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I’ll Be Gone In The Dark Book Review. A Terrifying Account.
Hiding in the shadows amidst the dark corners, where the absence of light shrouds a mysterious figure, a patient man awaits his defenseless victims. A woman goes about her routine, shutting off all the lights in the house without the slightest indication that someone...
Cabin At The End of the World – Book Review
Paul Tremblay’s exploration of the apocalypse takes a unique step towards unfamiliar territory in his latest novel, Cabin At The End of the World (2018). As his previous novels, Tremblay maintains a tone that is undesignated to a single idea or theme....
Netflix’s Apostle Delivers A Horror Hybrid Of Atmosphere And The Dark Nature Of Man
Gareth Evans (The Raid) latest film, Apostle, reminds us of the weight that consequence of sin and heresy can bear. It’s a film that engulfs viewers in its unnerving atmosphere and keeps engaging, even as its’ pace seems sedated. This is in complete contrast to Evans...
Highly Acclaimed Series BONE PARISH sets The Bar High – Comic Review
Comic writer Cullen Bunn has successfully marked his place within the horror genre by creating stories plagued with fear, tension, and most importantly, have a way of engaging the reader. Bunn is currently helming the critically acclaimed series titled Bone Parish, by...
Digging Up A Modern Gem In Daniel Kraus’s ROTTERS – Book Revew
Daniel Kraus’s Rotters is an unconventional morbid tale of life, told through the obsession of death. It’s an ambitious take on a coming-of-age narrative that’s both rough on the edges and yet full of heart. Kraus takes his readers on a journey of the macabre in...
Horror Lurks In Bunn’s COLD SPOTS Issue #1 Comic Review
Audio Transcript Cullen Bunn is a three-time Bram Stoker nominated comic writer and novelist notable for his contributions to the horror genre in comics. In recent years, Bunn has written some of the more popular titles within the genre including Harrow County and...
Constant Threat In The Outback – CARGO Movie Review
Audio Transcript In Australia’s rustic backcountry lies the foundation of a zombie apocalypse that’s shrouded in a dismal atmosphere. Netflix’s Cargo, just recently premiered Friday, May 18th 2018. Starring Martin Freeman, most notable for his role as Bilbo Baggins...
Downrange Creates Unsettling Atmosphere In Horror-Thriller
Audio Transcript A relentless killer aims his sights on six college students stranded on the side of the road. A dead zone of sorts, cell phone reception is not a luxury these kids have in their most desperate time of need. From Japanese filmmaker, Ryuhei Kitamura...
Fritz Böhm’s Debut Horror Feature “Wildling” Starring Liv Tyler and Bel Powley- Film Review
https://soundcloud.com/user-744666251/the-fright-audio-transcript-1-fritz-bohms-horror-feature-wildling-film-review A little girl lies in bed, wide blue eyes filled with fear as a man sits up beside her. Leaning in, hands pressed against the bed at her sides, he asks,...
Remothered:Tormented Fathers Bringing Classic Horror To Consoles
This past year has witnessed a string of successes for the horror genre in movies, television, and most notably, the video game industry. A few highly noteworthy titles released in 2017 include Resident Evil 7 (Biohazard 7), The Evil Within 2, Friday the 13th: The...
I’m Thinking of Ending Things – Novel Review
This unsettling journey leaves quite a few lingering questions in this psychological, philosophical, thriller. I initially came across I’m Thinking of Ending Things, by Lain Reid, through a horror podcast, Shock Waves Podcast, by Blumhouse. The novel’s title lends...
Horror Video Game, The Peterson Case, Bringing On A Whole New Nightmare
The sequence of events that occurred in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947 has sparked controversy over the last 70+ years. Based on a single event, a massive collection of conspiracy theories have influenced the sci-fi/horror market in producing some of the most memorable...
Hex – A Book Review
“Oh, the darkness. If only he could enter back into it! If only he could undo his deeds.” – Thomas Olde Heuvelt, Hex Evil can manifest in numerous ways, whether in plain sight or lurking behind a veil of deceit. For those familiar with the lore of witches,...
El Cadaver de Anna Fritz review
Recent events exposing the treatment and exploitation of entertainment performers, more commonly observed in the abuse of women, have stirred controversy in the media. Many have voiced concerns regarding veiled practices in Hollywood that have gone undetected. Yet as...
Three Horror Films Shot with the Nostalgic Lens
The visual aesthetics of black and white films present an entirely different, and beautiful, form of art by utilizing the monochromatic spectrum in a unique manner. Contrast, texture, lighting, and detail become fundamental in order to deliver a powerful cinematic...
International Horror films on Netflix
As the most popular streaming service, Netflix, continues to expand its ongoing catalogue of not only popular titles, but those under the radar as well are given the opportunity to engage new audiences. For those willing to tread unfamiliar territory, Netflix has an...
Show Pieces: Alan Moore takes viewers to St. James End
Show Pieces by Alan Moore – A Shudder Exclusive British writer Alan Moore, known for works such as The Watchmen and From Hell, is revered by popular culture as one the greatest graphic novel authors of our time. Navigating readers through the depths mankind’s own...
Horror-inspired Album Artwork
Horror-inspired Album Artwork Horror’s integration in pop culture has thrived in the last thirty years. From popular television series to successful movie franchises, such as Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th, the market for horror has grown into the popular...
Frankenstein’s Monster, Re-Imagined
Victor LaValle’s Destroyer – A Review H.P. Lovecraft remains one of the most influential writers of the 21st century, continuing to inspire countless works in the name of Chutulu. Born from the very pages of Lovecraft’s most notable works, anthologies continue to...
Invasion Nation in Video Night – review
Collective fear and anxiety among the American people during the 1980’s influenced pop culture in many ways. As tensions between the Soviets and the United States increased, also known as the Cold War era, the fear of an impending world war and invasion crept among...