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EC Archives Tales from the Crypt Volume I [Advance Review]
Fifty years removed, it’s still a bit haunting to be counted among the Crypt Keeper’s many “little pretties.” With the power of Dark Horse, Tales from the Crypt Volume I has been extracted from the EC...
Whatever Happened to the Masters of Horror?
It’s a legitimate question. When it comes to the modern masters of horror, we all know their names: John Carpenter, Wes Craven, Clive Barker, George Romero, Joe Dante, Stuart Gordon, Dario Argento, To...
Why it Took Decades for The Thing to Become a Classic
John Carpenter’s The Thing is often heralded as his masterpiece. It really is one of his best, in addition to being one of the best sci-fi horrors, one of the best body horrors, and just one of the be...
Family Matters: The Contradictory Issues of the Halloween Franchise
Halloween, as a franchise, follows a fairly simple formula. Michael Myers is pretty much existing for the sole purpose of trimming his family tree. Almost every sequel sees him go after a sibling, or ...
Masters of Horror Episodes That Were Good Enough to be Features
The Showtime series Masters of Horror was one of the best anthology series in recent years. Each episode was an hour long, making them very nearly feature-length already. Some are even considered to b...
Check Out the Music Video for the John Carpenter Track “Night”
Today, we have a music video to share with you for the track “Night” from the John Carpenter Lost Themes album. Carpenter did not direct but he does star in it. Gavin Hignight and Ben Verh...
Things We Want to See in the New Halloween Movie
So with Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan announced as the writers who have been hard at work on a new Halloween, it looks like we’ll finally be getting a new entry in the franchise. As is always the ...
Five Soundtracks That Completely Made the Movie
Music is incredibly important to a horror film. It helps set up the scares, pace out the action and sets the mood of the piece overall. When horror is at its best, the images and soundtrack work in pe...
How They Live Bit Back At Yuppie Consumerism
[soliloquy id=”18936″] They Live is the most overtly political film John Carpenter ever made, and that’s saying something, as most of the director’s work touches on politics to...
