As Above, So Below got 33% on Rotten Tomatoes, which is at once accurate and grossly unfair. As Above. . . combines, rather ingeniously, an Indiana Jones-like archaeological adventure with found-footage horror. It will not answer all your questions, and there’s no punchline or twist. […]
Movie Reviews Movies & TVBefore zombies, vampires, and werewolves, there were witches. There are many parts of the world where one can still be unceremoniously murdered over simply an accusation of witchcraft. Sure, it’s been a while since they were in vogue: Willow from BUFFY, The Craft, Sabrina, CHARMED. […]
Book Reviews Books & ComicsToday, Titan Books unleashed Plague World: An Ashley Parker Novel, the third book in author Dana Fredsti’s rollercoaster ride of a zombie trilogy. Earlier this year, Ravenous Monster offered fans and fellow zombie enthusiasts the chance to submit a piece of original zombie-centric flash fiction […]
Featured ArticleWhen most people hear “Wisconsin” there are a few things that come immediately to mind. The Great Lakes state located in the Unites States’ Midwest region is composed of green rolling hills, farms, and forests. It boasts the world’s most primo cheeses, an absurd number […]
Movie Interviews Movies & TVWhenever the term “first” gets bandied about, make sure you have plenty of salt ready. Usually, whenever something is called the “first,” then a million outraged voices come from the woodwork in order to point out that, in actuality, there was something before the “first.” […]
Featured ArticleThe Beginning of the Blog: Thursday: Part 1: The Introduction: The Beginning: I don’t understand why this book is so popular, but it is. Tim Lebbon is a fairly prolific author with a Bram Stoker Award-winning short story and 30+ novels and comic book stories […]
Book Reviews Books & Comics…Inside a 100-Year-Old Funeral Home! It’s almost that time of year again. With autumn approaching, many of us look forward to the crisp weather, pumpkin-flavored everything, and of course Halloween. For some the holiday brings a time of escapism into becoming something or someone that […]
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Book Reviews Books & ComicsHorror, like a lot of pop culture, comes in waves with different splashes. First there were the German silent films that promoted an Expressionist chiaroscuro of dread, then came the Universal monster films of the 1930s, which combined German-style cinematography with American-born notions of perversity […]
Movie Reviews Movies & TVThere are many Sherlockians out there right now. Frankly, it’s a Sherlockian world, and the tremendously popular BBC series isn’t showing any signs of letting up. I remember once speaking to an English professor that I respected about how certain writers come in and out […]
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