There is a subgenre known as psychological horror within horror. Movies, books: the format does not matter. This brand is most commonly defined as horror light on gore, monsters, elaborate effects, or similar trappings. Instead, this type of horror drives… Continue Reading
The adventure continues for angst-ridden, teen ghost, Charlotte Williams in Vol 2 of the Halloween Girl graphic novel series. Based on characters that first appeared in ’The Halloween Girl’ film and its sister web series, ‘Under the Flowers’, Charlotte, alongside… Continue Reading
Somewhere between movies and the words on a page that line a novel lies the appeal of the comic book and its longer sibling, the graphic novel. Between their pages lie just enough visual cue to impart the scene’s atmosphere… Continue Reading
Director Richard T. Wilson’s critically acclaimed film The Halloween Girl is now a graphic novel. The first volume is scheduled for release on Oct. 1, 2021. Based on characters that first appeared in The Halloween Girl film and its sister… Continue Reading
A truth struck me the first time I attended a fan convention full of guests who worked in horror. Where there are horror fans, there are professional wrestling fans. Where there are professional wrestling fans, there are horror fans. If… Continue Reading
A lust for fame and the placement of ambition above all else has consequences. Early in this cycle, the effects arrive as distancing from family and close friends. At its peak, one suddenly finds themselves addicted to substances or other… Continue Reading
To conjure up a Hammer-style horror flick without involving Hammer, there are some key ingredients you should include. Among them are an ancient evil, magic, science, pseudo-science, and a murderer on the loose. It also doesn’t hurt to have the… Continue Reading
Now and then, a movie comes along that prompts its audience to ask, “what the fuck?” Or probably more often, “WTF?” Generally, these flicks are independent ventures. They also use strange or creative techniques to tell their stories or uniquely… Continue Reading
Stephen King’s Riding the Bullet, a novella, is the first ebook I ever read. King released it in that format in March of 2000 when he was experimenting with early ebook formats. Back then, an ebook was essentially a secured… Continue Reading
The first thing that comes to mind when you think of zombies might be the flesh-eating groaners of George A. Romero’s Dead movies. Or, you imagine AMC’s series based on Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead comics. What you might forget… Continue Reading