Tag horror
150 Words About . . .Deathdream (1972)
by James Newman A tragic look at how men and women who are sent off to war often return as ghosts of their former selves, Deathdream (a.k.a. Dead of Night) is a modern take on “The Monkey’s Paw.” It’s the story of Andy…
FATHER, ARE YOU SLEEPING?
FATHER, ARE YOU SLEEPING? by Ray Daley I couldn’t just go in there and perform the standard checks. I had to check from across the road first. I parked the car, taking my binoculars from the glove box. Initial recce.…
THE NOVEMBER KING
THE NOVEMBER KINGby Nicklas Berild Lundblad The lawyer asked me to stay after the reading of Uncle Erik’s will. He had left the small cottage on Vårholma island to me – a cottage he had built himself, and where we…
Dark Bites E10: Richard Chizmar Discusses Gwendy’s Final Task, Chasing the Boogeyman, Stephen King, and more!
Read MoreDark Bites E10: Richard Chizmar Discusses Gwendy’s Final Task, Chasing the Boogeyman, Stephen King, and more!150 Words About . . .HONEYMOON (2014)
by James Newman Honeymoon holds few surprises if you know what it’s about going in. But that’s OK, because it does what it does extremely well. When our newly-married protagonists arrive at a remote cabin for their titular getaway, everything’s sickeningly-sweet pet names…
END OF THE LINE
END OF THE LINEby Louise Zedda-Sampson They’re handin’ out the rations and today my baby’s there instead of me. All four-teen years of him. Six-foot-one, skin ’n bone, lanky as an unfed stray, but Davie stands in that line like…
A RIFT IN REFLECTION
A RIFT IN REFLECTIONby Hal Bodner (“A Rift in Reflection” originally appeared in CHIRAL MAD 3 Written Backwards, 2016) Death was not nearly the frightening experience that Phillip feared it would be. No devils awakened him into the hereafter with…
Dark Bites E9: HELLBENDER – Discussing Filmmaking And Blood Ties With The Adams Family
Read MoreDark Bites E9: HELLBENDER – Discussing Filmmaking And Blood Ties With The Adams Family150 Words About . . . BAD MILO! (2013)
by James Newman Never thought I would give a crap (heh) about a movie whose main plot concerns a demon coming outta someone’s butt! Bad Milo! is a ribald horror-comedy about a fellow (Ken Marino of Role Models and We’re the Millers in a rare likeable role) whose…
THE PAINTED WOMAN
THE PAINTED WOMANby Rickey Rivers Jr He was alone but not. His hand struck canvas like lightning. He was entranced, a man bent to the will of the brush, capturing the vision as best he could. “You will be my…
THE GROTESQUE TRUTH
THE GROTESQUE TRUTH by Matt Handle Deputy Liam Martin sat up in his worn leather recliner and turned up the TV volume via remote control. The kids were raising a ruckus down the hall in the playroom as usual, but…
