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Reviews & Commentary by Adam Groves
THE WATCHER IN THE WOODS
The first horror film made by Disney, and a bust
JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX
A film that plays like it was made by the Joker himself and, I say, a worthwhile effort
SILVER BULLET
This 1985 release can lay claim to being among the absolute dumbest Stephen King movies
MOVING VIOLATIONS
The “institutional comedy” model, established in 1984 by POLICE ACADEMY, was given a fair-to-middling workout in this science fiction-tinged comedy
FIFTY MILLION YEARS AGO
Or: 1925’s other dinosaur movie
THE CLUB DUMAS
Am I wrong for admitting I didn’t much like this highly revered novel?
NINE HORRORS AND A DREAM
The spirit of WEIRD TALES illuminates this slim collection of stories by Joseph Payne Brennan
MARDI GRAS MASSACRE
In which the 1978 Southern-fried slasher of that title gets the Brad Carter novelization treatment
THE MYSTERY OF WOOLVERINE WOO-BAIT
The fact that this is the only solo comic book by the fringe culture legend Joe Coleman renders THE MYSTERY OF WOOLVERINE WOOL-BAIT a must read
THE FUNHOUSE
From Dean Koontz, a movie novelization that’s not one of his better books
SPACE ODYSSEY: STANLEY KUBRICK, ARTHUR C. CLARKE, AND THE MAKING OF A MASTERPIECE
Appearing just in time for the fiftieth anniversary of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, this book can lay claim to being the definitive resource on the making of that classic
SONG OF SPIDER-MAN
Here we get the inside story of SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK, apparently the “Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History.”
MY LAST BREATH
This was the final testament of Luis Bunuel, one of the world’s great troublemakers
BRONSON’S LOOSE!
Right now, with the Eli Roth directed remake of 1974’s DEATH WISH currently in theatrical release, I’d say it’s an opportune time for a look back at this book
BRAVE
In recent years Rose McGowan has gone from being a semi-famous actress, in films like THE DOOM GENERATION, JAWBREAKER and GRINDHOUSE, to a passionate feminist crusader
On THE WHITE HOTEL
THE WHITE HOTEL is one of the few examples of literary fiction that can truly be said to have just about everything
The Halloween Issue
Here we’re going to explore the phenomenon of the Halloween issue
Funnybook Flashback: FLINCH
It’s impossible not to be struck by the range of artwork and subject matter of this Vertigo horror comics anthology
THE CELL at 20
On THE CELL (2000) and the effects, pro and con, of controversy
TV Flashback: ARABELA
Of the imposing achievements of Czech fantasy television, the 1979 miniseries ARABELA is at the forefront