Books: The Halloween Store and Other Tales of All Hallows’ Eve by Ronald Kelly

Because I’d been covering some Halloween-themed movies in the lead-up to the best holiday of the year, I figured I’d get in some Halloween reading as well, just to balance things out. My Kindle Unlimited subscription had several free options available, including a handful of holiday-themed anthologies like the one I’m discussing today. The Halloween … More Books: The Halloween Store and Other Tales of All Hallows’ Eve by Ronald Kelly

My Favorite Horror Movies from Every Year Since I Was Born: 1984

I’m finally getting back to this series after who knows how long, and if you’re keeping track, that means we’ve arrived at the exalted year of 1984, the year I turned twelve years old. A lot of fantastic movies came out that year, but my top five were pretty easy picks this time around. As … More My Favorite Horror Movies from Every Year Since I Was Born: 1984

Movies: Oddity (2024)

During one of 13 O’Clock’s fun, infamous, drunken Friday night Sidetracks livestreams, a listener in the chat recommended a new horror film that had recently dropped on Shudder: the 2024 Irish supernatural murder mystery Oddity. There was a lot of buzz about this film when it debuted at South by Southwest in March; it even … More Movies: Oddity (2024)

Movies: My Dear Killer (aka Mio Caro Assassino) (1972)

Yeah, yeah, I know I’d been on a “new international films” kick with my past few reviews, but for this one, I decided to get back to a genre I’ve been sadly neglecting for quite a while: good old 1970s giallo goodness. Shudder has a decent selection of some more obscure titles, so I chose … More Movies: My Dear Killer (aka Mio Caro Assassino) (1972)

Movies: Pearl (2022)

Some time ago, I discussed Ti West’s 2022 retro, porno-tinged slasher X, which I absolutely adored. What many people didn’t know at the time that film came out, however, was that West had co-written a script (with Mia Goth) for a prequel to X as he was working on that film, and even began production … More Movies: Pearl (2022)