A 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.
Horror
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.
Read the full issue here.
Michale Graves / WAR FAIR / Total Garbage / Danny Van Sceney @ Mavericks
Arts CoverageEx-Misfits frontman Michale Graves gave a ghoulishly good show at Mavericks Tuesday night, playing songs from his American Psycho and Famous Monsters albums.
All Gator, No Filler [review]
Commentary, Film and TelevisionSam Raimi-produced Crawl is the alligator home invasion movie you didn’t know you needed.
THE DEAD DON’T DIE is a surreal, star-studded zombie comedy [review]
Commentary, Film and TelevisionThe Dead Don”t Die feels like if Grant Wood had painted one of those pictures where iconic celebrities are inexplicably gathered in the same small-town diner.
GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS is an old-school monster smackdown [reviews]
Commentary, Film and TelevisionState-of-the-art CGI techniques should have ushered in a golden age of movies in which giant monsters fight each other – and thus, the Legendary MonsterVerse is a welcome addition to the cinematic landscape.
Madison McSweeney 