Horror has always found a way to weave itself into other threads of our lives outside of movies and literature. My casket maker and I were sitting in a bar (no this isn’t a joke, the jokes will come later and will hopefully be better than any punch line I could dream up here) discussing […]
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What Comes Next: The Battery
You can read my review of this movie here, and you can read about the “What Comes Next” series here. As always, there will be spoilers. So if you haven’t seen this movie, you’ll need so before reading this article. And I highly recommend that you watch this. Before I get into the meat of […]
Recently, the great Renfield Rasputin wrote a piece in which he mentioned Horror as an emotion. I had never considered this before and found it to be a beautiful concept. I will touch on this some more today while sharing some examples from my life for context. I previously mentioned that Evil Dead was […]
I ended the first part by mentioning how a masterful blend science fiction and horror themes can make for an intriguing and beautiful story. Today I am going to talk about a story where these conventions have been put together perfectly. Dead Space- FORMAT: Video Game Dead Space tells us the story of Isaac Clarke […]
As you may well be aware, Horror is my first love in fiction. I did start this website afterall. What I don’t talk about often enough though is my second love, Science Fiction. Before there was Horror in my life there was Sci-Fi. I grew up an avid fan of the Star Wars films (before […]
Greetings All, I return with another Indy Short of the Week. This week I bring to you Red Star, a stand alone to the Fallout Nuka Break series. This short film is about the journey of our mysterious Ranger as he decides whether or not to leave his quiet and solitary life behind in order […]
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THEY CAME FROM URANUS
In an earlier article I brought up the zombie craze which has made me wonder, wouldn’t it be wiser to prepare for an Alien invasion? Where is the fear for some sort of Alien race invading the earth and taking it over and enslaving all humans? So before you read this article any further, prepare […]
Have you ever read a book or watched a movie and thought “Now that was original! Who thinks this shit up?” Re-imaginings (as Hollyweird would prefer you to call them) are fun but an original idea is what gets people off. These days everything has been done before, heard before, remade before and an […]
In case you’re not familiar with the concept of this series, take a look at my initial post. And beware of spoilers. Because there will be spoilers. Before I get into the meat of the post, I’d like to point out that Harriet pushing a flaming book cart and screaming “Get away from my friend!” […]
As an adult female who has grown up on horror, I am increasingly fascinated by the ways in which men and women view the genre differently. I just finished reading “Nosferatu, where are you?”, courtesy of The Blizzard and I am compelled to respond. While I mostly agree with his sentiments, I feel this is […]