a character that followers of the comic book series will know all too well, and his arrival on the TV show has …
For many of us the journey toward a love and appreciation of horror will have started with the same things across our childhoods. Spooky toys, certain movies we were either allowed to watch or secretly viewed when our parents weren’t around. Cartoon shows, reading books, and that oh so magical Halloween season. They all combine …
Gross is great! The Madballs are making a comeback! Yes, those awesome spherical creatures from the 1980s are being revived by Mondo, and there were some examples on display at Comic-Con a few days ago that hit me with a nostalgia hammer full force! To celebrate this momentous news I have unearthed my old Madballs …
Horror icons and comic books – it’s been a tricky combination to make work over the years. In my younger days I was heavily involved in the world of comics, and as a lifelong horror fan it was always exciting when a publisher won the rights to produce a book based on one of the …
Movie perfection? I’ve said it before – I personally don’t believe there is such a thing as a totally flawless movie, but I do believe there are movies that accomplish everything they set out to achieve on a level far above expectation, and when that happens you just know it. The whole experience becomes immersive …
Horror icons and comic books – It’s been a tricky combination to make work over the years. In my younger days I was heavily involved in the world of comics, and as a lifelong horror fan it was always exciting when a publisher won the rights to produce a book based on one of the …
I often find myself EXTREMELY conflicted when it comes to sequels. A huge portion of my brain knows they are normally a bad idea, doing nothing but diluting a story and its characters while tarnishing a unique original movie in the pursuit of more dollars. But there is also a deep dark corner, tucked well …
