“No Reflection”, written by John Caliburn is a solid first entry into the horror genre. His first published collection, No Reflection has seven short stories and wraps up with a short poem. At the end of each story, the author has added a short explanation of his motivation behind the story. At times, the explanation […]
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High Tension
Director: Alexandre Aja Writer: Alexandre Aja, Gregory Levasseur Stars: Cecile De France, Maiwenn, Philippe Nahon, Franck Khalfoun High Tension is a really good horror/thriller, sharing traits with classics like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Halloween. Its strength lies with the searing performances and brilliant suspense building techniques, but its weakness is that it’s too over the top. At times it goes so overboard […]
Escape From Tomorrow, written and directed by Randy Moore is a testosterone infused fever dream of a movie. Shot in black and white, the film looks really beautiful considering it was filmed in Disneyland and Disney World without permission. Yes, Randy Moore used guerilla film making tactics and made a horror/fantasy/drama within the golden gates […]
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The Walking Dead as Dusty sees it
My new friend (and possibly soon-to-be enemy, depending on how well this goes) L.C. Fremont and I have decided to have a little back-and-forth about each episode. She loves the show. I have numerous issues with it. It should be a lot of fun, and there may be a little bloodshed. You can read her […]
With the most anticipated season of American Horror Story kicking off with some fantastic clips and promos set to Lauren O’Connell’s haunting cover of House of the Rising Sun, it’s no wonder everyone, both fans and curious new parties alike, are at the edge of their seats for this season. It goes without saying that […]
Greetings my ghoulie gagballs, As of the tragic current events lately I would like to address a situation that has been brought to my attention since my early adult years. Who should have the right to regulate the films, books, and music we enjoy and to what degree if any? This article is not intended […]
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The Walking Dead as L.C. sees it.
O.K. So, here’s the deal. Dusty and I are going to be doing joint reviews of The Walking Dead over the course of season 4. This will be fun because we do not see eye to eye on this show. Dusty has read the graphic novels, whereas, I have only read the first four volumes:and […]
Good Mourning graveyard ghoulies and crematorium cretins, The witching season is upon us and to celebrate, if you are anything like me you will decorate your crypt from top to bottom in orange, black, smiling jack-o-lanterns, black cats, crazed witches, and other spookshow-a-rama goodness that will give thrills, chills, and make you jump with fright. […]
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Famous Horror Themes
There are a lot of things that come to mind when a horror fan thinks about their favorite scary movies, and why they love them so much. But there is one important thing that hasn’t really ever come up in my discussions with fellow horror fans—something that is quite often overlooked… That thing […]
It had been two hours, a close approximation really as she was unable to look at her watch or her cellular device, (as requested phones were turned off and confiscated promised to be returned later) since this motley crew had boarded. It was a medium sized van and there were eight of them. Eight girls […]