A Progress Report on 2002’s Horror Movies
Mainstream movie wise, 2002 hasn’t been all that distinguished a year thus far, but horror movie wise it’s actually been better than average
Short Hair, Beautiful Guts, Slave Girls and Vampire Loins!
You can rest assured that a novel titled THE MAN WHO HAD HIS HAIR CUT SHORT won’t ever be mistaken for (say) ENTRAILS OF THE VIRGIN
THE REVENANTS
In his introduction to the 2001 edition of this criminally neglected novel Kim Newman calls it “a major achievement in its field,” and he’s right
THE VAMPIRE’S CHRISTMAS
A confession: I’ve long since had my fill of vampires. That probably explains why this graphic novel, exploring the tortured existence of a vampire expat, didn’t do much for me
VAMPIRE JUNCTION
One of the key vampire tomes of the eighties, VAMPIRE JUNCTION was the premiere excursion in horror fiction by the famed science fiction scribe Somtow Sucharitkul, a.k.a. S.P. Somtow
VALERIE AND HER WEEK OF WONDERS (Book)
A real curiosity: a surrealist novel masquerading as a gothic thriller that never entirely satisfies as either. Rather, it’s a rare book that exists in its own indefinable category
ROMANCING THE VAMPIRE–FROM PAST TO PRESENT
This large format hardcover is David J. Skal’s latest vampire-themed tome, and doesn’t contain much info that his other books didn’t already cover
Nutzoid Horror Fiction
My passion for nutzoid horror fiction is hardly a secret. I can certainly appreciate a subtle and well written horror story, but really: who doesn’t enjoy a walk on the wild side?
I Was A Halloween Maze Monster
The following is a 2011 recollection by an anonymous individual who was employed as a monster in a couple Halloween mazes from 1998 to 2001