by James Newman Let the Right One In is a stylish, haunting horror film. It’s also a poignant look at friendship. I can’t remember another movie that creeped me out while at the same time bringing a tear to my…
After much review, and due to a smaller slush pile to pull from, the webzine fiction offerings will be reduced from 2X week to 1X week on Sundays, starting this month. We are receiving loads of submissions, but the majority…
by James Newman I ignored the hype for the longest time, assuming You’re Next was just another “home-invasion-by-people-in-spooky-masks” movie (and I’m almost as done with those as I am with zombie flicks). But after reading a ton of extremely positive reviews from folks…
by James Newman This Spanish film reminded me of one of my favorite short stories, “The Secret Shih Tan” by Graham Masterton. A food critic investigates “clandestine restaurants”, where rich patrons dine on exotic dishes you won’t find on the…
by James Newman Another fun film from the Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz fellas, this one was the final installment in their “Cornetto Trilogy” (my WTF-was-I-thinking word count prevents me from explaining further . . . Google it if you must). While…
by James Newman Berberian Sound Studio isn’t a film that I can recommend to every horror fan. Why? Because it’s not really a horror film at all. But it is about giallo films, those lurid tales of black-gloved killers made by…
by James Newman Unlike most horror fanatics, I didn’t roll my eyes when I heard Alexandre Aja (Haute Tension, Piranha 3D) was producing a remake of William Lustig’s sleaze-classic Maniac. While I enjoyed the original, I was never a huge fan,…
by James Newman John Carpenter was once the undisputed master of horror. Sadly, In the Mouth of Madness was his last great film. This one’s about a horror author whose work drives his fans to commit acts of murder and mayhem…
