One aspect of horror fandom that always brings a warm glow to my geeky heart is the fact that we are always able to appreciate the glories of the past as well as the latest releases. In some corners of movie fandom there is a horrible tendency to dismiss anything that could be classified as old school, while in horror …
Read More »Film Review: Kaiji: the Ultimate Gambler (2009)
Rate this Film (aka Kaiji: Jinsei gyakuten gêmu) SYNOPSIS: Kaiji Ito (Tatsuya Fujiwara – Death Note/Battle Royale) moves to Japan after graduating from high school. Unable to find a job and frustrated with society at large, Kaiji spends his days gambling, vandalizing cars, and drinking. Two years later and his life is no better. A debt collector named Endo arrives …
Read More »Interview: Josh Howard – Comic Artist (Dead@17, WitchQueen)
Hey everyone. I recently had a chance to chat with Josh Howard, the creator/writer/artist for Dead@17, about the newest chapter in the series debuting in March 2010. If you have not had a chance to check out any of the Dead@17 stories I highly recommend doing so. The books have good depth and are very original. Josh’s art style is …
Read More »Literary Mayhem Original Horror Fiction
Horror fans here is the announcement you have been waiting for; Starting on October 24, 2010 Literary Mayhem will be posting original short fiction from some of the biggest names in horror fiction today. We will be publishing a new original tale every three months to start, hopefully increasing the frequency as time moves along. The first three slots are …
Read More »Top 10 Best Horror / SciFi TV Series of the Last Decade (2000’s)
Rate this FilmHey it’s list time again. This round up consists of the top televised series that fall into the horror /sci genres. Series like the variety of Star Trek, Stargate and Battlestar Galactica off shoots were not included as to be quite frank I never watched them. But I like to think as these as the ones that fall …
Read More »‘The First Exorcism:The Possessed’ – the true story – now on DVD
The First Exorcism “, The Possessed (as seen on SyFy) , The True Story of America’s First Documented Possession, Now On DVD-Uncut (From the creators of CHILDREN OF THE GRAVE and SPOOKED as seen on SyFy). The belief in possession by evil spirits plagued the 18th century. Madness and hysteria spread classifying the mentally ill as Being under the control …
Read More »Book Review: Gene Simmons House of Horrors TPB
written by “various” Art by “various” Published by IDW Publishing Publication Date: 2008 Format: Color – 192 pages Price: $27.99 A wonderful collection of haunting, macabre and eerie tales brought to you from the demon himself, Gene Simmons. Straight off the IDW production line we have the graphic novel “Gene Simmons – House of Horrors”. This packed edition contains all …
Read More »Book Review: Aleister Crowley and the Ouiga Board – Author J. Edward Cornelius
by J. Edward Cornelius Published by Feral House Publication Date: 2005 Format: Black /White – 172 pages Price: $16.99 I was initially lured into wanting to review this book purely based in its tie-ins with Aleister Crowley. Though it actually turned into being alot more with its extensive history of the infamous Ouija board. Blanketed in sorrid tales, mystery and …
Read More »Book Review: Aleister Crowley and the 20th Century Synthesis of Magick – Author Dave Evans
Written by Dave Evans Published by Hidden Publishing Publication Date: 2007 Format: Black /White – 112 pages Price: $22.50 Aleister Crowley has always been at the heart of controversy, mystery, misinterpretation and occultism. Author Dave Evans has managed to summarize a great deal of Crowley through the small edition of 112 pages. For those who have read or looked into …
Read More »Film Review: Dorian Gray (2009)
Rate this Film SYNOPSIS: Fresh-faced and innocent, Dorian Gray arrives in London to move into the house he has inherited. Almost immediately he falls under the influence of amoral and calculating Lord Henry Wotton, leading to a life of increasing debauchery and even violence. Through many years Gray stays as young-looking as ever, while a portrait painted when he arrived …
Read More »The Melancholy Fantastic: Gothic love story
[dailymotion]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xel711_the-melancholy-fantastic-trailer_shortfilms[/dailymotion] A.D. Calvo’s new film The Meloncholy Fantastic is about how against the objections of a life-size paper doll, a delusional young woman falls for a Goth in this unconventional holiday story. The Melancholy Fantastic weaves elements of classical existentialism into a disturbing psychological holiday. The Melancholy Fantastic is an alternative Christmas story with a shockingly happy ending.
Read More »Halloween Horror Nights Orlando: Florida’s haunts got it going on!
Horror Nights: The Hallow’d Past – Halloween Horror Nights. The name brings with it millions of tales, each filled with thousands of screams. Now, you have the opportunity to travel into a realm where Horror Nights isn’t just an event, but a reality. The Orfanage: Ashes to Ashes – Ashes to ashes, forever now dust. For years she has existed …
Read More »Film Review: Hansel and Gretel (2007)
Rate this Film SYNOPSIS: South Korean spin on a time-honored fable as a young father-to-be wrecks his car in a wooded area where he is led by a ostensibly innocent girl to a picturesque cottage where the seemingly-perfect family appears to dwell. Little does he know there’s no perfection to be found and of course, no escape… REVIEW: Director: Kim Min Suk …
Read More »Film Review: Meatball Machine (2005)
Rate this FilmSYNOPSIS: A new romance between factory workers Yôji (Issei Takahashi) and Sachiko (Aoba Kawai) is going well — that is, until aliens invade Earth and implant themselves into tumor-like growths on human shoulders. When Sachiko is attacked and transformed into a slave cyborg, it’s up to the half-infected Yôji to rescue his lover. Co-directors Jun’ichi Yamamoto and Yudai …
Read More »Film Review: Grotesque (aka Gurotesuku) (2009) – CAT III
Rate this Film SYNOPSIS: A young couple get abducted by a perverse sadist named Tachikawa who ties them both up in his basement and begins torturing them. If either of them happens to pass out from the intense pain, he revives them with smelling salts before going back to work. REVIEW: Grotesque is really a mix of emotions. Brilliant, disgusting, …
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