Annoying Trends in Modern Horror Movies
2003 could almost be termed the year of the horror movie, as there were so many of them. Unfortunately, the reality is that not too many of last year’s horror films were worthwhile
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
PLAY LITTLE VICTIMS
In tried-and-true ANIMAL FARM fashion, this provocative novella relates a metaphoric fable of the animal world with more than a hint of the satiric nastiness of Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal”
THE WOODS ARE DARK
This is the “restored and uncut” version of THE WOODS ARE DARK, the second novel by the late Richard Laymon, and the one he maintained destroyed his career in the U.S.
THE WOMAN
Any book by the incomparable Jack Ketchum is worth reading—even this one, which is essentially a novelization of the 2011 film of the same name
THE VOYAGE OF THE SHORT SERPENT
A short novel that received quite a bit of attention in its native France, winning a prestigious literary award and all sorts of critical adulation. I think all the praise is overblown, given that this novel, in translated English form, is frankly pretty minor