Throw on some war paint, pray to your Pagan god (or gods, we don’t judge), and get ready to fight...
Death metal is dark, intimidating, and foreboding. Ironically enough, Heavy Trip is none of those things. It’s probably the most...
I’ll admit, other than appreciating the odd festival where you’ll find me buzzing in the corner of a beer tent, I don’t really do ‘hard’ music. There are a few macabre maestros I hold in high esteem, but my awareness of Death Metal, Norwegian Black Metal, and everything in-between were (and...
There is a special magic in the folk tale. Modern media can give you great stories, for sure. But folklore...
I’m no stranger to late-night parties at a packed Brooklyn dive bar. But I have to admit, the afterparty on...
If there is any universal notion that proves to be wholly unerring it is that you cannot escape the past. Our actions, whether positive or negative, leave a lasting impression throughout our lives no matter how present or dormant they seem to be. Writer and director James Roday (A Million...
Everyone enjoys a good story of comeuppance. An audience can’t help but feel a sincere sense of jubilance when a...
If Steampunk had been adopted by Perfume companies and the Dollmaker Mattel, (instead of neo-gothic adults with an affinity for...
I wasn’t aware of the prominence of Christianity in South Korea, but according to a quick Google search, close to a third of the population identify as Christians. The question came up when watching Kim Joo-hwan’s The Divine Fury, a religious action thriller about a man who loses his faith,...
At this point in 2019, we can agree that horror is, or at least can be, political. New director Orçun...
It’s that time of the month, readers. Dust off your battlevest, knock back that 40 oz, and settle in for...
Incorporating religious themes within cinematic narratives has become so widely used, it can easily go unnoticed. Horror may be the category one would believe to be a juxtaposition to many religious topics, but when the elements are dissected by knowledgeable experts and the veil of indifference is lifted, a chilling...