Slashed

Perhaps the most tasteless and least artistically driven of all horror films are slasher films (ignoring the new torture genre, because I refuse to acknowledge it). The very premise (killer kills people) is not the headiest point to start from, but there have been worthwhile whacks at the genre. Psycho is a proto-slasher movie, the one who … Continue reading Slashed →

The Man Behind the Mask

A blog is often a place for people to vent their secret shames. They can say what they want to say without fear, because the people reading it are, for the most part, complete strangers. It's a way to unburden one's self. That's not really true with my blog. My blog is more read by … Continue reading The Man Behind the Mask →

A Rough Beast Slouches Toward October to Be Born

As Halloween draws ever closer, it becomes clearer to the people closest to me that I'm going completely and utterly insane. I'll spend hours watching the Friday the 13th movies over and over again. I'll leap from unlikely places and frighten old ladies. I'll cover myself in red corn syrup and run through the streets … Continue reading A Rough Beast Slouches Toward October to Be Born →

In Search of Ghosts

Since Halloween is now closer than ever, I've been getting interested in the spooky again. This time, what with living in such an old city, my focus has been on haunted places: houses, forts, graveyards and what-have-you. Problematically for me, however, is the fact that I do not believe in the supernatural. This causes an … Continue reading In Search of Ghosts →

Beyond the Veil

Millenia ago, people believed that alongside our own world was another world. The worlds existed apart, but the borders between the two could wear thin and it was possible to cross from one t'other. It was said that in certain places, during certain times, going to the other world was as easy as crossing through … Continue reading Beyond the Veil →

Anticipation

There's something you should know about me: I am straight up crazy. Now I can already hear you saying, "But Dylan, we already knew that. Why are you making a special mention of it today?" Well I'll tell you Hypothetical Reader. It's getting pretty close to that time. And you know what time of year … Continue reading Anticipation →