This past Thursday, my husband and I decided to engage in a timeless ritual: the double date. We met our friends Brian and Meg at the local mall for the evening showing of the Evil Dead. Popcorn, soda, and pretzels in hands, we […]
I finished “City of the Dead” on the car ride to Maine the other day, and I figured I should write about it now. In another week or two things will get very hectic. I will hopefully be returning to school to […]
I have been looking forward to “The Rite” since I saw the first commercial. Anthony Hopkins doesn’t make bad movies…nor does Alice Braga (loved her in “Predators” and “I Am Legend“). This will be the first time I completely give away everything […]
If I were to choose the scariest movie that I have ever seen, then I would choose “INSIDIOUS”. “INSIDIOUS” successfully avoided so many common pitfalls in the horror movie industry. The haunting started almost immediately, and very quickly grew in horrifying intensity. […]
Yesterday I happened on “Burnt Offerings” on my Netflix and decided to watch it. For some reason, lately I’ve been leaning towards watching older horror movies (ie Poltergeist, Legend of Hell House). My dad came in while I was watching it and […]
Usually I am not thrilled about movies based on books. The 1973 version of “The Legend of Hell House” was an exception. It is based on the book “Hell House” by Richard Matheson, and I wanted to see it primarily out of […]
Yet again another gem of a book from Permuted Press. “The Undead Zombie Anthology” is a really great anthology. I’m not familiar with many of the authors, but I wouldn’t hesitate to read anything they write from now on – every author […]
Recently I started getting interested in haunted house stories, which represents a break in my usual zombie-filled reading list. I read “I Am Legend” and absolutely loved it, and I wanted to see what Matheson could do given a haunted house theme. […]