When it comes to meeting celebrities who have starred in your favorite genre films, bigger is not necessarily better. Knoxville, Tenn., fandom convention Fanboy Expo kicked off on Friday, Jul. 12, 2019, with celebrity guest headliners that included Paul Reubens,… Continue Reading
In the realm of survival horror films, there are two basic types of audience experiences: the fast-paced edge of seat nail-biting action type and the plodding, slow burn with a good start but a predictable reveal type. 3 Lives, a… Continue Reading
Vance Capley and company have released Visual Comics’ Monster Magazine Issue 6. It is a 120-page issue that has been subtitled “The Kolchak Issue,” because the primary features are all about the 1974 television series Kolchak: The Night Stalker. Things kick… Continue Reading
There are multiple episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation that involve a mysterious force, entity, or anomaly that somehow interferes with the natural fabric of space and time. These forces are often discovered after the crew begins to experience… Continue Reading
Now and then, you have to go back to basics. Maybe you’ve opted for a T-shirt and jeans in lieu of business casual for the day’s wardrobe. Or maybe you’re Eon Productions coming off the last Pierce Brosnan Bond outing… Continue Reading
If you’re someone who waits in line to meet a celebrity at a fandom convention (I can’t bring myself to call them comic cons anymore), I hope you’re a helluva lot more graceful and dignified than I am. Last night,… Continue Reading
It seems like we read about them on a daily basis: yet another announcement of a shiny new remake of yet another horror movie classic that we either grew up loving or learned to love from someone older than us… Continue Reading
I have a confession to make. I hate spring. Here are just a few of the reasons: More frequent, heavier rain. Pollen. Bees. Sneezing. Poison ivy. Yard mowing. More bees. End of season for The Walking Dead. Lightning-quick transitions between… Continue Reading
Throughout horror cinema history, writers and directors have played with the notion of body invasion and replication. Such stories were famously played in John Carpenter’s The Thing, both versions of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and, most recently, Jordan Peele’s… Continue Reading
Sometimes all you want from your horror movie is some splattery gore, some funny antics, some T&A, and maybe the writer/director/star’s severed naked dick. In Todd Jenkins‘ bachelor party camping trip-set horror comedy Cherokee Creek, that’s exactly what you get.… Continue Reading