What We Do in the Shadows - A Biting, Bloody Good Time
I’m always hesitant when a film is adapted into a television series. So often there’s just something about it that feels diminished, toothless compared to the cinematic original. What We Do in the Shadows is quite possibly one of the best horror comedies I’ve seen in the last five years and hearing that it was being turned into a series for FX was disconcerting to say the least. The mockumentary style antics of a group of vampires living together as roommates in the suburbs o
Who Does the #horror Embargo Hurt?
I have had a few people ask me lately what the big deal is over the #horror embargo that's happening on Instagram. "Why not use another tag?" and "Who's it hurting?" As for another tag, currently you can tag anything with the prefix of #horror (i.e., #horrorauthor, #horrorblog, #horrormovie, etc...) and it doesn't throw any flags or stop you. But what happens when that changes and, more importantly, why should we be okay with being warned repeatedly that what we love is "harm
Dear Instagram, Horror is Healthy.
It came to our attention last week that something unfortunate is happening on social media. Instagram in particular (but Facebook, Tumblr, and YouTube as well) has begun censoring posts with the hashtag #horror. When you search for #horror you’re immediately greeted with a message asking if you’re okay and offering links in case you need some kind of emotional or psychological help. If you proceed to search for #horror anyway, you’re only allowed to view the Top Rated posts u
Whargoul - The Unsettling Historic Horror of Dave Brockie
Unless you're a die-hard Bohab, there are things you may not realize about GWAR's late frontman Dave Brockie. When he wasn't busy rocking your face off as Oderus Urungus, Brockie had other pursuits and callings, including a love for history. His passion for World War II era history, particularly the Eastern Front, was immense and even influenced one of my favorite GWAR songs of all time, Whargoul. The character and story created in this track was intense and felt so much larg
James Gunn, Troma, and Toxic Media
James Gunn was rehired by Disney to direct Guardians of the Galaxy 3 which, in itself is pretty damn amazing. Many people, self included, figured that Disney would stand behind this poor decision until they had completely tanked the franchise and it’s nice to see they finally came to their senses. As a writer and director Gunn has had an amazing career in independent and genre filmmaking and has done some incredible work now that he's in the mainstream. He's also a respectabl
Midsummer Scream 2019 - Tickets On Sale Now!
Midsummer Scream, the largest Halloween and horror fan convention in the world, returns to Southern California August 3-4 for a monstrous weekend of thrills, chills, and haunting fun. For the first time, Midsummer Scream will occupy the entire Long Beach Convention Center, doubling the show’s size for 2019. Tickets for Midsummer Scream 2019 are now on sale at MidsummerScream.org including single-day General Admission passes, as well as the very popular limited-edition Gold Ba
Dr. Gangrene - An Interview With a Mad Scientist
In an age before YouTube, before on demand streaming and ultra 4k blu-ray releases of classic horror films, your viewing options could be limited to say the least. Sure there were video stores but they weren’t going to carry “trash cinema” and B horror classics. If you wanted to see an old black and white monster flick or some grindhouse masterpiece of exploitation horror, you had to wait until the wee hours of the morning. It was only then that the television would beam all
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