Not too long before writing this (in early November of 2022), Shudder added a handful of Lucio Fulci’s less-celebrated films, including 1987’s Aenigma, 1990’s Demonia, and the movie we’re talking about today, Manhattan Baby from 1982 (also released under the titles Eye of the Evil Dead and The Possessed; its original title was The Evil … More Movies: Manhattan Baby (1982)
Italian maestro Lucio Fulci could make a pretty decent film in any genre you’d care to name, and as fun as his horror gorefests are, some of my favorite movies of his fall more into the giallo or thriller genre. One of these is the subject of today’s post, and I feel very strongly that … More Movies: The Psychic (1977)
I had been itching to get around to seeing Ghostwatch for ages, since I had long noticed it on so many “Best Haunted House Movie” lists and since I had heard a little bit about the uproar it caused when it was aired. If you don’t know, Ghostwatch was broadcast by the BBC on Halloween night 1992, and it … More Movies: Ghostwatch (1992)
I’m sure I’ve mentioned once or twice (or several times) how much I love made-for-TV horror movies from the 1970s. I’m not entirely sure what it is about them; it might just be that they take me back to my childhood and give me a warm, fuzzy feeling of nostalgia, or it could be that … More Movies: The Norliss Tapes (1973)
The book I want to talk about today is something of a wild card, at least in the way I happened to read it. Inamorata by Joseph Gangemi originally came out in 2004, but I picked it up completely at random several years after that. I was in a Barnes and Noble sometime back in … More Books: Inamorata by Joseph Gangemi
As I’ve mentioned before, I don’t usually put a great deal of conscious thought into what books I’m going to read for this series, unless, for example, a friend or trusted reviewer makes a specific recommendation. Most times, I simply browse through whatever is available to read for free on Kindle Unlimited that has a … More Books: Intercepts by T.J. Payne
I’m ashamed to say that I had never heard of this movie until fairly recently, when it was recommended to me by a friend on Facebook. The phenomenal British film Séance on a Wet Afternoon is an absolute marvel of atmospheric mood and incredible psychological depth. It’s not a horror movie per se, but it is … More Movies: Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
I decided to return today not only to my favorite decade for horror movies, but also to my favorite horror subgenre for this post. In short, I’m reviewing two haunted house films from the 1970s, both of which have made numerous appearances on various “underrated” lists around the internet, and both of which happen to … More Double Feature: Something Evil (1972) and The Stone Tape (1973)
Billed as a scifi horror, but really more akin to a waking nightmare, the Canadian film Come True had its debut at the 2020 Fantasia Film Festival, and went on to become one of the most divisive horror films of the year. While some found it slow and pretentious, with an ending that seemingly negated … More Movies: Come True (2020)
The Scare Salon 