THE AX
A first-person serial killer novel from one of America’s finest suspense writers.
The Many Faces of THE FACE THAT MUST DIE
Ramsey Campbell’s THE FACE THAT MUST DIE is one of the most powerful serial killer novels ever written.
PSYCHO at 55
Here we’re going to look at what is very likely the most iconic and widely discussed horror movie of all time.
Horror Movie Mash-Ups
The genesis of the following piece occurred upon seeing PREDATOR for the first time. That was back in 1987, and I, naïve though I was back then, couldn’t help but flash back to two then-recent hits: RAMBO from 1985 and the following year’s ALIENS
1990s Serial Killer Cinema
In the 1990s the serial killer was the ideal horror movie subject
HARD
Yes, I, like you, am sick of low budget serial killer movies, but this controversial film stands out from the crowd in a number of ways, most notably its heavily gay subtext
VENGEANCE IS MINE (1979)
This much acclaimed, multi award-winning Japanese drama from 1979 can be viewed as the HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER of the seventies. It’s also, in my eyes at least, one of the most overrated films of all time
BLACK WIDOW
A silly eighties thriller with occasional flashes of interest, courtesy of actress Theresa Russell—but flashes are all we get
EXECUTIVE KOALA
Japanese director Minoru Kawasaki’s follow-up to his cult hit THE CALAMARI WRESTLER was this goofy 2005 psycho thriller about a businessman koala bear who may or may not be a murderer
SUMMER OF SAM
From Spike Lee, a wildly overbaked yet vital account of the seventies-era “Son of Sam” killings. The film has much to say about the effects of fear and paranoia, none of it comforting