Trash connoisseurs are well aware that foreign rip-offs of popular American films are not only highly treasured, they sometimes surpass the originals. My personal favourites are the barbarian knock-offs that littered Italian cinema in the wake of Conan’s success, but on the other end of the historical scale are the post-apocalyptic epics that were […]

Posting will most likely be a little light over the next two weeks, but I hate to let a day go by without something, so here you go. Before Paul Anderson got his sticky little fingers all over the franchise, George A. Romero was slated to make his zombie comeback in the form of […] Published by […]

Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud left me feeling a bit confused . . . Published by SteveContinue reading: Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud

The Masters of Horror episodes were originally going to be released individually. Showtime created a series of one hour horror features. Here are reviews of the entire first season. Published by SteveContinue reading: Mar 3, Masters of Horror: Season 1 Synopsis and reviews.

Four years ago, a comics-oriented magazine by the name of Savant tried to organize International Read A Comic Book in Public Day. Since I live in Canada, and I tend to go outside as little as possible in March, I proposed an alternative, hence the Fifth Annual International Read A Comic Book Naked Day. There […]

Name your favourite horror comic book. Jeff O’Brien “Hellhound” by Bruce Jones and Russ Heath in CREEPY magazine. You can read it here. I’ve never been moved by horror comics like I have in horror movies but in this one, the last panel caught me completly off guard - I was silent for a moment […]

Carrie White from the horror movie Carrie brings up an existential question: If you had her special powers would you exact revenge on those you felt wronged you? Is she a villain or a hero? Published by SteveContinue reading: Mar 2, Carrie White: Villain or Heroine?

My previous post about the odds of the world seeing Vampires fight zombies in our lifetime made me question whether vampires and zombies have ever crossed paths before. Happily, the tribute site for The Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency has the answer. …in ancient times zombies and vampires were frequently pitted against each other for […]

Is the return of the cherished monster rally a healthy indicator of creature features to come, or is have we just reached the bottom of the barrel and are mixing things up just to appear fresh? In all likelihood it was Underworld that started the trend with its war between Werewolves and Vampires, but […]