This will be the second year in a row that I'm going to Rock and Shock (which is happening right now!). Last year was great; I met some people, I bought some things, and I saw a lot that celebrated horror movies, books and scary things in general. It was nice to be surrounded by … Continue reading Rock and Shock 2013: The Day Before
Tag: Horror
Movie Review: Evil Dead (Remake)
Last night, I went to see the Evil Dead remake and I was less than impressed. For those that don't know, the original The Evil Dead is a horror cult classic that exists in its own realm of awesome. It is a frantic, kinetic, slapstick gore-tastic explosion of excess. The sequels that followed are less … Continue reading Movie Review: Evil Dead (Remake)
Just Down Downs Road
In spite of the fact that I do not believe in monsters, the supernatural or Lovecraftian horrors, I will still go out of my way to try and find them. I've gone to Boston Commons trying to find the numerous ghosts that are supposed to have been sighted there. I've journeyed down abandoned stairwells hidden … Continue reading Just Down Downs Road
31 Days of Spoooktacular: Happy Halloween
I'm drinking a beer called Vampire Slayer (brewed by Clown Shoes). This isn't a review, I'm just letting you know that I have a dark, flavor rich beer and you should get some yourself. No, really I'm just here to say, Happy Halloween. We've spent a lot of time together, you and I and it's … Continue reading 31 Days of Spoooktacular: Happy Halloween
31 Days of Spoooktacular: The Little Things
During the Halloween season, people reach for the big scares: movies, haunted theme park rides, horror conventions, creepy costumes. And, I think, they neglect the little details that permeate our lives that are truly unsettling. Take the following spam comment I got on one of my older entries: "How should I tell him the bad … Continue reading 31 Days of Spoooktacular: The Little Things
31 Days of Spoooktacular: Sweet Dreams Are Made of These
When I was younger, I used to have nightmares on occasion; terrible things that woke me up in the middle of the night, sweating and shaken. I once woke up to pitch black and I could have sworn that I heard someone whisper, "I'm going to kill you". There were a couple of uneasy moments … Continue reading 31 Days of Spoooktacular: Sweet Dreams Are Made of These
31 Days of Spoooktacular: Masks
Masks are scary. And not just masks of scary aliens or wolves or demons. I know for a fact that there are people who find the above mask creepy, even though there is nothing inherently creepy about it. There's no blood or fangs. There's nothing sinister about it. It represents no gender, race or deformity. … Continue reading 31 Days of Spoooktacular: Masks
31 Days of Spoooktacular: The Remade
Between 2007 and 2010, all three of the major slasher icons were featured in reboots of the old movies. Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees and Michael Myers stalked the silver screen again in "fresh" "re-imaginings" of the old movies. Halloween came first, followed shortly by Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street. The idea that … Continue reading 31 Days of Spoooktacular: The Remade
31 Days of Spoooktacular: A Repeat
I'm copping out tonight. Not for any real reason, except that maybe I don't want to put you through some half-assed attempt at something. Instead I'll just pull something out of the long ago for you to read. There are two reasons why this entry might seem familiar: A) You've been reading my blog for … Continue reading 31 Days of Spoooktacular: A Repeat
31 Days of Spoooktacular: Reflection
I'm still reeling a bit from the convention yesterday. I'm not a person that really likes big crowds of people and I don't like big crowds of exuberant people. So yesterday was a bit overwhelming. But, as I mentioned briefly in my last blog entry yesterday, there is something invigorating about being surrounded by a bunch of … Continue reading 31 Days of Spoooktacular: Reflection
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