Since today was my day off from my job-that-pays-me-money, I decided to do some research for my job-that-is-more-fun-but-way-less-lucrative. I watched four horror movies, most of them slightly-above-average. However, when I got to Insidious, I began to get angry. There's a difference between bad horror movies and horror done badly. Bad horror movies acknowledge that they're … Continue reading Tension
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A Break from the Fear
I've been staring at this story for about twenty minutes now and so far I have nothing. I know exactly where this story is going to go. I know what's supposed to happen and when things are going to happen. A will follow B which will lead to C and then comes D. I know … Continue reading A Break from the Fear
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
The Search
I'm always searching for what I think might be the worst movie ever made. It has to fulfill a number of criteria to qualify. 1. It has to be offensive. It can't just be poorly made, with bad lighting and bad acting. It needs to offend me on some level. If I'm not angry by … Continue reading The Search
The Process
In order to get myself hyped about writing reviews again, I'm going to let ya'll in on a behind-the-scenes look at the process I use when writing reviews. It's also a good way to get two blog entries out of one movie. 1. First, I pick the movie. This involves going through the collection of … Continue reading The Process
Human Centipede: Why?
I'm going to talk about horror movies (again), but this will be the last time for a day or two (promise {maybe}). This Friday, The Human Centipede 2 will be on limited release. So, if you're very, very lucky, it'll be playing somewhere in your city. For years, if a critic wanted to point out … Continue reading Human Centipede: Why?
Hellraiser: A Review of Most of the Series
I've only watched six of the nine available Hellraiser movies and I've only seen them all once, so I don't consider myself any kind of expert. But after watching four of these movies in a three day period, I figure I've earned the right to vent a little bit. The first Hellraiser movie was a … Continue reading Hellraiser: A Review of Most of the Series
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
Plans Macabre
So Halloween is rapidly approaching and how. I know you're probably not as excited as I am, since most people who get excited about Halloween are under ten and thinking about candy. As someone who indulges in horror year-round (writing it, reading it, watching it), it's always nice when October comes slouching 'round and everyone … Continue reading Plans Macabre
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
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