Appears in: Enchanted Conversation
Release Date: June/2019
Summary: An elderly lighthouse keeper is tormented by the hectoring mermaid stranded on his shore.
Read it at Enchanted Conversation.
Read the full issue here.
Author: Madison McSweeney
THE PERFECTION is a high-brow exploitation flick
Commentary, Film and TelevisionThe Perfection is a nasty little exploitation film in in black-tie attire.
Blog #5: A Celebration of All Things Goth
BlogI hope everyone is having a perfectly gloomy World Goth Day!
Slayer / Lamb of God / Amon Amarth / Cannibal Corpse @ CTC
Arts CoverageSlayer are going out with a bang.
The thrash metal icons are embarking on their final tour – accompanied by an all-star line-up of some of the finest thrash and death acts on the scene.
Old Wives’ Tales
Creative Works, FictionAppears in: Horror Tree – Trembling With Fear
Release Date: May 19/2019
Summary: A woman tracks a witch’s consort after her child is attacked.
Read it below, or online at Horror Tree.
The Song Inside the Star
Creative Works, FictionAppears in: Weird Mask (Issue 18 – Cthulhu)
Release Date: May/2019
Summary: A journalist covering a flighty pop star is unnerved by her embrace of an ancient, esoteric religion in this riff on Lovecraft.
You can read the full story below; if you like it, you can order the zine here.
The Outsiders in the Hawthorne Tomb
Creative Works, FictionAppears in: American Gothic (Flame Tree Publishing)
Release Date: May/2019
Summary: An eccentric undertaker investigates the death of a disturbed young artist in this gothic tale.
Order American Gothic online from Flame Tree Publishing.
Ron Perlman @ Ottawa ComicCon 2019
Arts CoverageActor Ron Perlman dished about Guillermo Del Toro’s unrealized Hellboy finale at Ottawa ComicCon on Saturday.
Gina Torres @ Ottawa ComicCon 2019
Arts Coverage, Ottawa ComicConAfter appearing in everything from The Matrix series to Suits, veteran actress Gina Torres is finally headlining her own series.
And she’s still answering questions about Firefly.
David Lloyd @ Ottawa ComicCon
Arts Coverage, Ottawa ComicConArtist David Lloyd is responsible for creating some of the most iconic images in comic book history – and his influence has expanded far beyond the printed page.
The acclaimed illustrator, best known for co-creating V For Vendetta with legendary writer Alan Moore, appeared at Ottawa ComicCon last Friday, leading a lively discussion on politics, punk rock, and Guy Fawkes masks.
EXTREMELY WICKED is shockingly tasteful
Commentary, Film and TelevisionWhen a splashy trailer for Netflix’s star-studded Ted Bundy biopic dropped earlier this year, it set off a firestorm of controversy.
The tightly-edited clip for Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile suggested a tongue-in-cheek approach to the sordid story, prompting comparisons to a heist movie and accusations that the film was glorifying Bundy. (The fact that the notorious serial killer was to be played by former teen idol Zac Efron certainly contributed to that impression.)
US may be the year’s strangest horror movie [review]
Commentary, Film and TelevisionJordan Peele’s follow-up to Get Out is a far weirder horror opus.
Madison McSweeney 