Down the Hatch
Getting eaten alive is no treat, but it’s a popular fate in horror films. There are a number of ways to go about it. You can go down whole (as Robert Shaw did with Bruce the mechanical shark in…
Read MoreSpider Stew
We sure devoted a lot of blog time, what I like to call "blime", to that super-hero movie on account of my, perhaps, half-baked theory that it was a horror movie in disguise. It sure had all of the…
Read MoreNew York Dailies: The 2007 Tribeca Film Festival
We are spoiled: At this year’s numerous Tribeca Film Festival press screenings, the only thing that was consistent was the bemoaning of cinema’s death between the large gulps of free fruit juice, coffee, and flavored water. While waiting for a…
Read MoreThe Woman in the House
Let’s say there’s a woman trapped inside a house. In the world of horror movies, women are, of course, always getting stuck in houses by themselves, and the houses are always in danger of invasion. Through the door? Through…
Read MoreThe Monster Walk
You can tell a lot about a person by the way they walk. The same goes for monsters. Think way back to the first monster you saw on a movie or TV screen that really scared you, and the…
Read MoreTexas Chainsaw’s Nice People
“It was lots of fun when you think back on it.” – Character from the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, talking about the grueling "final dinner" shoot. One of the best things about a fully-loaded horror DVD is the inevitable…
Read MoreGreatest Spider Movie Ever!
I’m disappointed in my co-blogger Todd who spent the week on spider movies but didn’t mention what is probably still the best spider movie ever, 1977’s Kingdom of the Spiders, starring William Shatner. I’m here to set things right….
Read MoreNews Roundup: Raimi Talks “Evil IV”
Sam Raimi is starting to talk Evil Dead IV again. Better follow through on that, Sam, or we won’t see Spider-Man IV. The lovely and talented Julie Delpy will direct and star in a film about the infamous Countess…
Read MoreUser-Nominated Favorite Monster Poll
Our recent Top 25 Monsters Poll received protests that we had left Leatherface and Damien off our list. And then, said some, what about Carrie and Norman Bates? So we are bringing you … The Supplemental User-Nominated Top 25…
Read MoreNever Been Kissed
Do you remember your most embarrassing high school moment? Wish you could forget it? Imagine your worst freshman faux pas lasted a full four years, and that –just as you were just recovering from the depths of dorkitude–you were…
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