Liminal horror really seems to be having a moment, especially with the roaring success of Backrooms (which I still haven’t seen as of this writing; don’t fret, I’ll get around to it), and I started to notice that several discussions of other liminal titles inevitably ended up mentioning the Japanese psychological horror film Exit 8, … More Movies: Exit 8 (2025)
Sometimes you get in the mood for some good old-fashioned 1970s horror weirdness, and as you’ve probably surmised, I recently got into one of those exact moods. Earlier in the evening I had done a rewatch of the underrated 1978 haunted house flick The Evil (which we reviewed ages ago), and after it was over, … More Movies: The Pyx (1973)
Way back in the neon-colored mists of 1986, I was nothing but a fourteen-year-old weirdo navigating her unsteady way through eighth and ninth grades. Amid all the hairspray and hormonal meltdowns, though, a few choice horror movies managed to rise above the angsty fray, and I’ll talk about them momentarily. But first, as usual, aside … More My Favorite Horror Movies from Every Year Since I Was Born: 1986
I regret that I’ve gotten pretty behind in catching all the new and hyped horror films that have been coming out in 2026, but I’m slowly trying to make up for lost time. In that line, a friend had recommended the movie Undertone to me back when it was still in theaters in March, and … More Movies: Undertone (2026)
A few weeks back on a livestream, one of our listeners recommended a movie called Shock Treatment, which I initially thought referred to the 1981 film of the same name that was a loose “sequel” to The Rocky Horror Picture Show. But nope, they said; this one was from 1964 and had Roddy McDowall in … More Movies: Shock Treatment (1964)
Regular readers of this blog will likely remember the name of British author Alan Golbourn, as I’ve reviewed three of his previous books (after he was kind enough to send them to me): The 666 Murders, The Cult From Beyond, and The Last Breath Before Death. Recently, Alan contacted me again and offered an ARC … More Books: From Under the Stairs by Alan Golbourn
So during a livestream a week or two ago, someone made a comment that they had found our channel through one of my giallo movie reviews, and that maybe it was time for me to do another one. Realizing that it had indeed been entirely too long since my last foray into the genre (the … More Movies: Strip Nude for Your Killer (1975)
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)
A while back, Tom and I did a 13 O’Clock episode about Hollywood legends Joan Crawford and Bette Davis (and the infamous feud between them that spanned decades). While talking about Joan Crawford’s later career, I mentioned that I had seen a couple of her films from that era, such as the excellent What Ever … More Movies: Strait-Jacket (1964)
Author Shirley Jackson should of course be no stranger to horror fans, as she’s responsible for what is arguably the greatest haunted house novel of the 20th century, 1959’s The Haunting of Hill House, which has been adapted into an excellent 1963 film directed by Robert Wise, a shitty 1999 film directed by Jan de … More Book vs Movie: We Have Always Lived in the Castle
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