As you watch yet another hapless victim run fruitlessly from a ravenous pack of the undead, it is easy to think there is nothing new under the zompocalyptic sun. But its obvious from the start of Ben Howling and Yolanda Ramke’s wondrously evocative and emotionally-intimate Cargo, a remark of their Continue Reading
Halloween 2018
Classic book review: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley #Halloween2018
It is an oddly pleasing thing to finally read a classic book, particularly one with the pop culture reach of Mary Shelley’s 200-year-old horror classic Frankenstein. Written, so goes the anecdote, as the result of a between Shelley, her lover and husband Percy and Lord Byron (that was not Continue Reading
Vacuum cleaners are frightening, not spiders! Right Lucas? #Halloween2018
There is simply no debate on the issue – Lucas the Spider is absolutely, ridiculously cute and adorable. CUTE *AND* ADORABLE. Even an arachnophobe like myself doesn’t find him terrifying which is why I can only agree with him when he says in this new Scary Stories video that Continue Reading
The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell is darkly delicious #Halloween2018
There is something immensely appealing about anyone who is (a) happy to subvert established tropes and sensibilities and (b) who does it flair, imagination and a willingness to challenge established ideas and remake them in their own image. Or even better, cook them. Christine McConnell, the royal icing-pumping star Continue Reading
Spooked! Simon’s Cat thinks something creepy over yonder lies
SNAPSHOT Upon waking from a satisfying Halloween nap, a languid Simon’s Cat deliciously stretched the sleep out of his limbs while staring at a picture on the wall behind the bed. After he was fully awake, the relaxed kitty suddenly became pensive and suspicious all the while staring at Continue Reading
Welcome to The Haunting of Hill House … you’re expected
SNAPSHOT The Haunting of Hill House is a modern reimagining of Shirley Jackson’s legendary novel of the same name, about five siblings who grew up in the most famous hauntedhouse in America. Now adults, they’re reunited by the suicide of their youngest sister, which forces them to finally confront Continue Reading