Those who grew up in the UK in the early-to-mid 1980s no doubt remember the whole “video nasties” kerfuffle. Though I grew up in the United States, I was a kid during that same era, and as I was a total Anglophile as well as a horror fan, I was fairly aware of what was … More Movies: Censor (2021)
Scott Smith has only published a couple of novels in his writing career, but luckily for him (and us), they’re both fantastic. I read and reviewed his 2006 novel The Ruins not too long ago (he also wrote the screenplay for the solid 2008 film adaptation), but I had never read his debut, the 1993 … More Books: A Simple Plan by Scott Smith
I can’t remember exactly how I first heard about the 2021 film Broadcast Signal Intrusion, but the title must have stuck in my mind, because as soon as I saw it pop up in the “Free To Me” section of Amazon Prime, I felt compelled to watch it. At first, I thought maybe I’d run … More Movies: Broadcast Signal Intrusion (2021)
Today we’re going to be talking about Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn, an author probably best known to most audiences as the author of Gone Girl, which was turned into a successful 2014 film directed by David Fincher. Sharp Objects is Flynn’s first novel, published in 2006, and it was also adapted in 2018 as … More Books: Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
Today I wanted to tackle one of the weirder American horror flicks from the 1970s, one that I’d seen pop up on a lot of people’s “best underrated 70s horror” lists but had only recently got around to seeing. Larry Cohen is probably best known to horrorphiles as the director of the It’s Alive killer baby series, … More Movies: God Told Me To (1976)
by Jenny Ashford “You’re not bringing that girl here.” Troy’s father was yelling, and even though Troy curled his body down as small as it would go, burrowing under the covers and clapping his hands over his ears, the man’s voice still resonated through his head like the toll of a great bell. “Your father’s right, Troy.” Mother … More Fiction: Here Comes the Bride
When I was first thinking about doing this book review series, my main goal was getting back into reading horror fiction. I used to read a lot of it, and then for the past several years, I had gotten far more into nonfiction, just because most of the time that seemed more interesting when I … More Books: If You See Her by Ania Ahlborn
by Jenny Ashford Stephanie Guthrie stood in the center of the pile of blood-soaked bodies, her arms outstretched, her face a blank mask. Children pointed and screamed, animals paced in their cages. Zoo employees gaped like statues, unable to believe what they had just seen. Soon enough, the police came to quell the panic, and … More Fiction: Lepidoptera
The Scare Salon 