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Interview – André Gower Talks The Monster Squad + More

CrypticRockCrypticRockMay 17, 2024

There are some films that stick with us long after the first time we viewed them. These films are burnt into our memory, perhaps even shaped our lives, and almost always ones we go back to time and time again. For many who grew up ... Read More

The Monster Squad (4K UHD Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockDecember 7, 2023

In the world of cinema there is not always immediately a successful return for a film. Whether it be lack of promotion, poorly rolled out releases, or simply bad timing in the market, an unsuccessful box office drawing does not determine a film’s worth. This ... Read More

The Gravedigger (Movie Review)

Lauren HopkinsLauren HopkinsAugust 26, 2022

To write an entire list of all the films or TV shows that have included Frankenstein and his monster would take entirely too long. Needless to say, at least some of the most important films can be honorably mentioned. In 1931 you had the very ... Read More

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster (Documentary Review)

Robyn AndrewRobyn AndrewDecember 31, 2021

Long before the popularity of today’s iconic Horror character actors such as Tony Todd (Candyman 1992), Nick Castle (Halloween 1978), or Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Street 1984) was another name who paved the way. Who you might ask? It was an unassuming English ... Read More

A Nightmare Wakes (Movie Review)

Jeannie BlueJeannie BlueFebruary 3, 2021

Few stories in the history of dark literature have been told quite as frequently as the infamous evening that inspired the 1818 Gothic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. Now moviegoers can experience the birth of the creature for themselves in a haunting new Shudder ... Read More

Carach Angren – Franckensteina Strataemontanus (Album Review)

Lisa BurkeLisa BurkeJune 23, 2020

From film to music, as a genre, Horror can be surprisingly therapeutic. This is particularly the case with bands such as soundtrack makers Goblin, and in the Heavy Metal world, a hand full of others such as Cradle of Filth, but also The Netherlands’ Carach ... Read More

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