Not long after I posted my review of Yorgos Lanthimos’s 2017 film The Killing of a Sacred Deer, seemingly everyone and their mama crawled out of the woodwork and told me that I absolutely must make time for an immediate viewing of the latest work from the Greek auteur, 2023’s Poor Things (which is loosely … More Movies: Poor Things (2023)
Back in late 2023, I reviewed a novella called The Last Day by Seann Barbour, which was sent to me as an ARC by the author himself and which I ended up enjoying very much. So when the same author sent me another message recently and asked if I’d have a look at his latest … More Books: The Maw by Seann Barbour
I figured it had been a while since I did a good old-fashioned book-to-movie comparison, and it so happened that the subject came up somewhat fortuitously, as I noticed that Adam Nevill’s 2011 folk horror novel The Ritual had become available to read for free on Kindle Unlimited. I had seen the movie years ago … More Book vs Movie: The Ritual
I decided it was high time for another spin of the Kindle Unlimited roulette wheel, and happily, I ended up hitting the jackpot. Literally the only two reasons I chose Children of the Dark by Jonathan Janz were because one, the cover is all retro and cool as shit; and two, I had never read … More Books: Children of the Dark by Jonathan Janz
Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos is quite a celebrated director, having been nominated for six Oscars as well as winning a BAFTA and a Golden Globe. His style is very idiosyncratic and provocative, to say the least, but is so singular that I’m pretty sure you could never mistake one of his films for anyone else’s, … More Movies: The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
I’d been seeing the 2023 film Brooklyn 45 showing up on a lot of “best horror of the year” lists, so when I saw it pop up on Shudder I thought I’d give it a spin. It’s not only set in the 1940s, which intrigued me, but it’s also centered around a séance. Anyone who … More Movies: Brooklyn 45 (2023)
I’m Jenny, and I love horror movies. It doesn’t even really matter to me what era or subgenre they come from (though of course, I have my preferences); just give me some ghost-choked castles, some unspeakable monsters, some taboo-breaking imagery, and/or gallons of dripping gore, and I’m a happy Crystal Lake camper. As a matter … More A History of Horror Movies
Gerald Brom, who is professionally known just by his last name, is an insanely talented artist and writer who I was peripherally aware of just by virtue of seeing his beautiful book covers here and there while browsing around in bookstores. He started as a commercial illustrator and later went on to do artwork for … More Books: Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom
Fans of recent horror will likely know the name Joe Begos, who wrote and directed a couple of well-regarded flicks in the last few years, including 2019’s awesome action horror VFW, and the acid-trippy Bliss, released the same year. If you’re into the look and feel of those films—super saturated neon lighting, characters who drink … More Movies: Christmas Bloody Christmas (2022)
Well, Christmas is fast approaching, and it occurred to me that I hadn’t discussed much Christmas horror this year, whether in book or movie form (other than Await Further Instructions, which I covered here), so I thought it was about time to rectify that situation. In my Kindle Unlimited recommendations, I kept noticing a very … More Books: Everything is Temporary by Jon Cohn
The Scare Salon 