Category Archives: horror

Italian Zombie Cinema and the Subversion of Catholicism

June 3rd, 2010 | Posted in Christianity, horror, zombie

I recently became aware of a post that my fellow LOTTD member, B-Sol of The Vault of Horror did last month. It is titled “‘Take This, All of You, and Eat It’: The Subversion of Catholicism in Italian Zombie Cinema.” As the title indicates, this post suggests that in Italy, one of the most Roman […]

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Butcher Knives & Body Counts: Cover and Projected October 2010 Publication

June 1st, 2010 | Posted in horror, slasher films

I recently received an update on the book Butcher Knives & Body Counts: Essays on the Formula, Frights and Fun of the Slasher Film edited by Vince Liaguno and a publication of Dark Scribe Press. The publisher is hopeful that the multi-contributor volume will ready for publication this October, and this post includes a copy […]

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Philip Tallon: The Philosophy of Horror

May 24th, 2010 | Posted in horror

My most recent book review copy arrived in the form of The Philosophy of Horror (The University Press of Kentucky, 2010), edited by Thomas Fahy. The press release for the volume sets the stage for what is in store for the reader: The Philosophy of Horror investigates the reasons that audiences continue to revisit horror […]

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Call for Papers on “Vampire Love”

May 22nd, 2010 | Posted in call for papers, horror, pop culture, vampire

The Popular Culture and American Culture Associations are issuing their last call for papers on the topic of “Vampire Love:” 2010 Film & History Conference: Representations of Love in Film and Television, November 11-14, 2010, Hyatt Regency Milwaukee, www.uwosh.edu/filmandhistory Third Round Deadline: June 1, 2010, AREA: Vampire Love. The history of film is regularly punctuated […]

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SPLICE: Genetic Science Fiction/Horror Premiers in June

May 20th, 2010 | Posted in genetic engineering, horror, science fiction, Splice

Today various news outlets are reporting that a scientist and his team have created the first synthetic life form, in this instance the genome of a bacterium. Coincidentally, advertisements have begun for Splice,  a film that adds to the canon of horror and science fiction dealing with genetic manipulation. The film’s website includes the following […]

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1950s Horror and Rational Fears

May 10th, 2010 | Posted in 1950s, horror

One of the highlights of reading academic treatments of the fantastic is reviewing the bibliographies that they include. Several works almost always look intriguing, and many times a handful of titles seem to be included in each bibliography making them “must read” for those looking to probe the fantastic a little deeper. For some time […]

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Stephen Hawking: Aliens May Pose Risk

April 25th, 2010 | Posted in aliens, horror, science fiction

Over the decades science fiction and horror have alternated in their depiction of alien visitation between concepts of invasion and attack on the one hand, and the benign or loving, at times divine sage on the other hand. Some filmmakers have even wrestled with both treatments, such as Steven Spielberg, who for many years presented […]

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TheoFantastique Spotlighted at Horror Squad

April 12th, 2010 | Posted in horror

Horror Squad included a blog spotlight today on TheoFantastique. My thanks goes to Brad McHargue for writing this piece. See Brad’s blog I Love Horror for further examples of his thoughts on horror.

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Article at Cinefantastique: “The Changing Face of Biblical Horror and Fantasy Films”

April 6th, 2010 | Posted in apocalypticism, fantasy, horror, post-Christendom, postmodernism

My latest contribution to Cinefantastique Online was recently posted. Below is an excerpt: In the post-Christendom context, this situation changes dramatically. I was reminded of this recently while watching 30 DAYS OF NIGHT. As the race of vampires continues its onslaught on the Alaskan town, they use an injured woman as bait to lure any humans […]

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Horror and the Connection to Wonder

April 3rd, 2010 | Posted in horror, wonder

I came across a couple of items recently that encapsulate the feelings I have in my experiences with the fantastic. The first is a poster ad for The HMA.net Mask-Fest 2010. It is featured with this post to the left where the reader will see a young boy putting on his Halloween costume. As he […]

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