by James Newman This wonderfully eerie film from Thailand takes that “long-haired ghost girl” trope so prevalent in Asian horror films of the early ‘00s – films like Ringu, Ju-On, etc. — and makes it scary again. Really scary. In fact, this…
THE BLOOD GROVEby Tom Gordon Horseshoe, Montana, 1870. The slashing and whipping blizzard-wind of the Montana mountains blustered with a ferocity akin to that of a starving scavenger, nipping and biting at any and all exposed flesh, with each rupturing…
By James Newman Directed by Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile), The Mist might be the best Stephen King adaptation ever made. A group of people are trapped in a supermarket after a storm hits town . .…
STORM SURGEby Guy Riessen Howling wind blasted the old man’s yellow slicker as bruised, bloated clouds churned overhead. Rain slashed, and Sam Baylee cut the video as Sarah Jennings, “Channel 7 News,” jabbed her mic under her arm. Head down,…
Writing to you from Scares that Care to let you know we’re a day late for getting our free webzine offering out, but we will be having that up for you tomorrow so keep your eyes peeled!
By James Newman It’s a horror flick. It’s also a Western, kinda. And it was the directorial debut of future Academy Award-winner Kathyrn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker). No wonder it’s so good. When cowboy Caleb meets Mae, it’s love at…
I am so VERY happy to say that all the print orders for Issue 16 have now been released to the wilds (last night actually). Between the mess that was this printing fiasco, trying to prep for Scares that Cares…
GEARSHIFT by Patrick R. Wilson The older gas-powered Lincoln rolled up smoothly, making no splash in the curbside puddle. Driver’s face (human, of course, the Others could operate few Earth machines) stared impassively behind the wipers clicking in the drizzle.…
By James Newman No way you haven’t seen this, right? Sigh. There’s one in every crowd . . . Speaking of slackers, Shaun’s a thirtysomething pothead who trudges through life with zero aspirations beyond playing videogames, which makes him lose…
BOOMER TRAP by Dale L. Sproule Jacket weather finally settled in after our long, sputtering summer. My wife, Wendy, used to come on these walks with me until her wonky knees turned me into a lone wolf on my weekly…
