If there is any universal notion that proves to be wholly unerring it is that you cannot escape the past....
‘What does it sound like when a computer dreams? And what does it sound like when a computer has a...
I’m no stranger to late-night parties at a packed Brooklyn dive bar. But I have to admit, the afterparty on the third day of the Brooklyn Horror Film Fest was…new. First, I walked through the door and came face to face with two Coney Island performers. One was juggling, one...
I could spend hours talking about why I love 1941’s The Wolf Man. There’s the makeup, the cast (Lon Chaney...
When democracy fails, it’s not hard to believe in a “deep state” conspiracy. Whether it’s the Illuminati or Lizard People,...
There is a special magic in the folk tale. Modern media can give you great stories, for sure. But folklore is in our bones. There’s something about an organic legend that just means more, as though its oral history or long lifespan gives it more worth. It’s been imbued by...
Forgive me if I sound old-fashioned, but murdered teens just aren’t what they used to be. There was a time...
The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival wanted to keep its “Secret Screening” a true surprise. No Halloween, they said. no Suspiria....
The Catholic faith has always seemed scary to me. I grew up in a Protestant church— which was scary enough— but the traditional outfits, the constant feelings of guilt, and the bloody statues of martyred saints make Catholicism appear so much darker. Welcome to Mercy dives deep into the conventions...
There’s a questionable statistic making the rounds on the internet that suggests that the average person unknowingly passes at least...
Just in time for Halloween comes a comic book movie about becoming possessed by an entity that turns you into...
In the new dark comedy Arizona, Danny McBride plays a villain who’s convinced he’s still a good guy, despite a few setbacks. I’m fascinated by McBride’s recent venture into genre film. Last summer, he joined the ensemble cast of Alien: Covenant and lately he’s been busy writing the screenplay for...
