Originally published November 15, 2016 on horror-writers.com (This post contains massive spoilers for Silent Hill.) Flashback, 1999: I was working as an assistant manager at Blockbuster, diligently prepping new games for rental, when bright red lettering caught my eye on one of the cases. “SILENT HILL” was written above a gray and white picture of […]
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Re:Born
Re:Born (Directed by Yuji Shimomura. Starring: Tak Sakaguchi) I was really hoping to go into an in-depth review of this movie, but the same thing just kept popping into my head: Do you want to see more kills than John Wick 2 in a shorter amount of time? If the answer is “Yes,” then you […]
Anthologies seem to be on the rage lately, but I am not complaining! Let’s have a look at 2018’s Christmas themed anthology, All The Creatures Were Stirring. As with any anthology there is a framing device in place here, and a rather clever one at that. Jenn and Max are two people alone on Christmas […]
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Our Biggest Fears – Bo Chappell
Bo Chappell has returned to us with Our Biggest Fears, a heartfelt and terrifying novella about what makes a home. From the press release“From the creator of the number one horror western YEAR 47 comes a new blueprint for home invasion horror. “Can you love people the wrong way? It’s a question that goes often […]
Note: This was originally published in 2014. On numerous occasions, Shawn has proclaimed this movie “the worst movie ever made”. I believe Chassity has backed him up on these claims. I took these bold proclamations as a personal challenge. I sat through Blood Gnome – a movie about knock-off Ghoulies in the world of S&M […]
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Starfish
Cosmic HorrorDirected by: A.T. WhiteStarring: Virginia GardnerSynopsis: Gardner stars as Aubrey, a young woman suffering from the death of a close friend. When a mysterious signal from an unknown dimension summons the end of days, its appears as if only Aubrey is left on earth. Trapped in the apartment of her recently deceased best friend, the […]
(Caution: Minor spoilers ahead.) I have not seen The Strangers. I went into this “sequel” with no prior knowledge of the first film and I think Strangers: Prey at Night stands well on its own. You don’t need to see the first one to follow it. From what I’ve read they aren’t really related. […]
Dusty went to Lexington Comic Con, walked the floor, had some laughs and may-or-may-not have been escorted off the premises
You cohost a podcast called The Mando Method. What exactly is The Mando Method? The Mando Method is a podcast on the conglomerate podcast system called Project Entertainment Network. It’s one of about 25 podcast shows. This one is co-hosted by the head of P.E.N., author Armand Rosamilia and his author friend, Chuck Buda. Armand […]
I’m walking in the woods. There’s no one around, and it’s 2005 so I don’t have a cellphone. Out of the corner of my eye, I spot him – Edgar Allan Poe. To his left a raven flaps its wings and quoths its lore of some sad sorrow nevermore. To his right, the ghost of […]