I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE
The most notorious rape-revenge movie of the seventies, if not of all time
THE HILLS HAVE EYES
A true horror classic, this early Wes Craven film shows that once upon a time he was one of the fastest, meanest, most relentless filmmakers in or out of the horror genre
SHOCK VALUE
The subtitle says it all: “How A Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horror”
SCREAMS AND NIGHTMARES: THE FILMS OF WES CRAVEN
Fans of Wes Craven can rejoice, as this hardcover overview of his life and films is about as good as can be expected, despite being over two decades out of date
HOLLYWOOD MONSTER
I’ll confess I wasn’t expecting much from this memoir by actor Robert Englund, a.k.a. Freddy Krueger, yet I wound up pleasantly surprised by this fun little book
2005: The Year in Bedlam
The following encompasses my picks for the year’s best and worst horror films released in the US in 2005
A Nostalgic Look Back at the “NEW” TWILIGHT ZONE
2005 marked the release of what are in my view two of the most vital DVD collections on the scene
Fangoria’s 2005 Weekend of Horrors
A confession: I like Fangoria and ain’t afraid to admit it!
Is It Just Me or Do These Movies Suck?
Here I’ll take some potshots at a number of horror’s most revered figures