I feel pretty safe in saying a lot of us have been to a Spirit Halloween store at least once. Right? If anyone's not familiar with them, they're an American Halloween superstore that pops up around mid- to late August or so, usually in some vacated store space. They not only have costumes and makeup … Continue reading When Stores Make Movies
Five Reasons To See “The Nightmare Before Christmas”
The Nightmare Before Christmas turns thirty this year, which is hard to believe. I first saw it at a friend's house back in college, and bless him, he knew he was taking a chance. We had already braved Dark City together, well, I braved it whereas he'd already seen it, and The Nightmare Before Christmas was the natural next … Continue reading Five Reasons To See “The Nightmare Before Christmas”
House Horrible
It might sound funny since I've already reviewed House of Dracula and The Fall of the House of Usher (see a pattern forming here?), but I'm not big on horror movies. I can handle Vincent Price and the classic chillers, but slashers and jump-scare fests just aren't my thing. Horror combined with mystery is a different matter … Continue reading House Horrible
Page To Screen: The Fall of the House of Usher
Very few have done more for Gothic literature than Edgar Allan Poe. His writings about spooky happenings, death, and decay, fit right in with the Victorian mindset, which was all too familiar with death. He is so iconic that other Goth and horror writers can only follow in his wake (Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and the … Continue reading Page To Screen: The Fall of the House of Usher
The Infamous Mr. Oboler
Radio shows are kind of enigmatic to my generation. My parents and grandparents listened to them, but all I knew about that sort of thing were the Christian audio dramas I heard on Family Radio sometimes. Yes, they do exist. No offense to anyone who likes them, but the ones I heard in the eighties … Continue reading The Infamous Mr. Oboler
Taking Up Room 