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)
At long last, I’m returning to my breakdowns of Night Gallery episodes, so let’s get right into this next half-dozen from season two. Episode 7“Midnight Never Ends” This one starts out fantastically creepy and evocative, but can’t quite stick the landing, sadly. Like some of the previous episodes I discussed, it was directed by Jeannot … More Revisiting Night Gallery: Season Two (Episodes 7-12)
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)
The 1940s served as a bit of a lull in the horror genre, and many of the best examples from the decade were generally classified as thrillers rather than horror movies. Such was the case with the brilliant 1946 film The Spiral Staircase, which was at the time described as a “mystery romance,” but is … More Movies: The Spiral Staircase (1946)
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
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
I’m always game to check out an 80s horror flick I missed the first time around, so when a reader recommended the 1981 film Fear No Evil, I toddled on over to Shudder to give it a look. I seem to remember seeing the cover in the video store back in the day, but for … More Movies: Fear No Evil (1981)
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 