April - 2019

Room for Rent Offers Heartache, Horror with Lin Shaye

Room for Rent Offers Heartache, Horror with Lin Shaye

Room for Rent is maybe one of the most uncomfortably real horror movies I've seen in a while. Tackling some honest and often unspoken issues with elder care and human connection with the added flare of murderous obsession, the film will definitely make you reconsider not only the coldness of peer-to-peer experiences, but about the genuine interactions we have with strangers and friends alike. I mean, how well do you really know your neighbor or, for that matter, the person wh

Velocipastor: Jurassic Priest vs Ninjas...Need I Say More?

Velocipastor: Jurassic Priest vs Ninjas...Need I Say More?

A man of the cloth turns Jurassic in Wild Eye Releasing’s THE VELOCIPASTOR – coming later this year from the reputable genre label! Ahead of the home entertainment release in August, the Brendan Steere written/directed film will have a special midnight screening/ Q&A at the Texas Frightmare Weekend on May 3rd. After a devastating family tragedy, a priest travels to China to find deeper spirituality, but instead is endowed with an ancient ability that allows him to turn

Hauntings, Hoaxes, and the Dubious Legacy of Ed and Lorraine Warren

Hauntings, Hoaxes, and the Dubious Legacy of Ed and Lorraine Warren

The views and opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of 52 Weeks of Horror, its affiliates, or sponsors. Lorraine Warren has passed away at the age of 92. Half of the husband and wife paranormal research team made famous by the Amityville haunting of the 1970's, their reputation for exorcising evil spirits was exceeded only by their relentless self promotion. I've always been told not to speak ill of the d

A New Nightmare in the Skies from The Twilight Zone

A New Nightmare in the Skies from The Twilight Zone

Remakes are tricky things. On one hand, they feel totally uninspired, like rip offs being used to propel someone’s personal goals on the back of another’s hard work. On the other hand, however, remakes and retellings are an integral part of the human storytelling tradition with some of our most beloved tales being passed down, added to, and evolved over the ages. So, when Jordan Peele took the reigns of yet another Twilight Zone reboot, I looked at it with both skepticism and

Scary Stories Documentary Captures Culture, Legacy of Alvin Schwartz

Scary Stories Documentary Captures Culture, Legacy of Alvin Schwartz

If you were a child of the late 80's and 90's your first experience into the world of horror may very well have come from the shelves of your elementary school library. Alvin Schwartz's classic series, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark no doubt entertained, terrified, and inspired a number of us as children and finding those well worn paperbacks on the shelves or during a book fair was no doubt a highlight of our grade school careers. Even as I write this the Scary Stories Tr

Universal Announces Holidayz in Hell

Universal Announces Holidayz in Hell

From New Year’s Eve to Valentine’s Day, from Easter to the Fourth of July and from Thanksgiving to Christmas, Universal Studios Hollywood adds a demented twist to life’s biggest moments in the all-original Halloween Horror Nights maze, “Holidayz in Hell.” Inspired by the popular scare zone of the same name, the “Holidayz in Hell” maze will feature an original score by Electronic Music Artist and Producer Figure and offer guests new reasons to dread the holidays. A tortured T

A Year of Women in Horror - Caitlin Doughty & the Death Positive Movement

A Year of Women in Horror - Caitlin Doughty & the Death Positive Movement

You are going to die. No, it’s not a threat, just a friendly reminder about your own mortality which horror all too cheerfully helps you cope with on a regular basis. What separates us in many ways from other animals is the realization of our own mortality and the ability to make decisions based upon that knowledge. In horror, we tend to focus a bit much on the fantastic without stopping for a moment to think of the mundane. Horror in itself as a genre and cultural tradition

On the Trail of Bigfoot - Docu-Series Explores the Great American Mystery

On the Trail of Bigfoot - Docu-Series Explores the Great American Mystery

Like Agent Mulder and countless others, real and imagined in fiction, I want to believe in things beyond my own understanding. I want to hope for and find some hidden truth or uncover some ancient mystery to bring a bit of magic and wonder back into this world. As a skeptic, however, this is nothing short of a Herculean effort and I find myself picking apart most documentaries, books, and videos exploring the unknown. So when I received a link for Seth Breedlove and Small Tow

Creepshow Bringing Adrienne Barbeau, "Gray Matter" to Shudder

Creepshow Bringing Adrienne Barbeau, "Gray Matter" to Shudder

Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, today announced initial casting for its upcoming horror anthology series, Creepshow, based on the iconic 1982 film written by Stephen King and directed by George A. Romero. Adrienne Barbeau (The Fog), Giancarlo Esposito (Better Call Saul), and Tobin Bell (Saw) will star in the Stephen King story “Gray Matter,” adapted by Byron Willinger and Philip de Blasi (The Commuter) and directed b

The Zombie Apocalypse is a Family Affair in Santa Clarita Diet

The Zombie Apocalypse is a Family Affair in Santa Clarita Diet

Oh, Netflix, how you love to create short seasons of incredible shows that must be binge watched and reviewed. Season 3 of Santa Clarita Diet is available to stream on Netflix now and it's everything we've been waiting for since the season 2 finale last year. Sheila (Drew Barrymore) and Joel (Timothy Olyphant) continue to get themselves in way over their heads in a series of murders, lies, and deceptive schemes that continue to spiral wildly out of control. Add to this the w

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