A couple of weeks back, I got an email from an author named Seann Barbour, who was offering me an ARC of his upcoming horror novella, The Last Day, which is due to be published on October 23, 2023. Naturally, I accepted, and because it was shorter than the book I was already reading, I … More Books: The Last Day by Seann Barbour
For today’s review, we’re traveling to a remote forest in Ireland for The Hallow (formerly called The Woods), which had its premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. The directorial debut of Corin Hardy (who would later go on to helm The Nun, the 2018 entry into the sprawling Conjuring universe), The Hallow is a … More Movies: The Hallow (2015)
2016’s The Void is a very well-regarded and largely Lovecraftian Canadian film written and directed by Steven Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie, and largely funded through a successful Indiegogo campaign. Like a great many indie horror flicks from the past decade or so, it has a heavy 1980s influence, both in its use of delightfully splattery … More Movies: The Void (2016)
When we last discussed the Boris Karloff-hosted series Thriller, we had finished up all 37 episodes of season one, so now it’s time to plunge right into the second (and final) season. On we go! Episode 1: “What Beckoning Ghost?” The first episode of season two is admittedly something of a letdown from the excellent … More Revisiting Thriller with Boris Karloff: Season 2, Episodes 1-6
Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak, a supernatural thriller released in May of 2023, seems to be one of those books that had the horror/thriller community all abuzz, and it actually won the 2022 Goodreads Choice Award in the horror category, though I didn’t actually know about any of that when I randomly came across it … More Books: Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak
T. Kingfisher is the horror- and fantasy-specific pen name of prolific children’s book author and illustrator Ursula Vernon. I had read one of her horror novels before (The Hollow Places, from 2020) and enjoyed it quite a bit, so when a friend recommended one of her newest books to me, I was happy to give … More Books: A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher
The Boogeyman from 1980 was one of those movies that I always remember seeing the cover of in the video store, but that I never got around to renting, probably because I thought that it was just another forgettable slasher. And as far as that goes, I guess it sort of is, but it also … More Movies: The Boogeyman (1980)
I remember hearing a a great deal about Catriona Ward’s novel The Last House on Needless Street back when it came out in autumn of 2021; there was a lot of buzz about it in the horror community, and I read that the movie rights got snapped up pretty quickly. I’m obviously a little late … More Books: The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward
Adaptations of H.P. Lovecraft stories tend to be kinda hit or miss; admittedly, his particular brand of cosmic horror is difficult to render effectively on screen, and for that reason, the best “Lovecraftian” films tend to be ones that don’t necessarily adapt an existing story, but simply work within the mythos the peculiar author created. … More Movies: The Dunwich Horror (1970)
It’s time to delve back into Night Gallery, and since we already covered the pilot episode as well as the (very short) first season, we’re now going to get into the second season. Because season two contains 22 episodes (as opposed to only six in the first season), I’m planning to tackle this project in … More Revisiting Night Gallery: Season Two (Episodes 1-6)
The Scare Salon 