Another anthology film. I’ve been finding myself watching more of these now that I can access them easily. Trick r’ Treat, Creepshow, Trilogy of Horror, The Things that Haunt Us, Tales from the Darkside: the movie as well as the Twilight Zone movie are just a handful off the top of my head that I’ve... 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 →
SoH Reviews: The Hell House Series
The franchise Hell House is a found footage docu-like series found on Shudder. It’s also on Amazon Prime but I think the first one is readily available? I don’t know. I watched all 3 in a very short amount of time so the viewings and thoughts are pretty fresh. Spoilers ahead? Kind of. Let's talk... 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 →
Boogeymen: A Suitable Killer Compilation?
I was looking through my collection of horror content and one caught my eye… twice: Flix Mix’s release of Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation that came into view. This was released in 2001 on vhs and dvd (I own both) and it made me think about why compilation works and doesn’t work today or even when... 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 →
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 Reviews: Dario Argento’s Opera
Another day, another Dario Argento film. This week, I sat down to watch Opera, a 1987 horror/thriller about a young woman, in the lead role of a production of Macbeth, being stalked by someone who literally forces her to watch her friends and close ones get murdered. Now seeing that I’ve watched quite a few... 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 →
