LAST DAY by extreme horror virtuoso Bryan Smith is a pre-apocalyptic novel about how people react when faced with the prospect of impending doom. Here's the Amazon description: The last day of the world starts out like any ordinary day. Everything seems normal. Then news breaks of an imminent killer asteroid strike and everything changes... Continue Reading →
Horror Book Review: BRING HER BACK
BRING HER BACK by Bram Stoker Award-nominated author Jeff Strand combines the awkward sweetness of Strand's best characters with a tragedy that ends in brutal violence. Here's the Amazon description: Frank knows that he's creepy. There's nothing he can do about it. His creepiness — along with the fact that his father once killed... Continue Reading →
Horror Movie Review: DESOLATION
The low-budget horror thriller DESOLATION is one of those movies that I wanted to like a lot but ended up liking only some. Distributed by IFC Midnight and available on Netflix, DESOLATION follows grieving widow Abby, her young teenage son Sam, and her best friend Jen on a camping trip to a mountaintop where they... Continue Reading →
Horror Movie Review: CARGO
The post-apocalyptic zombie movie CARGO is not about the apocalypse or zombies. Released by Netflix, CARGO is a film about a father searching for someone -- anyone -- to care for his baby daughter. Starring Martin Freeman (THE HOBBIT, THE OFFICE) as Andy, CARGO is a family drama more concerned about what you would do... Continue Reading →
Horror Movie Review: REVENGE
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 →
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