CONQUER Is a Refreshing and Exhilarating New Spin on the Occult Detective
When I first read the pitch for Edward M. Erdelac's Conquer, I was understandably skeptical: the book is a collection of shorts centered on occult detective John Conquer written through the lens of Blaxploitation cinema. [...]
MASK OF THE SENTINELS Sweeps You up and Carries You Along for the Ride
It’s rare when I find a fantasy that impresses me and in which I can fully invest. Ricky and Toby Franklin have produced such a volume with their debut graphic novel, Mask of the Sentinels. [...]
THE BOOK OF HORROR: THE ANATOMY OF FEAR IN FILM is Film Analysis for Hardcore Horror Fans
The Book of Horror: The Anatomy of Fear in Film is a new film history text which makes good on exactly what the title says-- author Matt Glasby goes to great lengths to describe and [...]
Twisted Tales: Domestic Disturbances is a Mixed Bag
Twisted Tales: Domestic Disturbances is director Tom Holland's follow up to the recent film of the same name. It's a collection of four novella-length stories that also function as a pastiche of Tales from the [...]
HORROR LITERATURE FROM GOTHIC TO POST-MODERN: CRITICAL ESSAYS is a Wealth of Information and Horror Scholarship
Horror Literature from Gothic to Post-Modern: Critical Essays provides readers with an overview of the genre in print form. One of the recent anthologies published this year by McFarland, it provides a good introduction to [...]
FEAR: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF DARIO ARGENTO is Simultaneously Fascinating and Frustrating
Dario Argento’s name has become synonymous with Italian Horror. The writer-director’s body of work—ranging from classics like Suspiria and Deep Red (Profondo Rosso) to critical and commercial flops like Phantom of the Opera and Dracula [...]
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