One Cut of the Dead is a brilliant long con of a movie, with a lot of heart and even more guts.
Horror
THE LIGHTHOUSE: another vivid nightmare from the director of THE WITCH
Commentary, Film and TelevisionIt’s probably best to go into Robert Eggers’s latest film blind – although after seeing it, I’m happy to report, I still couldn’t tell you what precisely was going on.
IT gets better and better
Commentary, Film and Television, UncategorizedIT Chapter Two won’t make a lot of sense if you haven’t seen the first installment, but it’ll be immensely satisfying for fans – and may even win over franchise agnostics.
PARASITE is a masterful black comedy
Commentary, Film and Television, UncategorizedBong Joon-ho’s black comedy Parasite starts out quietly clever and builds to a carefully orchestrated mayhem.
SCARY STORIES come to life in visually impressive adaptation
Commentary, Film and Television, UncategorizedA collection of eerie folk tales compiled by Alvin Schwartz, Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark was one of the more sinister tomes to sneak its way into Scholastic book fairs.
READY OR NOT takes hide-and-seek to the next level [review]
Commentary, Film and TelevisionReady Or Not is a horror comedy about a new bride who, in order to officially join the family, must play a potentially deadly game.
DOCTOR SLEEP is a more-than worthy follow-up to THE SHINING
Commentary, Film and TelevisionMike Flanagan’s sequel to The Shining doesn’t just do justice to its predecessor – it’s one of the best Stephen King adaptations of recent years, a genuine horror epic sure to cement its director’s reputation as a horror auteur.
CHILD’S PLAY remake isn’t really a Chucky movie
Commentary, Film and TelevisionThis year’s Child’s Play remake should not be a Chucky movie, and it knows it.
‘Til Death
Creative Works, FictionAppears in: Horror Tree – Trembling With Fear
Release Date: Nov. 10/2019
Summary: A reluctant groom gets cold feet the day of his post-apocalyptic wedding.
Read it at Horror Tree.
Frightmare in the Falls @ Scotiabank Convention Centre
Arts CoverageThis past weekend, I hopped on a red-eye Greyhound to attend the Frightmare in the Falls horror convention in lovely Niagara Falls, Ontario, which featured the stars of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th, Cujo, Reanimator, and Return of the Living Dead (as well as punk rocker Marky Ramone)
Teen Tragedy Song
Creative Works, FictionAppears in: Cabinet of Curiosities (Owl Hollow Press)
Release Date: Oct. 15/2019
Summary: A ghostly teen romance unfolds against a soundtrack of old-school rock-n-roll.
Order Cabinet of Curiosities on Amazon (Paperback or Kindle).
The Turnip and the Trick
Creative Works, FictionAppears in: Enchanted Conversation
Release Date: Sept. 30/2019
Summary: Goblins go trick-or-treating in this dark Halloween folk tale.
Read it below, or online at Enchanted Conversation.
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