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Tag: Fairy Tale

My Twenty Favorite Horror Films of 2025

January 4, 2026

Like last year, I wanted to do a wrap-up ranking my favorite horror movies of the year just past. Unlike last year, I didn’t have as much time to see quite as many new horror films as I would have liked, though I still managed to get my list to twenty films that I really … More My Twenty Favorite Horror Films of 2025

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Movies: The Ugly Stepsister (2025)

October 26, 2025

It’s getting toward the end of the year, and with a view to doing another “best horror of 2025” list like the one I did in 2024, I’ve been watching some new films that I’ve seen recommended here and there in the horror community. And that’s how I came upon the Norwegian film The Ugly … More Movies: The Ugly Stepsister (2025)

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More Dark Disney: Revisiting Return To Oz (1985)

December 15, 2022

Not too long ago, when I did a post and video about Disney’s 1980s “Dark Phase” and talked particularly about the 1980 film The Watcher in the Woods, I happened to mention that the movie in this specific cycle and era that actually got the most discussion for being straight-up nightmare fuel for 80s kids … More More Dark Disney: Revisiting Return To Oz (1985)

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Books: The Headsman by Cristina Mîrzoi

July 18, 2022

Several weeks back, an independent author named Cristina Mîrzoi contacted me and asked if I would review her book The Headsman, which was published early in 2022 and was available to read for free on Kindle Unlimited. Doing a little background research into Cristina Mîrzoi led me to discover that she’s a very new, emerging … More Books: The Headsman by Cristina Mîrzoi

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