Highly referential fiction is a difficult proposition. Obviously, the main concern for any scribbler is the question of “Will anyone get my references?” Nobody wants to bash the reader over the head, but similarly, nobody wants to write something so occult that nobody picks up […]
Book Reviews Books & ComicsInterview with Jim Millspaugh: Professor of the Haunted Attraction by Justin Hamelin “I was born to scare people. I love it.” Well that about sums it up doesn’t it? Jim Millspaugh is one of those men who eat, sleep and breathe the Halloween season. When […]
Featured ArticleAs soon as the Pilgrims got off that boat in 1620, they were telling ghost stories. Ghost stories were in their bloodstream, and their Calvinist religion, with its heavy emphasis on sin and fate, made them predisposed to a certain type of fatalism. What they […]
Event Coverage Music & EventsYou may not believe it, but there was a time when I had ambitions to be something other than a medical pioneer with dreams of bringing the dead back to life and creating new species of animals. Yes, fiends, there was a time when Dr. […]
Featured ArticleStand up comedian and horror aficionado Rob Hibbs asks the question on everyone’s mind about Human Centipede…Why? Specifically, what would compel an actor to expose his or her vulnerable underbelly in a project this CRAZY?! Get the goods straight from the stars of Human Centipede II, Ashlynn Yennie […]
Movie Interviews Movies & TVOctober 15, 2013—Award winning filmmaker, Glen Baisley, best known for his horror movies (available on NetFlix and Amazon Instant Video) featuring Light & Dark Productions’ staple villain, the Black Rose Killer, has turned his attention to the web to spin new tales of madness, murder […]
NewsDeath is an incident producing clay. Use it, mould it, learn from it. ~John Gilling (1912-1985) When people speak of Hammer Film Productions, they usually speak with a resounding sense of awe. This is done with good reason, for the London-based studio helped to keep […]
Featured ArticleHudson Horror Show 8 has been announced. It will take place at Silver Cinemas South Hills 8 in Poughkeepsie, NY on Saturday, November 16th at 1PM. This year’s theme is 35MM horror and exploitation and the fest features a great lineup. To find out more, […]
NewsWell, it’s that time of year again. The time when the leaves begin to change, finding a horror movie on television is the norm, and a time when things like Oktoberfest, hayrides, and pumpkin carvings become part of a person’s weekend activity. It is also […]
Event Coverage Music & EventsThe 1980s was a decade that gave us horror fans plenty of memorable slasher movies. Slashers that were meant to scare, shock, and gross out the audience. At the end of the 1980s the horror genre was slowly degenerating into the horror-comedy realm when every […]
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