THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY
This eminently readable slice of history alternates the accounts of Daniel Burnham, the director of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, and Herman Mudgett, a.k.a. H.H. Holmes, the serial killer who haunted the event
KILLER INSTINCT
In the category of books about moviemaking this one for me ranks among the top of the heap
I WAS A TEENAGE SERIAL KILLER
From the late Sarah Jacobson, a gleefully anarchic, feminist slanted short
HOMEBODIES
Geezer horror? If there is such a thing than HOMEBODIES is easily the finest example of such
HERO AND THE TERROR (Film)
This 1988 Chuck Norris vehicle, released at the nadir of his stardom, represents one of Chuck’s rare attempts at real acting
HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER (Film)
Serial killer biopics are a dime a dozen these days, but in 1986 there was nothing quite like HENRY, which remains a stunner
The Dregs
One of the unfortunate realities of being a movie buff, especially a bad movie buff, is running into—or better yet, stepping in—“films” like those listed below
2012: Bedlam in Print
Publishing-wise 2012 contained more than its share of good, and sometimes even great, books
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
2007: Bedlam in Print
2007 is over. A good year? For horror literature I’d say yes, it was