TRILOGY OF TERROR
A classic made-for-TV three-parter that’s best remembered for its concluding segment, in which actress Karen Black is menaced by an evil doll
THE NIGHT STALKER
One of the most popular TV movies of all time, and still a witty and enjoyable, if extremely dated, 1972 film
HOUSE OF USHER
The first of Roger Corman’s stately and refined Edgar Allen Poe adaptations. An affecting film, but I prefer my Corman pictures down and dirty
Richard Matheson: 1926-2013
What made the late novelist/screenwriter Richard Matheson great? A number of factors, I’d say
THE NIGHT STRANGLER
The sequel to 1972’s legendary TV movie THE NIGHT STALKER by that film’s principals: lead actor Darren McGavin, screenwriter Richard Matheson and producer Dan Curtis
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
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
RICHARD MATHESON’S HELL HOUSE
This graphic novel adaptation by Ian Edginton fully captures the rawness of Richard Matheson’s 1971 novel HELL HOUSE