Category: Columns
For most of us, sleep is where we find peace. It’s solace after a long day of challenges and plans. That’s until the imagination of the late Wes Craven and the emergence of a horribly, scarred man with a blade… Read More »
The tragedy of the summer of 1958 at Camp Crystal Lake would be the birth of an enduring horror franchise. 12 movies (and a reboot) to be exact. You just can’t keep an angry spirit down. The original Friday the… Read More »
It feels like W. W. Jacobs‘s 1902 tale, The Monkey’s Paw has been adapted in every which way. Remember the “Treehouse of Horror II” from The Simpsons? Wishes granted with unattended consequences. What would you do if you had such… Read More »
Who would thought that a story that began with two men handcuffed in the basement of a warehouse would grow to be so big? The opening of Charlie Clouser‘s “Hello Zepp” theme and the grainy voice on a mini cassette… Read More »
Before Eminem rapped about a fan obsession gone too far with 2000’s “Stan,” there was 1990’s Misery. Adapted from the 1987 Stephen King novel, it was a story that had every author second guessing meet and greets for a while…. Read More »
On August 15th, 1992, Nickelodeon debuted Are You Afraid of The Dark on their Saturday night lineup, SNICK. It’s been more than 20 years, but you can still remember the eerie opening crawl and kids wanting to start their own… Read More »
Ah, the 80s. Horror movies like Re-Animator and The Fly relied upon more conventional means to scare you. Some modern horror movies rely on the inclusion of computer special effects and following a popular genre such as resting on laurels… Read More »
“when you’re down here with me, you’ll float, too–’ Stephen King. Coulrophobia is the word that described the phobia of clowns and the 1990 miniseries of Stephen King’s 1986 novel, IT did not help alleviate that fear. Tim Curry’s portrayal… Read More »
Warner Brothers, we need to have a talk. This is one of those talks that you have with a friend before their lives careen off a cliff. Trust me, I care. The end may be near and I have to… Read More »
Wednesday, November 8th had a tale of two stories. There were some who were elated about a president-elect who had seemly pulled off an upset – the outsider who had rolled through the “elites” trading decorum for grandiose. Then, there… Read More »
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