Troubling Questions About LAND OF THE DEAD, HIGH TENSION, the Box Office Slump…and You!
We have a new Romero movie out, LAND OF THE DEAD, that had a disappointing opening, followed by a precipitous 74 percent drop in its second week of release
A Real Shooting in a Movie Theater: Another True-Life Horror Story
The date was January 6, 1994 and the movie was a matinee screening of SCHINDLER’S LIST in the San Diego, Ca. Horton Plaza multiplex…
THE LAYPERSON’S GUIDE TO MODERN LIVING: A True Tale of Terror!
Have you seen THE LAYPERSON’S GUIDE TO MODERN LIVING? No? Don’t worry, neither has 99.9 percent of the rest of the world
These Movies DID Play at a Theater Near You…but You Didn’t See ‘Em!
The following piece was written in response to the snippy emails I’ve been getting
A Progress Report on 2002’s Horror Movies
Mainstream movie wise, 2002 hasn’t been all that distinguished a year thus far, but horror movie wise it’s actually been better than average
Is It Just Me or Do These Movies Suck?
Here I’ll take some potshots at a number of horror’s most revered figures
Debunking Some Stupid Sayings
The horror genre, like any other, is host to a number of ideas perceived by many to be Gospel. I’m debunking them.
The New Horror Fan
If horror movies have changed over the years (and few would disagree on that point, I think) then so have the fans
A Few Hundred Words About DVDs
I’m sure you’ve heard this, or some variant on it, before, but here it is once again: as of June, 2001 the DVD has arrived, and for the foreseeable future it’s here to stay
The State of The Comic-Con
The 40th annual San Diego Comic Convention (Comic-Con) is now over. I attended, as I have nearly every year.