Is a monster frightening because it can physically kill you or is it more terrifying when it robs you of your individual humanity? I’ve often wondered what makes a monster truly terrifying to me. Some monsters are relentless stalkers, hunting their prey the way a werewolf or vampire might. Others are relentless forces of nature in the vein of Godzilla and other kaiju who wipe out entire cities like volcanic eruptions before disappearing into the nothing. But these are monster

When it comes to haunts in Long beach, most people think of the Queen Mary and for good reason; the ship is said to have spirits that still walk the corridors, but there is one place that eclipses the elegant ship with roaming ghosts and monsters, at least for one weekend in the summer, and that’s Midsummer Scream at the Long Beach Convention Center. This, the second year for the Halloween festival, was bigger and better than its debut season and has quickly become a mainstay

Summer’s almost over and the kids are getting ready to head back to school. Those of you who wish to get into the spirit of education would do well to head over to Shudder this month, where a Battle Royale double feature is waiting just for you. Directed by Kinja Fukasu and starring Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, and Tarô Yamamoto, Battle Royale follows a class of Japanese ninth-grade students who are forced to fight to the death under the requirements of a sacrificial governem