It’s been a busy week for me. Work is starting back up again (I’m going to get a new job, I am going to get a new job) and so my time has basically been work and then come home and fall asleep or be so exhausted I barely have energy to do much. So... Continue Reading →
A Color Story: The Love Witch
Title: The Love Witch Year: 2016 Director: Anna Biller Writer(s): Anna Biller Producer(s): Anna Biller Costume(s): Anna Biller Cinematography: M. David Mullen Starring: Samantha Robinson, Gian Keys, Laura Waddell, Jeffrey Vincent Parise, Jared Sanford, Robert Seeley and Jennifer Ingrum The color that everyone associates most witches with in the media is black. Black is... Continue Reading →
Why did Monsters got lost in the shuffle?
When you think of television horror, many popular content comes to mind: The Twilight Zone, Tales from the Crypt, Tales from the Darkside, Goosebumps, American Horror Story, maybe episodes from The X-Files and Are You Afraid of the Dark?. But in the midst of those great shows and others that weren’t mentioned here but you... Continue Reading →
VHS Finds: The Video Store Edition
A film called Killbots is released in March of 1986 to limited screens. It doesn't do well at the box office. However, it's given a rename, Chopping Mall, and is released later that year on vhs where it created a cult following that still exists today. Betamax was developed in 1975. VHS was now accessible... Continue Reading →
Favorites: Top 10 Are You Afraid of the Dark Episodes (Part 2)
If you missed Part 1 of the Top 10 Favorite episodes of Are You Afraid of the Dark, please click here! Let's dive right into the final 5 episodes plus the honorary mentions that didn't quite make it into the top 10 but they are still awesome. 5. The Tale of the Midnight Madness Season... Continue Reading →
Favorites: Top 10 Are You Afraid of the Dark Episodes (Part 1)
It's 1991 and Nickelodeon has become a huge phenomenon with content. It's October, right around Halloween time and there's a new show coming... Are You Afraid of the Dark is a Canadian tv show, directed towards a younger crowd into teens. AYAOTD has a group of friends, calling themselves The Midnight Society, meeting at a... Continue Reading →
Underrated: Vamp
un·der·rate /ˌəndə(r)ˈrāt/ Learn to pronounce verb past tense: underrated; past participle: underrated underestimate the extent, value, or importance of (someone or something). “a very underrated film” --- Vampires have been a part of our pop culture and horror genre since Bram Stoker’s Dracula novel was released in 1897. Since then, we’ve gotten many interpretations of what a... Continue Reading →
A Color Story: Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Title: Killer Klowns from Outer Space Year: 1988 Director: Stephen Chiodo Writer(s): Stephen Chiodo, Charles Chiodo Producer(s): Stephen Chiodo, Charles Chiodo, Edward Chiodo Costume(s): Darcie F. Olson Cinematography: Alfred Taylor Starring: Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Allen Nelson, Royal Dano and John Vernon It’s the 80s. Late 80s at that. Killer Klowns from Outer Space... Continue Reading →
SoH Favorites: Top 10 VHS Covers
I did a previous post about my favorite VHS finds which I will link so please check that one out. This time, we're going to do covers. Out of maybe 100-110 vhs tapes that are in my horror collection, some of the covers do stand out. And if you think about it, remember what it... Continue Reading →
Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare; they saved the best for last… did they?
Title: Freddy’s Dead (The Final Nightmare) Year: 1991 Dir.: Rachel Talalay Producer(s): Robert Shaye, Michael De Luca, Michael N. Knue, Aron Warner Writer(s): Michael De Luca, Rachel Talalay (story) Company: New Line Cinema Starring: Lisa Zane, Robert Englund, Shon Greenblatt, Yaphet Kotto, Lezlie Deane As much fun as I have watching this movie, this movie... Continue Reading →
