RED EYE
Fact: those who complain that South Korean horror flicks are played out won’t find anything in this haunted train flick to invalidate that opinion!
GHOSTLY TALES OF ROUTE 66: ARKANSAS TO ARIZONA
Here’s one for you history buffs: a collection of fact based ghost stories from various parts of the legendary Route 66
INNER SENSES
From Hong Kong, an “homage” to THE SIXTH SENSE that boasts a slick veneer, fine performances and some memorable shocks
HAUSU
A far weirder than average haunted house movie from Japan, a heavily stylized film dealing with issues of sexuality and femininity
HALIMAW SA BANGA
This 1986 quickie has been called “one of the scariest horror movies in Philippine cinema.” I guess you have to be Filipino to really appreciate this film, because I didn’t find it too frightful
2013: Bedlam in Print
Here we have the latest (admittedly quite belayed) installment of my annual overview of the previous year’s horror-minded publications
THE VANISHMENT
Fans of England’s Jonathan Aycliffe (a.k.a. Daniel Easterman) rate this 1994 novel among his finest work. That may well be true, but I’m not entirely sold on THE VANISHMENT
2009: Bedlam in Print
To those who claim the horror story/novel is dead—or the horror novel is worn out, or fiction in general is dead, or whatever—I’ve got this to say: you haven’t been paying attention
2008: Bedlam in Print
Here it is: my third annual look back at the year’s literary output
2004: The Year in Bedlam
2004: it’s been quite a year