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In Their Skin (2012) : Thou Shalt Not Covet...
Is there anything more frightening than a home invasion? While examples of this sub-genre of horror have been done several times before - with many of those films being top notch - there always seems...
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Book Spotlight: 8 Great Horror Anthologies
Article by Marie RobinsonI have a serious obsession with anthologies. I love to go to used book stores and scour the shelves for rare and excellent horror anthologies! Here are a few of my favorites...
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Saying Thanks For The Horror In My Life...
...as we gather togetherI've been rather MIA lately. I've been so burned out after the Festival of Lists that it's been rough getting a post together. I've been watching a lot of films, doing some...
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Thale (2012) : The Real Reason To Avoid Scandinavia
Review by Marie Robinson Of what little I have seen so far, I think I already love Norwegian horror. There is such a weirdness to it, a blunt tribute to the country’s folklore. The first Norwegian...
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Horror TV: The Future Looks Bright (and Bloody!)
Daryl (Norman Reedus) is proficient in taking out walkers on THE WALKING DEADThere's never been a better time to be a horror fan - or a more appropriate time to try to put out a new show in the horror...
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Book Review: The Croning
Review by Marie Robinson Don’t bothering looking up the definition for “croning” in the dictionary, it doesn’t exist. This is a word, or a concept, whatever, made up by horror author Laird Barron. I...
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Excision (2012): AnnaLynne McCord Deserves An Oscar.
It's not that Excision is an Academy Award-caliber film. It's really not. But AnnaLynne McCord (of Nip/Tuck and 90210 fame) puts forth one of the bravest and disturbing performances I've seen in quite...
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The Croning Review ~ Part Deux
~ by Marie RobinsonSo last week I wrote up a review on Laird Barron's new novel,The Croning. In relation to that review (which I seemed to have posted a bit prematurely), Mr. Barron, himself, was kind...
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All I Want For Christmas Is A Good Ghost Story: Part 1
~ by Marie RobinsonHappy Holidays, everyone! Christmas is drawing ever near… There are some people who just love Christmas. Perhaps the most famous literary Christmas-lover was the great Charles...
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End of the year run-down: Goodbye 2012..(and Good Riddance!)
2012 was really a mixed bag for me. Personally, outside of horror my year was kind of distressing. And while I won't get into those boring details, I will say it caused me to have a very uneven year...
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John Dies At The End (2012) : Please Pass The Soy Sauce!
Do you like dogs that can drive a car? Have you ever thought of using a bratwurst as a cell phone? Do you like basement monsters made of meat? (Yes, you heard me - and I'm not talking about Lady Gaga's...
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Mindless Movie Monday: The Apparition (And The Sad, Sad State Of Ghost...
It has become increasingly apparent to me that there are no good ghost stories anymore. I'm sick as hell of renting (and at times purchasing) horrific examples of supernatural films that are...
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Mama (2013) : Maternal Instincts Are A Bitch
Haven't we seen enough CGI ghosts to last a lifetime? Guess not, as producer Guillermo del Toro lends his name and reputation to the latest spectral concoction of contrived story-lines and...
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The Black & White Realm Of Horror: Hour Of The Wolf
Review by Marie RobinsonEven though Ingmar Bergman is a damn good director, he has given the world only one true horror film. 1968's "Hour of the Wolf" (or "Vargtimmen") is a deeply atmospheric black...
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Kinky Sex And Horror. You KNOW You Wanna Read This Post ~ So Just Do It...
By Marie & ChristineI (Marie here) attended a screening of director Park Chan-wook's (Old Boy,Thirst) new film, "Stoker" the other day and boy did I love it. If you are familiar with his work, you...
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Sunday Bloody Sunday: Winter Horror Edition, Part 1
HypothermiaLet The Right One InOrphanRavenousSaunaShredderDead Snow
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Mindless Movie Monday: Hypothermia: So Painful It's Funny (the movie, not the...
In keeping with our 'winter horror' theme, I give you one of the worst movies I have seen in several years.Hypothermia is a frozen romp of ridiculous proportions that has only one good thing going for...
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Snowbound: Winter Horror Films To Keep You Warm ~Part 1
The idea for a two-week span of winter-focused horror isn't hard to imagine with the winter we've been having. Here in western PA, it's been downright nasty, with heaps of snow, ice, freezing rain, and...
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Re-casting The Shining. Yes, I went there.
As many know, I'm not a big fan of remakes.But I thought it would be fun to recast The Shining with my dream cast. Not that I would ever want to see a remake of that classic (and quite honestly I...
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