“The world of Gloom is a sad and benighted place.” These are the first lines of the instruction booklet for Keith Baker’s Gloom. Imagine, if you will, that the Addams Family designed and created their own version of the game of Life where your only goal was to inflict as much suffering on a family as possible before their inevitable deaths. Like golf, the person with the person with the lowest score wins. Grab a lively crowd for this one because it can go dark fast and, unles

It’s been 43 years since a struggling freelancer’s novel about a small town driven to the brink by an aquatic horror was adapted to film only to become a watershed cultural event that has scared generations away from the beach. Peter Benchley’s Jaws is arguably one of those monumental, genre changing works that has struck a chord with readers and moviegoers alike in a way that very few stories ever will. With imagery, references and characterizations that have rooted themselv

I enjoyed Death House more than I ever imagined I would. See, in one circle or another, rumor, legend, and vague insinuations have existed for years about this movie dubbed “The Expendables of Horror.” With so much anticipation built up around the release, I was hesitant at first to go see it. Too often a film can’t live up to its own hype and the result is dismaying to say the least. For me, Death House was everything it promised to be. Action, violence, gore, terror, and me

Card games date back into the 9th century in the Middle East, and Europe. When anything survives millennia, crosses continents, cultures, and socio-economic boundaries while growing and changing to meet the times, it’s bound to pick up a reputation, right? The Tarot is predated by several other decks and styles of cards, including the commonly used suited decks you’ll find literally everywhere. While the name and timelessly mystifying designs of a Tarot deck have a distinctly

The Evil Dead has played a hugely positive role in my life and career and, with news of Ash vs Evil Dead coming to an end, I've wanted to say some things, I just haven't known how. I've seen a lot of people bemoaning the series’ ending and the actor's decision to retire from the role. I've also seen a lot of vague articles quoting Bruce Campbell's comments on both topics but none outright saying the things you'd hope to hear at the end of an era. So let me share with you the

A Quiet Place has made a lot of noise for a film whose premise is the need to remain silent in order to survive. With an over $20 million opening weekend, the PG-13 horror flick directed by, co-written, and starring John Krasinski has garnered more than a little attention and critical acclaim and has easily become the most hyped movie of 2018 so far. But the question that you have to ask as a horror fan is this: “Is it worth watching?” The premise is of A Quiet Place is your

Transylvania Television, abbreviated TVTV, takes elements of classic horror, puppeteering, and bawdy, off the wall comedy to tell the story of a band of monsters running the best little TV station in Transylvania. Recently I had the chance to talk to series co-creator Gordon Smuder as well as producers Troy Antoine LaFaye and CJ Stone. What I was hoping for was some insight into the brilliantly warped minds of a series that can only be described as The Muppets with a two drin

Almost a year ago I was aimlessly scrolling through Instagram when a picture caught my eye. He was thin and pale, scruffy but wild eyed dressed in archaic clothes with this look of murder and madness as he hopped through the rain with an axe in his hands. This was my introduction to Alfred J. Hemlock, the Australian demon who has absolutely dominated the short film circuit in 2017 and early 2018. Reaching out to creators Edward and Melissa Lyons I was introduced to an incredi

Jeff and Haley have been burning up Twitch with Slayaway Camp, Witcher, and several other horror inspired video games lately. I’ve actually found myself getting hooked in with them for Trivia Murder Party. But I’m still as bigger fan of setting up a table, having some people over, and throwing down a board game for an evening of fun and gruesomeness. But I’m not talking about Yahtzee or Go Fish. Thanks in no small part to the ongoing culture of hipsterism, board games and car

I got sucked in by the trailer, by the hype, and I really should have known better. Veronica is billed by almost everyone as being so scary you "can't finish it." I remember hearing all of this before when Paranormal Activity hit theaters and just like that found footage nightmare, I decided I'd drink the Kool-aid and have a look. Set in 1991, Veronica is the story of a young girl in Spain who finds herself responsible for her younger siblings after their father passes away.