Tag Archives: horror

Despite a Distinguished Pedigree and Helpful Function, Monsters Receive Little Respect

October 9th, 2008 | Posted in Beowulf, horror, Stephen King

You might recall comedian Rodney Dangerfield’s old schtick about getting no respect. Our monstrous literary and cinematic creations might sympathize, as well as those who find them of interest beyond escapist pop culture entertainment. Last week I was looking at the intriguing academic research and writing of Michael Collings of Pepperdine University who has written […]

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John Muir Interview: 1980s Horror Films, and Tobe Hooper

October 6th, 2008 | Posted in 1980s, horror, John Kenneth Muir, Tobe Hooper

One of the privileges I have had in operating this website is to meet and dialogue witha lot of creative and reflective people. One of these people is John Muir, a writer and journalist who is the author of twenty-two reference books covering science fiction and horror on film and television through McFarland Publishing (www.mcfarlandpub.com), […]

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Virginia Wexman on Polanski’s Horror and Rosemary’s Baby

September 14th, 2008 | Posted in horror, Rosemary's Baby, Satan, Satanism

  One of the very first books that I purchased wich explores horror films from an academic perspective was Gregary A. Waller, ed., American Horrors: Essays on the American Horror Film (Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1987). The volume includes a number of intriguing essays, including one by Virginia Wright Wexman titled “The Trauma […]

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“The problem with horror movies is…”: Reflections on our cultural context

August 18th, 2008 | Posted in 1960s, aliens, Body, cultures, independent horror films, postmodernism, science fiction, social dynamics

The League of Tana Tea Drinks (LOTT D) elite group of blogging horrorheads is putting together another unity blog, and one of the topics for discussion involved an invitation to complete the following sentence: “The problem with today’s horror movies is…” Contributors were given the opportunity to finish this sentence in keeping with its negative connotation, or take another […]

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Bartholomew of the Scissors: New BlueWater Comics Release

August 15th, 2008 | Posted in BlueWater Productions, comics

One of my fellow LOTT D members, Chad Helder of Unspeakable Horror!, is involved in a new comic project through BlueWater Comics titled Bartholomew of the Scissors. I have had the privilege to preview this comic and the look is amazing. Below Chad shares some of his thoughts on the comic as writer, and Daniel […]

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AAAAH!! Indie Horror Hits – Volume 1 Complete

August 13th, 2008 | Posted in horror

My good friend, Miguel Gallego of AAAAAH!! Indie Horror Hits, just let me know about a new indie horror movie collection that fans will want to add to their collection. AAAAAH!! Indie Horror Hits is a new feature length collection of award winning independent short horror films coming to DVD in September 2008 – just […]

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Horror and Religion’s Intimate Connection

June 9th, 2008 | Posted in horror, religion

In the past I’ve mentioned an interesting website that I stumbled upon, Constructing Horror, a website that serves as a resource for horror writers. One of the perspectives that they address is the connection between religion and horror, an area of research interest for me, and their current e-newsletter touched on this topic with the […]

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Kids in Horror: Reflections on Why They Get Under Our Skin

June 7th, 2008 | Posted in horror, Uncategorized

Regular readers of this blog might recall that in a previous post I mentioned my involved with LOTT D, a group of horror bloggers committed to excellence as they rise above the all-too-common froth of superficial commentary in the blogosphere. From time to time the members of LOTT D emphasize the community aspect of their […]

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The Mist: Thrills, Chills and Thought-Provoking Social Critique

April 7th, 2008 | Posted in horror, The Mist

I am usually a late commentator on films since I watch few at the theaters and prefer to wait until they come out on DVD. This provides me with a cost savings, and enables me to read reviews and commentary so as not to waste resources on bad films. This last weekend I was able […]

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Sacred Terror Book Due Fall 2008

April 3rd, 2008 | Posted in Douglas Cowan, Sacred Terror

Long time readers of this blog might recall my two previous interviews with Douglas Cowan on the topic of horror films and their connection to religion and fear. Doug shared his insights on these topics as they related to his book on the topic Sacred Terror: Religion and Horror on the Silver Screen (Baylor University […]

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