In addition to the usual reviews and comments you would find on a horror movie blog, this is also a document of the wonderfully vast horror movie section of the video store I worked at in my youth.

Tuesday, August 25, 2020

RM#196

Hey all. I just wanted to plug the new Halloween double issue of Rue Morgue.


If you get one issue this year, let it be this one as it is ace. And I say that not only because I contributed to the 50 Underseen Horror Films of the Last 20 Years, but there's some other fantastic content in there. In addition to the cover story about unsung icon of Italian horror Dardano Sarchetti, there's a great piece on indie game developer Puppet Combo and an article on the representation of the deaf community in horror films.

You can grab it here.

Sunday, August 16, 2020

Friday, August 14, 2020

Chainsaw Dreams At The Starlite.

I did something this week that I haven't done in over twenty-five years... I went to a Drive-In theatre! Now, what pray tell would make me all of a sudden go - you know, besides a global pandemic that has shutdown all regular venues - after such a long sabbatical? Well...


Huge thanks to the Vagrancy boys for making this happen. It was a tremendous night. I got to talk to some peeps that I hadn't seen since there was snow on the ground and re-watch two flicks that I will never, ever, ever tire grow tired of.



It was a beautiful night weather-wise and an experience I definitely intend to repeat. Considering the fantastic turn-out, I expect there will be more events like these to come.

Thursday, August 13, 2020

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

It Came From The Archives 30!

Wow! Thirty? Who knew the archives could hold such numerous bounty?

Today is just a tiny post, but one I've been meaning to do for a while. You may recall those oddball vending machines that populated the supermarkets, restaurants and rest stops of your youth that carried all manner of toys, stickers and cards, but there was one in particular that carried these eye-catching “prismatic” horror stickers.




I don't remember where I acquired these, but further research showed me that there as many as fifty in the series. If you'd like to see more from the set, check out Shawn Robare's post on the subject as well as the The Equalizer's ridiculous video below.



Great, now I need to track down one of those Brain stickers...


Friday, August 7, 2020

Who Killed Who?

My friend Serena turned me on this cool breakdown of the 1996 meta slasher Scream. Our host Zack Cherry illustrates, rather convincingly I might add, when Billy & Stu were each stalking victims as Ghostface in the film. This video is incredibly thorough and I guarantee even the most avid fan of this series will discover a thing or two while watching it. Check it out below.



Thursday, August 6, 2020

Canuckleheads!

Canadian horror author Jim Burrell has been making good use the last few months of quarantine to fashion these handmade bobbleheads.


Pretty fucking sweet if you ask me!

Sunday, August 2, 2020

Horror Stubs: July

My old movie ticket stubs have been getting some fun reactions over at Instagram, but I figured I'd do a monthly wrap up post here with all the horror ones.





















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