Category: Horror
Benny Loves You (horror film: trailer).
Benny Loves You is another weird-looking horror film with a comedy edge mining that Chuckie sub-genre about a doll that comes alive and starts creating mayhem. In this case, said doll is some kind of Muppet-shaped fluffy toy. Man, you don’t wanna piss off those possessed demonic toys now, do you? You can pay to stream […]
Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead (Netflix horror movie: trailer).
Here’s the trailer for Zack Snyder’s new horror film on Netflix, Army of the Dead, which can best be thought of Oceans 11 with extra added Zombies. Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen, Justice League), Army of the Dead takes place following a zombie outbreak that has left Las Vegas in ruins and walled off from the […]
The Annotated Supernatural Horror In Literature written by HP Lovecraft and edited by ST Joshi (book review)
In 1927, an essay was published in ‘The Recluse’ magazine in which its author, HP Lovecraft, described the development of what we broadly call horror fiction. Over the years, the essay has been accepted as one of the best reviews of the subject, partly because of its terrific breadth, but also because of the insightful […]
Forsaken by Kelley Armstrong (book review)
There is always a problem when an author switches publishers, especially if that author has a loyal following. There are many reasons why this might happen and a change between major mass market publishers may make very little difference in the perception of the readers. When Storm Constantine started Immanion Press as an outlet to […]
The Power: horror movie (Mark Kermode review).
Our man of man movies, Mark Kermode, reviews horror movie, The Power, directed by Corinna Faith, and starring Mark Smith, Marley Chesham, and Rose Williams. During the rolling blackouts of 1973, a young nurse is forced to work the night shifts in a crumbling hospital, and discovers a terrifying presence is lurking in the halls.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife – Ant-Man versus the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man? (movie trailer)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife is an upcoming American supernatural comedy-drama film with Paul Rudd, as well as Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver, and Annie Potts reprising their roles from the original films. It is the direct sequel to Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989). Set thirty years after the second film, a family moves […]
Things Heard & Seen (new Netflix horror movie: trailer).
In new Netflix horror movie Things Heard & Seen starring Amanda Seyfried, based on Elizabeth Brundage’s book of the same name, a New York couple moves to a historic hamlet in the Hudson Valley and come to discover that their marriage has a sinister darkness, one that mirrors their new home’s demon-soaked history. Our tip, […]
Lovecraft Annual #14 (2020) edited by S.T. Joshi (book review).
Each year, the ‘Lovecraft Annual’ collects various essays, reviews and articles by or about H.P. Lovecraft. As such, it’s a heterogenous mix and, while not every piece included will appeal to everybody, there’s bound to be a few pieces that justify the modest price of admission. Certainly, this year’s collection is as varied as ever, […]
The Cunning Man (short horror movie: video in full).
In the short horror film The Cunning Man, a sad fellow on a farm collects the corpses of dead animals – yeah, like that’s likely. But what is he really up to, and is it for the best or not? Yikes!
Absinthe & Arsenic by Raven Dane (book review).
‘Absinthe & Arsenic’ is a collection of sixteen tales by Raven Dane, a mixture of Victorian weird fiction and steampunk. In the introduction, she confesses to being a lifelong fan of M.R. James and Wilkie Collins. Most of the pieces were written especially for this book and have not appeared elsewhere. One exception is an […]
