Grappling with THE MIST
Frank Darabont’s THE MIST was the most widely debated horror movie of 2007
CLOVERFIELD vs. DIARY OF THE DEAD
January of 2008 saw the release of CLOVERFIELD, a digitally shot monster mash. A month later George Romero’s DIARY OF THE DEAD appeared, another digital freak-out
On Working for Free
The full story of my toils in Hollyweird would take a multi-volume encyclopedia’s worth of verbiage to fully relate, so here I’m going to concentrate on one aspect of the biz that really irks me: the practice of working for free
Japanese Cyber-Horror
Japanese Cyberpunk: for those familiar with the films of Shinya Tsukamoto and Shozin Fukui, those words have a very particular connotation, promising an unflinching exploration of the darkest extremes of technology and madness
Two Books (and One Film) by Ladislav Fuks
Here’s a brilliant author few seem to remember: the Czech Ladislav Fuks, who is known in the English speaking world for just two books, MR. THEODORE MUNDSTOCK and THE CREMATOR
Four Essential Books by Michael Blumlein
Michael Blumlein, a San Francisco-based doctor, is one of the most distinctive horror/sci fi writers on the scene, as evinced by three absolutely stunning novels and an equally dazzling short story collection
R.I.P. Michael Crichton
Here’s an author with whom I’ve had my differences over the years: the brilliant but erratic Michael Crichton, who on November 4, 2008 passed away at age 66
On Reality, Fiction and Madness: The Novels of Dennis Potter
Potter’s TV dramas and movie scripts are certainly deserving of careful study, and have for the most part received it. Far less attention has been granted his novels
Fangoria’s May 2007 Weekend of Horrors
Another year, another Fangoria Weekend of Horrors
Emmanuel Carrere in English
France’s Emmanuel Carrere is one of the most interesting writers on the scene, an author with whom genre buffs simply MUST become acquainted