Studies in Scary – Wait Until Dark
Scott and I recently ventured to the Gene Siskel Film Center to catch a screening of Terence Young’s 1967 thriller Wait Until Dark, starring Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, and Richard Crenna. The film, based on Frederick Knott’s play of the same name, tells the story of...
read moreHalloween clean-up
Some know November 1st as All Saint’s Day, All Hallow’s Day, or Hallow-mass; some know it as the rather more festive Dia de los Muertos. For many of us, however, it signals that the Halloween season is over, and we have only 364 days to prepare for the next one. Some...
read moreModern Horror Gets Our Engines Revved
"I never feel more in the present than when I'm scared in a horror film."Two interesting interviews and articles with author and critic Jason Zinoman, whose book Shock Value hit the shelves earlier this year. Modern horror is examined and the very nature of fear...
read moreGo-Go-Gadget Child Robot with Biomimetic Body!
Celebrate this Halloween AND get your geek on with one of the World's 10 Creepiest Gadgets, compiled by Sean Fallon of nerdapproved.com, like the Demonbells seen above! Just in time for the holidays!
read moreHaute Couture Tentacle Dress
High fashion meets Cthulhu.
read moreBram Stoker’s Journal
Here is a report from the CNN website about the discovery of Bram Stoker's private journal by his great-grandson, Noel Dobbs. It sheds some light on his creation of "Dracula." Of course, it will probably not mention his "homage" to F. Sheridan LaFanu's "Carmilla."...
read moreCamera Obscura Part One
If you are liking American Horror Story, we have a Halloween treat for you. In celebration of the CAMERA OBSCURA MOBILE GAME now available for iOS and Android, Drew Dewalt Studios releasing the 20 part demon hunting web series. Written and Directed by Drew Daywalt and...
read moreParanorman Trailer
From Laika, the stop-motion genius's that brought you Neil Gaiman's Coraline, comes Paranorman.
read moreZombies Feed on Recession Economy!
According to the Huffington Post, the Zombie archetype has generated piles of cash. It's become an industry. Just like, say, Miley Cyrus. I know what you’re thinking, but she’s more likely a replicant than a zombie. Read the HuffPost article here:...
read moreAn Afternoon Treat… for Your Brain!
Dragging a little this lovely Friday afternoon? Watching the minutes tick by? Take two of those minutes to complete this horror movie title challenge, courtesy of Sporcle.com. Zing!
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