Re-Run

I don't feel like writing much right now. There's too much going on and I just...can't. But, here's a re-post of a blog entry I wrote a long while ago that is apropos in more than one way. Since I write horror, I often feel the need to defend it. It’s the creepy, inbred cousin … Continue reading Re-Run →

Countdown

The Rock and Shock horror convention is fast approaching and my anticipation levels are near manic levels. There's only one more week left and it's entirely possible that I might explode before then. I've never been to any kind of convention before. I have only a very loose idea of what to expect. I don't … Continue reading Countdown →

Horror Conventions

I've always wanted to go to a horror convention. There are few places where my out-of-proportion love for horror movies would seem normal and a convention for horror freaks is one of them. Luckily for me, there's a convention right here in Boston. And, by right here, I mean over in Worcester. It's called Rock and … Continue reading Horror Conventions →

Made to Order

I've often been tempted with the idea to write scary stories tailored for an individual. A person's fear is a very personal thing. What scares you might not scare me and vice versa. It's hard to hit on broad stroke fears that will affect the majority of people. It's the battle I always have with … Continue reading Made to Order →

The Rules of Horror

Horror movies exist primarily to do one thing: scare people. And, for the most part, horror movies fail in that one goal. They shock, they gross out, they startle, but they don't truly scare. There's nothing scary about Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger. There's nothing scary about torture porn like Hostel and the entire Saw … Continue reading The Rules of Horror →

The Space Beyond Space

As scientists discover more about the Universe, the hard and fast rules of physics seem to be less so. The ironclad constants are not so constant, particles can both exist and not exist at the same time, and it turns out God does, occasionally, play dice with the universe. There are theories now that say … Continue reading The Space Beyond Space →

On the Shoulders of Giants

I've been reading Necronomicon, a massive collection of Lovecraft's stories. Lovecraft has always informed what I write, even before I started reading his stories. He influenced the writers who influenced me, Stephen King in particular. And when I got into my big Lovecraft kick right after high school, I began to make a couple of … Continue reading On the Shoulders of Giants →

Movie Review: Laid to Rest

Article first published as Movie Review: Laid to Rest on Blogcritics. A young woman (Bobbie Sue Luther) wakes up inside of a coffin with no recollection of who she is or how she got there and she is, perhaps understandably, a little freaked out about the whole thing. After breaking free, she ends up on the run from … Continue reading Movie Review: Laid to Rest →

Movie Review: The Baby’s Room

Article first published as Movie Review: The Baby's Room on Blogcritics. Sonia (Leonor Watling) and Juan (Javier Gutiérrez) are a young couple with a baby. They've just moved into that house: the one that needs a lot of work, has had five different owners in as many years and is probably infested with helldemons. Then, the unexpected happens and strange … Continue reading Movie Review: The Baby’s Room →

Book Review: Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King

I've had a long history with Stephen King's books. When I was twelve, I read my first King book (It, I chose it because it had a monster hand coming out of a sewer grate) and I wasn't able to finish it for six months because it scared the shit out of me. I've read … Continue reading Book Review: Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King →