Category Archives: horror

The Rise of the Monster Scholars

July 25th, 2010 | Posted in horror, scholarship

As I watched horror films when I was younger I especially appreciated those learned individuals who devoted their lives to developing expertise in the area of the monstrous. Perhaps the most iconic of such figures is Abraham van Helsing from Dracula, pictured in association with this post in the image at left as portrayed by […]

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DEVIL Trailer: The Night Chronicles

July 22nd, 2010 | Posted in horror, Satan

The trailer for the horror film Devil from Universal Pictures is now available. This supernatural thriller is based upon a story by M. Night Shyamalan as part of a Night Chronicles series. It tells the story of a small group of people trapped in a stalled elevator in a high rise who come to learn […]

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Open Salon: “What Does the Zombie Genre Say About the Modern West?”

July 21st, 2010 | Posted in horror, zombie

Kim Paffenroth of the Gospel of the Living Dead blog, as well as editor and author of several zombie books, recently made a Facebook post which referenced an interesting item. It is an article at open salon titled “What Does the Zombie Genre Say about the Modern West?”. This piece, by an author listed as […]

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Paul Meehan: Forthcoming Book Horror Noir

July 19th, 2010 | Posted in horror, noir, Paul Meehan

My friend and TheoFantastique contributor Paul Meehan has completed his work on his forthcoming book Horror Noir: Where Cinema’s Dark Sisters Meet (McFarland, 2010). From the publisher’s website: This critical survey examines the historical and thematic relationships between two of the cinema’s most popular genres: horror and film noir. The influence of 1930s- and 1940s-era […]

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MAKE-UP ARTIST magazine: Universal Studios Horror Features

July 11th, 2010 | Posted in horror, Universal Pictures

A perusal of the magazine rack at Barnes & Noble last week was rewarded with the find of Make-Up Artist magazine, Number 85 (July/August 2010). Two articles were of special interest to me. The first is related to the first photo accompanying this post of the Creature from the Black Lagoon. The Creature is is […]

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Cinefantastique Online: House of Usher – A 50th Anniversary Review

July 8th, 2010 | Posted in 1960s, Edgar Allan Poe, horror, Vincent Price

My contribution to Cinefantastique Online‘s 50th anniversary reviews and retrospectives from films of 1960 is now available as I look at House of Usher (alternatively The Fall of the House of Usher). This film was a pleasure to revisit as one of my favorites growing up. Roger Corman excelled with a series of horror films […]

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Coming Attractions

July 5th, 2010 | Posted in horror, vampire, zombie

In the near future I will be interacting with the authors or editors of several books. To begin this process, I have mentioned this book in the past but am slow to finally read the volume. I have just begun Stephen Asma’s On Monsters: An Unnatural History of our Worst Fears (Oxford University Press, 2009): […]

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THE WOLFMAN: Must the Beast Have Its Day?

June 27th, 2010 | Posted in horror, The Wolfman, werewolf

I recently had an opportunity to watch The Wolfman (2010). It was a film I had been looking forward to seeing as a new version of a Universal Studios horror classic. I did not find it very satisfying, but it did include some interesting elements and food for thought. Like the 1941 version of the […]

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Do the Wrong Kind of People Like SPLICE?

June 13th, 2010 | Posted in horror, science fiction, Splice

While I haven’t been able to catch a showing of Splice yet in theaters, I have kept up with the reviews and commentary. There have been a few exceptions, but most of the commentary has been very positive. This is especially the case with Steve Biodrowski’s review at Cinefantastique Online, a reviewer and website with […]

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Keep Watching the Skies! American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties: The 21st Century Edition

June 9th, 2010 | Posted in 1950s, horror, science fiction

Over time I have built up my Amazon.com wish list of various items knowing that I will never be able to afford or have room for most of what I’ve listed. Even so, there are several items that are a priority for me in adding to my collection, and for some time I have been […]

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