Category Archives: horror

Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies: Lovecraft and Occultism

March 4th, 2011 | Posted in H. P. Lovecraft, horror, Western esotericism

The latest issue of the online Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies is available, #9 (February 2011). One of the worthwhile essays includes a piece that considers the impact of one of the most significant horror writers on Western esotericism, in an article titled “The Influence of H.P. Lovecraft on Occultism,” by K. R. […]

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New Trailers Worth Seeing: Dead Island and Midnight Son

February 23rd, 2011 | Posted in horror, vampire, video games

I recently came across two trailers worth taking a look at. The first is for the new video game Dead Island, the latest in zombie survival horror. The trailer is as haunting as it is artistic due to the graphic imagery of a zombie attack in slow motion, but also in the creative way in […]

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LOTTD Reflections: Cute Monsters and Horror

February 22nd, 2011 | Posted in cultural studies, horror, toys

Recently Curt Percell of the Groovy Age of Horror blog suggested to those of us in the League of Tana Tea Drinkers (LOTTD) that we tackle a question: “What Do Cute Versions of Monsters Tell Us About Horror?” It’s an interesting question to explore, and some of my fellow LOTTD members and I will try […]

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Forthcoming Book – The Vampire Defanged: How the Embodiment of Evil Became a Romantic Hero

February 17th, 2011 | Posted in horror, vampire

I just became aware of a new book that is scheduled for release in April 2011 that touches on the vampire in literature and popular culture. It is titled The Vampire Defanged: How the Embodiment of Evil Became a Romantic Hero (Brazos Press, forthcoming), by Susannah Clements, an associate professor and department chair in language […]

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Arts & Faith: Top 25 Horror Films

February 15th, 2011 | Posted in Christianity, horror, religion

Arts & Faith has published their list of the top 25 horror films. The top 10 include: 1. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 2. Vampyr 3. The Exorcist 4. Nosferatu 5. Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1922) 6. Let Me In (2010)/Let the Right One In (2008) 7. Psycho 8. Night of the Living Dead […]

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Vote for the Rondo Awards

February 14th, 2011 | Posted in horror, Rondo Awards

The Ninth Annual Rondo Hatton Awards are now accepting completed ballots and submissions. The criteria is stated as, “Every Rondo nominee below is being recognized for a significant achievement in the genre during the year of 2010.” I wonder if blogs receive as much respect and recognition in the horror subculture as they do in […]

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Call for Manuscripts: “Where Horror Dwells”

February 10th, 2011 | Posted in horror

“Where Horror Dwells: Locating Horror across Media Landscapes” Editors: Drew Beard and Patricia Oman, University of Oregon Psychoanalysis and gender have dominated scholarship on the horror film for several decades, but they are by no means the only lenses through which horror can be viewed. The fields of ecocriticism, urban studies, transnationalism, and globalization provide […]

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Cinefantastique Online – The RITE: Satan, Possession, and Unlikely Sources of Faith

February 8th, 2011 | Posted in Cinefantastique, demonic, demonology, devil in film, horror, possession

My latest contribution to Cinefantastique Online is now available, an essay titled “THE RITE: Satan, Possession, and Unlikely Sources of Faith.” From the introduction: The Devil and the related phenomenon of demonic possession, have been the source of several horror films for the years. Previous decades offered THE EXORCIST (1973), with its Roman Catholic perspective, […]

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Guillermo del Toro and Auteur Metaphysics

February 4th, 2011 | Posted in fairy tales, Guillermo del Toro, horror, religion

For a long time I have been interested in the influences on those who make great films and television, and how these influences are reflected in the art they produce. This is especially the case with those artists who embody their art, their art coming out as a result of the creative passions they live […]

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Wayne Kinsey on Hammer Films: The Unsung Heroes

January 30th, 2011 | Posted in Hammer Films, horror

The horror of Hammer has been extremely influential in my life, starting as a child and later as a teenager as I watched the Technicolor blood drip on screen as the stories of monsters like Frankenstein’s creature, Dracula, and the mummy played out in front of me on the television screen. In fact, it was […]

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