His name is Sam-El Caan, and he was once worshiped as a god. In some countries, he may still be. He was more a demon than a god, but no one knows exactly how he came into being. He was “put to sleep” by a small group of monks at some point in the 1400s, […]
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Paper Cuts: 10/28/16
It is October and Halloween is right around the corner. For most of us, we are marathon watching our favorite horror franchises. The sequels, no matter the quality, may be entertaining, but never seem to live up to the original. And in very rare air, a sequel delivers more than the original. John Carpenter’s Tales […]
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31: Movie Review
“You know what they say: in Hell, everybody loves popcorn.” This film tells the story of a group of wealthy individuals that abduct and torture a group of travelers. The film opens on a strong note, with a black and white introduction to Doomhead (played by Richard Brake, in the most intersting performance of the movie). […]
Remember when two highly successful movies were made about a silent psychopath who killed people like it was his job* and followed it up with a movie about a sinister organization making Halloween masks stuffed with Stonehenge fragments that would activate when a commercial played, turning the mask wearer’s face into a sludge of snakes […]
Boo! John Carpenter Returns to Halloween Franchise! In case you missed it, Blumhouse has announced that they have brought John Carpenter back into the Halloween franchise. He will be producing the next installment in the series, set to release in October 2017. I do not like this. As you all well know, Carpenter is the man […]
In case you missed it, Blumhouse has announced that they have brought John Carpenter back to the Halloween franchise. He will be producing the next installment in the series, set to release in October 2017. I love this. As you all well know, Carpenter is the man responsible for first bringing Michael Myers into our […]
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31 Days of Horror: Halloween
And so we find ourselves at the end of our journey. It’s cold and rainy here in Lexington, KY, which means there will be precious few trick or treaters out there. Those that brave the elements will get large handfuls of candy from yours truly. “Shine on you crazy sugar-loaded monster.” Over the course of […]
The Best Night of the Year by Gerald Dean Rice It’s that time of year again! October is my favorite month, and The Best Night of the Year delivers three spooky short tales of Halloween horror. Synopsis: The Best Night of the Year contains 3 tales of terror from the author of Fleshbags. Two police […]
End of Summer by J. Tonzelli is a book that tries really hard. It wormed into all my comfortable places and I wanted to like it. The thirteen short stories it contains are centered on Halloween, which is a soft spot for most of us in the scare industry. Cool weather, changing leaves jumping off […]
A good friend of mine posed this question to me this past weekend: “If you wanted to watch movies for 24 hours on Halloween, what would your list look like?” For the sake of ease in this, he told me to assume every movie was 2 hours long. I really loved this question, so I […]