One of my favorite covers from my favorite horror comic. Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians recorded the song “I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream” back in 1927. Hard to believe that it would have such a lasting effect on yours truly. Not that I was … Read More
H’s entry in our A-to-Z short horror film review series is rather a mixed bag of blood, entrails and beasties, all put together in what Alfred Hitchcock once titled one of his short story compilations, “Death Bag.” Nearly all of today’s subjects are from the United States, with a … Read More
A little over a week ago, I sat through a 90-minute season finale that had enough commercials to pad a 60-minute show to that 90-minute mark. Aside from being slow-moving and without any form of resolution, it disappointed. I really don’t care that it mirrored the comic frame for frame. … Read More
We pick up the story with Major coming to after being drugged by Ravi. Major explains the Max Rager situation to Ravi. Ravi thinks they should tell Liv. Major believes that if she finds out it will change her to something more than the crusader for justice that she … Read More
Prologue… Scott E. sees Blaine at his desk. His eyes are closed. He isn’t moving. Given that last week he told Scott and Chief that he was dying and he took the experimental cure, there was a collective holding of breaths within the viewership. Scott yells at him. … Read More
In the last installment of the Short Film Review, we visited the origins of Cinema. Today, we visit a “Tardy to the Party”, namely the United States. American film would really only come into its own until Edwin S. Porter would come along and give the audience a narrative … Read More
Let’s talk Blaine! When we last left our hero, he had just had his throat slit and was pushed into a shallow grave. Thankfully, he became a zombie and pushed himself up like a daisy, among a group off Daisies having an outing. So, where does he … Read More
“All Cinema Begins in France” (E Fink, really not an expert on much of anything) Several years ago, I had an umbilical hernia fixed. Insert “yucky, icky, poo” here. During my recuperation, I decided to delve into the origins of film. This led me to France. Initially, I … Read More
The classic line from the 1933 version of “The Invisible Man” starring Claude Rains is used for the title today. The man may be invisible but the horror is right in front of your eyes. In this installment, the films are in English, which also begins with “E”. Some … Read More
Okay, Cab Calloway was never in a horror film. But he did sing “Hi D Hi D Ho” in “Minnie the Moocher,” which is a favorite song that I grew up with. We have arrived at “D”, the fourth letter of the alphabet and the grade I got in … Read More
