REVENGE is a brutal rape-revenge action movie written and directed by a woman who injects her hero-victim with a mythic will to survive. French filmmaker Coralie Fargeat stylishly directs a female empowerment film filled with the bloody violence but without the excessive sadism of other more extreme rape-revenge movies. The plot is simple and straightforward.... Continue Reading →
Horror Movie Review: STILL/BORN
Shudder exclusive STILL/BORN is a well-crafted psychological horror film about a young mother who's either suffering from postpartum depression or dealing with a demon's designs on her newborn son. Directed by Brandon Christensen, STILL/BORN opens with the heartbreaking hospital scene of a mother named Mary losing one of her twins in childbirth. The next scene... Continue Reading →
One Writer + Two Columns = Good News for Horror Fans
With the seemingly impenetrable jungle of websites featuring horror news, entertainment, and columns, it was initially tough for me to find a consistently horrific watering hole for interesting, in-depth reporting on the topics I love, like extreme horror and 1980s horror films. Enter Bloody Disgusting. More specifically editorial columnist Meagan Navarro. Navarro writes two of... Continue Reading →
May Mishmash of Monstrous Miscellany
(Editor's note: It took me four days to think of the epically alliterative title for this blog post.) As I delve deeper into the online horror writing community, I’ve clicked across a mishmash of talented authors, interesting news bits, writing updates, and fun lists. So, I thought I'd share some of them in today's post.... Continue Reading →
Horror Movie Review: DOWNRANGE
Shudder exclusive DOWNRANGE is a gritty survival horror film set on a lonely road in the middle of nowhere. The plot is simple. Three men and three women are sharing a ride when the tire on their SUV blows out. Stranded without a reliable cell phone signal, they plan to change the tire and drive to... Continue Reading →
‘Once-ghettoized’ horror genre is mainstream … puh-lease
An article on April 12 by The Associated Press titled “Horror, cheap and in-demand, comes to Hollywood’s rescue” is an example of the utter lack of perspective and depth prevalent in the mainstream media. Obviously, the article is a reactionary piece to the recent success of A QUIET PLACE. Citing last year’s box office hits,... Continue Reading →
This Is Horror Awards 2017 winners announced
The United Kingdom-based website and publisher This Is Horror announced This Is Horror Awards 2017 winners on their website April 19. Go directly to the list on This Is Horror's website by clicking here. I appreciate awards lists like this one because they typically introduce me as a reader to new fiction to add to... Continue Reading →
My 5 Go-To Sites as a Horror Writer
During my first three months in the blogosphere, I’ve noticed horror writers, readers, and bloggers are a tight-knit community. They love what they do. They have to because they're not writing all those stories and reading all those books for the money. As a horror writer who started his website in January, I had no... Continue Reading →
What Would You Do?
Newly released THE HEART OF A DEVIL: A HORROR VILLAINS ANTHOLOGY features 33 stories, including my dark tale "Demon's Lament." Released April 3 by Fantasia Divinity Publishing, the anthology challenged writers to tell a story from the perspective of the villain. Using the publisher's theme as a prompt made writing "Demon's Lament" much easier for... Continue Reading →
Interview with Jeff Strand
I cite Jeff Strand’s novel DWELLER as one of the novels that heavily influence me as a writer. In fact, only Robert McCammon’s BOY’S LIFE is more influential on my writing. DWELLER is one of the few novels that I’ve read where I connected with not one but two characters, Toby, and his friend, Owen,... Continue Reading →
LIONEL RAY GREEN 