M3GAN (2022) – Taking a walk in uncanny valley
Directed by Gerard Johnstone and written by Akela Cooper from an idea from James Wan, M3GAN is the next in line in a long history of doll based horror fiction. My first brush with this type of horror came from a Twilight Zone episode “Living Doll” that featured a sentient doll named talking Tina that inserts herself in the dysfunction of a modern American family. The results were absolutely terrifying. The idea that something loved
Tuesday Night 6/6 at 8 PM EST: Carolina Fear Fest 2023 Coverage (Retro Episode): TCH Vol. III Ep. 26: Writer/Producer/Actor and Convention Coordinator Matt Burns
As website and magazine articles are being written for my coverage of Carolina Fear Fest 2023 are being written and submitted, we are going back
Let’s Hear It For the Boy – Horror’s 25 Most Memorable Final Dudes
The title of Final Girl goes hand in hand with a horror film. The last girl standing at the end of the movie has fought
LIVE NOW: The Calling Hours Horror Podcast Vol. III Ep. 25: Carolina Fear Fest 2023 Coverage and Actress Angel Bradford
On this episode I will be discussing Carolina Fear Fest 2023 with my guest Actress Angel Bradford. Angel was part of the convention by helping
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Body Farm (2020) – Left Me Stone Cold
The very nature of being a fan of the horror genre is a willingness to suspend common sense in order to allow oneself to get swept away in a fantastical narrative. Body Farm is such a ridiculous movie that it robs the viewer of the ability to participate in this basic pact between fan and creator. Directed by Brandon Keenan
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Prom Night (1980) – Will You Go With Me? – Part 1
After I recently discovered a much beloved film of my youth, Prom Night, has four titles in its franchise (does four make a franchise??), it became obvious that my next bottle of Kraken Rum be dedicated to reviewing all four movies. Starting with the OG and working our way to Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil.
Tubi Terror! – Delicious 3 Course Italian Meal
Streaming changes the way that we consume media. It’s a source of big-budget, multi-episode extravaganzas. As nice as that is, I have need something more. I need an online equivalent of a musty basement stacked with faded VHS boxes and DVD wallets full of blood-drenched horror of old. Tubi is that basement.
Stain of Mind Volume 2 – Teddy Told Me
In this volume, we take a look at some indie flicks like Tom Devlin’s “Teddy told Me To”, August Aguilar’s “He Comes to Kill” and Terry Jarrell’s “Harlow’s Haunt”. In addition, I’ll discuss everything I love and hate about modern filming techniques and clue you all in on why Tubi is the best streaming service for horror. Check it!
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Tuesday Night 6/6 at 8 PM EST: Carolina Fear Fest 2023 Coverage (Retro Episode): TCH Vol. III Ep. 26: Writer/Producer/Actor and Convention Coordinator Matt Burns
As website and magazine articles are being written for my coverage of Carolina Fear Fest 2023 are being written and submitted, we are going back
Session 10 is a fortnightly podcast where two irregular guys talk about regular horror movies. British horror writer Craig Wallwork, and purveyor of all things strange, Boff Island, walk you through horror movies from each decade. Expect chills, thrills, spoilers, and hilarity.
There's a new, never-before-seen terror in the skies... Thanks to a greedy man unearthing forbidden technology from the past, spectral creatures from another world have crossed over to ours.Flight of the Phantasmadactyls is the fourth installment in Matt Schorr's terrifying Zombiesaurus Series, which has haunted the dreams of young readers for almost a decade.
Frank McConnelly is a loving father and husband, a brilliant business man, and a secret doomsday prepper. During a party at his Vegas mansion, The President gives an address warning people to stay inside due to a strange weather pattern that is cutting off communications across the globe. The power goes out as the fog rolls in. In the ensuing chaos Frank escorts people down to safety of his bunker. But, In the thick fog something is stirring. Something that hungers. Will the bunker protect them or will they be the next meal?
Morgan Scorpion tells some of the darkest tales horror. She narrates great works from legends including Edgar Alan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft as well as Creepypasta fromthe dark corners of the Internet.