Between 1971 and 1978, the BBC had a delightful tradition of broadcasting a short film based on a classic ghost story every year around Christmas. The original annual run of the series consisted of eight episodes, five of which were based on stories by M.R. James, seven of which were directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark, … More Revisiting A Ghost Story for Christmas (1971-1978)
Just when you think you’ve seen (and reviewed) all the good Christmas horror movies, a nasty little indie shocker scuttles under the radar to show you how wrong you were. I had seen the thumbnail for the 2020 British film Hosts several times while scrolling the horror selections on Tubi, but neither the image nor … More Movies: Hosts (2020)
Brooklyn-born Max Hawthorne is an author (and screenwriter, and songwriter, and cryptid researcher) that I hadn’t heard of before, but he’s known in sci-fi circles as the Prince of Paleo-fiction, largely due to his bestselling Kronos series, which involves massive prehistoric sea monsters. His 2022 novel The Sleigh, though, was something a bit different, still … More Books: The Sleigh by Max Hawthorne
Since it’s getting to be about that time of year, I figured I should get into the holiday spirit by reading some Christmas-themed horror. And quite at random, I came across a spooky-sounding 2023 novel called Alice: A Christmas Ghost Story by prolific British author Shani Struthers. Just what Santa ordered! Much like classic holiday … More Books: Alice: A Christmas Ghost Story by Shani Struthers
Killer Santa flicks are pretty much a dime a dozen (hell, I just discussed one from 2022 a couple of days ago), but the one we’re talking about today, To All a Goodnight, has a few aspects that distinguish it from the rest. For one thing, it was not only the first slasher movie released … More Movies: To All a Goodnight (1980)
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
Today’s movie is another listener recommendation, though this time I already had the film on my “to watch eventually” list, as I often saw it popping up on Shudder and thought it sounded interesting. It’s also fortuitous that I chose to review it in December because even though I didn’t know it going in, this … More Movies: Await Further Instructions (2018)
The Scare Salon 