Short Horror Film Contest…grab a camera and some fake blood…
Universal Studios Hollywood Dares Filmmakers to SubmitTheir Most Twisted Horror Short Films As Part of Annual“Halloween Horror Nights” Short Film CompetitionUniversal Studios HollywoodSM invites aspiring filmmakers to compete in its annual “Halloween Horror Nights”...
read moreNetflix Roulette: Bachelor Party in the Bungalow of the Damned
The algorithm that randomly picks the movies for these posts? She is a cruel, cruel mistress. Today, she serves up a steaming turd-pile named Bachelor Party in the Bungalow of the Damned (2008, directed by Brian Thompson). Let's not mince words. This film sucks....
read moreKitley's Krypt MYSTERY PHOTO #82
Another week, another MYSTERY PHOTO! Jon Kitley, pillar of the Chicago Horror Community and head honcho over at KITLEY'S KRYPT, wants to challenge your horror knowledge. Week in, week out, he posts a Mystery Photo - sometimes from an obscure horror title, sometimes...
read moreNPR Fresh Interview w/ Shock Culture Author Jason Zinoman
Enjoy this great interview with Jason Zinomen and the excerpt from his new book!
read moreSlate on how to fix horror movies…
I found a very interesting piece in today's Slate. And I must say, I find myself agreeing more than disagreeing. How To Fix HorrorIn the golden era, films went for the throat and then worked their way down. Part of the strategy was to tap into potent fears about...
read moreHappy Birthday to the original Leatherface, Gunnar Hansen!
64 years ago, on March 4, 1947, the man who would be Leatherface was born. Born in Reykjavik, Iceland, Gunnar moved with his family to the US, first to Maine, then fittingly enough to San Antonio and then Austin, Texas, where he attended high school and then the...
read moreThursday Mini-Views!
Tiny reviews from a tiny person in a great big world.Hi! Anna here, with a weekly dose of bite-sized movie reviews to tide you over for the weekend. We'll be looking at three films this week; one good, one bad, and one ugly (awarded to so-bad-it's-good type...
read moreKitley's Krypt MYSTERY PHOTO #81
Another week, another MYSTERY PHOTO!Jon Kitley, pillar of the Chicago Horror Community and head honcho over at KITLEY'S KRYPT, wants to challenge your horror knowledge. Week in, week out, he posts a Mystery Photo - sometimes from an obscure horror title, sometimes...
read more(horror) music, the soundtrack to my life
...(Don't worry TDS fans, I'm sure he's wearing fishnets under that tux)Last week, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross won an Oscar for their work on The Social Network soundtrack, and I was impressed that the academy recognized such an austere, minimalistic and haunting...
read moreDemon Sneeze
Lady Morlock has a cold. An evil, soul-sucking, Klingon Death bbwsdatewebsites Flu - type cold. She's actually suffering most from a sore throat and cough, but Mr. Morlock, ever the fan of assonance, typed "demon sneeze" into the Yahoogle Bot.So I'm tempted to replace...
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