Category Archives: horror

TV Horror: Investigating the Dark Side of the Small Screen

July 2nd, 2013 | Posted in horror, television

I have just become aware of an interesting looking book by Lorna Jowett and Stacey Abbott titled TV Horror: Investigating the Dark Side of the Small Screen (I.B. Tauris, 2013). From the description at Amazon.com: Horror is a universally popular, pervasive TV genre, with shows like True Blood, Being Human, The Walking Dead and American […]

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Peter Cushing Centennial Blogathon: Cushing’s Van Helsing as Ultimate Monster Hunter from a Previous Age

May 25th, 2013 | Posted in Gothic horror, Hammer Films, horror, Peter Cushing

I am privileged to be a part of the Peter Cushing Centennial Blogathon spearheaded by Pierre Fournier at his wonderful blog Frankensteinia. Be sure to visit the blog to see the other posts in this blogathon. Peter Cushing has been one of my favorite horror actors for many years, and out of the many iconic […]

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Can Universal’s Horror Monsters Be Revived?

May 6th, 2013 | Posted in horror, Universal Pictures

Over at Crave Online Joe Belcastro has a piece on “How to Revive Universal’s Iconic Monsters.” Along the way he suggests ways in which the creatures might be re-invented, even with the potential, as he sees it, of them becoming “modern blockbuster franchises.” I really appreciate Belcastro’s attempt. I have a fondness for these monsters […]

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Japanese Footage and Restored Ending to “Horror of Dracula”

April 13th, 2013 | Posted in 1950s, Dracula, Hammer Films, horror, vampire

For a while now we have heard of the lost footage from Hammer’s Dracula (U.K.)/Horror of Dracula (U.S.) that was found in Japan, and that a few seconds of this footage was incorporated into the ending in the restored Blu-ray of the film released in the UK. This footage has surfaced on YouTube and it […]

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Documentary: Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss

April 13th, 2013 | Posted in documentary, Guillermo del Toro, horror

Previously Mark Gatiss produced the BBC documentary A History of Horror. More recently he expanded on an exploration of horror’s historical expressions with Horror Europa: Actor and writer Mark Gatiss embarks on a chilling voyage through European horror cinema. From the silent nightmares of German Expressionism in the wake of World War I to lesbian […]

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Hot Wheels Releasing Universal Horror Cars

April 5th, 2013 | Posted in 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, Gothic horror, horror, toys, Universal Pictures

I haven’t owned a Hot Wheels car since I was a kid, let alone purchased one. But this will change later this year. Hot Wheels is releasing a special collection of special pop culture cars, including a set devoted to Universal Horror films. The picture included with this post is from the Creature from the […]

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Documentary “Room 237”: Kubrick’s “The Shining” and Interpretive Depth

March 28th, 2013 | Posted in 1980s, Holocaust, horror, Judaism, Stanley Kubrick, The Shining

Folks seem to love or hate Stanley Kubrick’s film The Shining. I still remember seeing it in the theater, and it remains one of my favorite horror films that is worth repeated viewing. Over the years the film has become the subject of interpretive controversy, with some pointing out many alleged continuity errors, and others […]

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John Edgar Browning: Speaking of Monsters

March 27th, 2013 | Posted in horror, monster theory, monsters, teratology

It was with great excitement that I heard about the book Speaking of Monsters: A Teratological Anthology (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012), edited by John Edgar Browning. This volume provides an in-depth scholarly exploration of a number of facets of teratology, the study of monsters. It took us a while to finish this interview, but Browning made […]

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The Undead and Theology is a Stoker Finalist/Nominee

February 23rd, 2013 | Posted in horror, Horror Writers Association, The Undead and Theology, theology, vampire, zombie

The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce the Final Ballot for the 2012 Bram Stoker Awards®. The HWA (see www.horror.org) is the premiere writers organization in the horror and dark fiction genre, with nearly 1000 members. We have presented the Bram Stoker Awards in various categories since 1987 (see http://www.horror.org/stokers.htm). The HWA Board […]

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Hotel Transylvania Release and Its Glaring Omission

February 9th, 2013 | Posted in animation, cartoon, geek cultures, horror, monsters

Hotel Transylvania is now out on DVD and Blu-ray. My wife and I picked up a copy of the latter yesterday and watched it today. We had already seen it in the theaters and found it worthwhile. (My previous review can be read here.) I was especially looking forward to the Blu-ray extras. While these […]

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