As the resident Gothbilly at Horror-Writers it is pretty obvious that I have a soft spot for “hillbilly horror”. Hell, that is practically all I write about! No, these are not your father’s hillbillies! They don’t “shoot at some food and come up with bubblin’ crude”. These are “twisted backwoods, the wrong side of the tracks, from […]
This coming Friday is the only Friday the 13th that the year 2014 will see. We had two in 2013 and will have three in 2015. So, what is the big deal about this one? It also happens to land on a full moon. Blammo! Two superstitions on one day. If you believe that one […]
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The Vagrants
So, I know that I sound like a broken record, but I’m really not much of a horror fiction gal. It’s just too much for my sensitive, little imagination to take sometimes. Or worse than that, it isn’t scary or creepy at all. Basically, unless your name is Joe Hill, I am going to […]
Welcome back kids; this is the third installment in a trip down memory lane. I am about to share with you, my personal favorite films from the years 1984 and 1985. As with previous insatllments, these are simply my personal faves; please share with me what movies you think I need to revisit and give […]
Much like the Caliban-centric “Resurrection”, this episode is very heavy on flashbacks. And by “very heavy” I mean the only non-flashback moments are Vanessa writing a letter to Mina. The contents of that letter are what we see on the screen, which means we get the occasional voiceover from Vanessa. After the last couple episodes, […]
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Willow Creek
Everyone loves found footage these days, right? No? Are you feeling the found footage fatigue? What if I told you this was a film about Bigfoot and it is written and directed by Bobcat Goldthwait? Goldthwait has managed to acquire a solid reputation as an “outside of the box” director with Shakes the Clown, Sleeping […]
Ever make one of those decisions in life, that at first seems like it’s going to be a good call, and then five minutes after you make the choice, you realize what a horrible mistake you made? Well, that’s pretty much the case when my brother and I stumbled upon the Urban Legends: Bloody Mary film. We picked […]
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Trailer Talk: The Babadook
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szaLnKNWC-U Release date: November? Director: Jennifer Kent I have heard great things about this film. Early reviews have been favorable, with Rotten Tomatoes currently sitting at 100% (albeit with only 21 critic reviews). I had heard a lot about this movie and how creepy it was before I finally got around to watching the trailer. […]
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The Darkenbog, by George Yesthal
The internet is a helluva invention. If you could travel time back to the 1940’s and tell someone that you had a device in your pocket that could answer any question with a push of a few buttons, check into flights without being there, and see picture of distant lands in an instant it would blow […]
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Penny Dreadful S1E4, “Demimonde”
Look. We all knew it was only a matter of time before an episode opened with a Dorian Gray orgy. And it didn’t disappoint. You know what they say: ain’t no orgy like a Dorian Gray orgy cuz a Dorian Gray orgy don’t stop. Except, eventually it does, and Dorian is able to grab a […]