Tag horror
150 Words About . . . BLUE RUIN (2013)
by James Newman Blue Ruin is a revenge flick from the director of 2007’s Murder Party, but calling it that doesn’t do it justice. Such movies typically follow a standard formula, and although that formula usually works for me – I’m a…
THE TRUE ECONOMICS OF HAUNTING
THE TRUE ECONOMICS OF HAUNTINGby John Kiste The sights and sounds around him were mostly fuzzy and distorted, and the infrequent moments of clarity and acoustical integrity meant something. They were important. He knew that during those brief interludes something…
NO REGRETS
NO REGRETSby Joe Manion What first got my wife Elsa upset is when I peed in my khakis without knowing it. I’d been losing it marble-by-marble for months. Poor Elsa—her game shows interrupted by neighbors returning me home from walking…
Dark Bites E7: Revealing The Secrets And Power Of Book Covers with Artist Lynne Hansen
Read MoreDark Bites E7: Revealing The Secrets And Power Of Book Covers with Artist Lynne Hansen150 Words About . . . HOUSEBOUND (2014)
by James Newman Housebound is a film I recommend to horror fans who don’t mind a few giggles with their goosebumps. In fact, that’s my only beef with this otherwise effective fright flick from New Zealand — I wish the folks…
JUST A QUARTER
JUST A QUARTERby Melody E. McIntyre Adam shivered and shoved his hands into his pockets as a harsh wind sliced through his hoodie. He would have worn something warmer but wanted to look good in case that cute girl was…
BELOVED
BELOVEDby John Grover Not even the smell of bleach could erase the subtle medicinal stench or the awful memories Aaron would never forget. He’d cleaned the spare bedroom from top to bottom and it still wasn’t enough to wash the…
150 Words About . . . WE ARE WHAT WE ARE (2013)
by James Newman Until The Witch came along to knock it off the top spot, Jim Mickle’s (Stakeland, Cold In July) remake of the Spanish film Somos Lo Que Hay was my favorite fright flick since 2007’s The Mist. This one’s as…
THE SCREENING
THE SCREENINGby Reed Beebe I can’t cook for shit, so I brought Popeyes to the screening. The FedEx guy leaving the elevator as I arrived got a whiff and looked at me enviously. I pressed the button and ascended. My…
THE GLUB WEEVIL
THE GLUB WEEVILby David Wright 1986. It was the best of times; it was the… Nope. Not going to start that way. It’s been done before. Suffices to say, it should have been the best of times. I’d just graduated…
150 Words About . . . HERE COMES THE DEVIL (2013)
by James Newman This is one creeeeeeeeepy film, folks. When a young mother and father allow their son and daughter to wander off into the desert hills of Tijuana so they can be alone for a while (shades of The Hills…
