by Blogcritics | Feb 16, 2016 | media, monsters, movies, vampires, zombies |
By CINENERD Some recent examples of mixed monsters are Van Helsing and four Underworld films — with an Underworld reboot on the way, which no one wants. So how does the new horror/comedy Freaks of Nature get away with combining humans, vampires, and zombies who fight...
by Blogcritics | Feb 6, 2016 | culture, ghosts and spirits, magick and occult, media, monsters, paranormal, vampires |
By JON SOBEL Emily Dickinson: Paranormal Investigator, the new play by Todd Brian Backus, is having its world premiere this month as part of the 2016 FRIGID New York Festival. A founder and Artistic Producer of the PowerOut theater company and a stage director,...
by Blogcritics | Feb 2, 2016 | media, movies |
By CINENERD Creepy twins are nothing new to the horror genre: The Shining, Dead Ringers, Sisters, Basket Case. If you want an easy way to keep audiences on their toes, twins are always a winner. And the German horror Goodnight Mommy certainly delivers on its premise —...
by Blogcritics | Jan 26, 2016 | extraterrestrials, media, monsters, paranormal, television |
By BARBARA BARNETT The X-Files is back, at least for a mini-series. During its heyday, I was addicted to the morose tension of the conspiracy, the humor of the “MOTW” (Monster of the Week, for the uninitiated), the “UST” (Unresolved Sexual Tension) between...
by Blogcritics | Jan 17, 2016 | books, media, monsters, werewolves and shifters |
By RICHARD MARCUS The Anxiety of Kalix the Werewolf by Martin Millar from Soft Skull Press is the third in his series of books featuring Kalix MacRinnalch, the youngest child of the ruling werewolf clan of Great Britain. As she’s about to turn 18 Kalix finds herself...