A recent post on the zombie in popular imagination gives an excellent general sense of what we talk about when we talk about the living dead. But there’s a conflict inherent in the system. We basically think of zombiism as … Continued
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While Halloween is the perfect holiday for horror films, we shouldn’t give short shrift to the more family oriented fare that comes out at this time of year. Nowadays, Halloween is arguably a kids’ festival, so it’s no surprise that … Continued
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There exist within the horror genre certain films that are concerned less with scaring you than with making you question the essential goodness of mankind. I don’t really want to write about most of these movies, because it means that … Continued
If you’re any kind of a geek, you’re currently saying to yourself, “But wait, isn’t George Romero the undisputed creator of the modern zombie?” Night of the Living Dead did indeed make zombies into one of our collective nightmares. But … Continued
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Generally, horror shouldn’t make you giggle. These movies are the exception.
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I present to you as a special peek into my other projects (most of which revolve around a very cool theatre in Greater Boston), an entry into the Providence, Rhode Island 48 hour film project, Monday the 13th, by Nature’s … Continued
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The moral values that have held together this country and this world are in an advanced stage of decay. From schools to shops to our own homes, we turn on one another — race against race, religion against religion, nation … Continued
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The film composer Howard Shore has written an opera. It is an adaptation of one of the movies he did the music for. However, it’s probably not the one you’d expect/hope. Here’s a list of operatic movies Howard Shore has … Continued
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You know, I said I was going to stop writing about horror so much. But that was before I found out about the Final Girl Film Club, which just seems like too much fun to pass up. Basically how it … Continued
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