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REVIEW: ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction (2009) (available on DVD as part of the After Dark HorrorFest series) After 9/11, people from the Mideast often found themselves being given a suspicious eye . That prejudice is still with us, and if anything, heightened, almost ten years later. Zombies of Mass Destruction (ZMD) takes this . . . → Read More: Movie Review: ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction (2009) Dark Heritage: The Final Descent Cornerstone Films Released in 1989 Starring Mark LaCour, Clint Harrison, Tim Verkaik, Eddie Moore and Joan Parmelee DVD Review by Chris Welch So, when I stumble across a 21 year-old low-budget horror movie that I have never heard of, on DVD, and the back of the case says . . . → Read More: DVD Review: Dark Heritage: The Final Descent Cthulhu Month continues with this review of China Miéville’s nod to Lovecraft’s universe. Told in his unique style, although one won’t see R’yleh rising or hear the chanting of the Deep Ones off of Innsmouth, Lovecraft’s influence is plainly felt. Kraken By China Miéville Del Rey Hard Cover/509 pages $26.00 ISBN: 9780345497499 Release Date: . . . → Read More: Book Review: Kraken Earlier, we discussed the first Lovecraftian work to be translated to film: “The Case of Charles Dexter Ward.” The film was, of course, The Haunted Palace, directed by Roger Corman and starring Vincent Price. At that time we made the argument that few, if any, of the major studio films based on Lovecraft’s writings . . . → Read More: Looking Back at Die, Monster, Die! Mention director Roger Corman and horror fans immediately and correctly start thinking about the late Vincent Price. Together they gave us such Sixties cult classics as The House of Usher, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Raven, The Tomb of Ligea, and of course, H.P. Lovecraft’s The Haunted Palace. Wait. Weren’t all those aforementioned . . . → Read More: Looking back at The Haunted Palace James Lowder’s zombie anthology The Best of All Flesh was reviewed by Glenn Dallas in the Sacremento Book Review: “Easily the most popular literary apocalypse, at least these days, is the rise of the zombie plague. There is a desperate finality to it that eludes many other end-of-the-world scenarios. In The Best of All . . . → Read More: ESP Reviewed: The Best of All Flesh Classics of the horror genre, while offering wonderfully chilling reading experiences, also provide lessons for writers of all genres. I became interested in Rosemary’s Baby perhaps because Ira Levin’s work illustrates for novelists how to deliver detail while keeping a story moving. Be warned if you’re somehow unaware of the twist ending, spoilers lie ahead. . . . → Read More: Rosemary’s Baby Revisited (The Rosemary Effect) by Sidney Williams
The Affinity Bridge By George Mann Tor Paperback/334 pages $13.99 ISBN: 9780765323224 Release Date: April 2010 In the midst of a zombie plague, a wave of strangulations takes place in the slums of Victorian London. Sir Maurice Newbury, investigator for the Crown with an expertise in the dark arts, teams up . . . → Read More: The Affinity Bridge Genre: Horror Rating: R for some bloody violence including disturbing images, brief nudity and language. Feature Running Time: 115 minutes Cast: Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson Studio: EFTI Whenever a film makes the leap across borders, fans have a right to be nervous. Was Point of No Return as good as the original Le Femme . . . → Read More: Movie Review: Let the Right One In Fathom By Cherie Priest Tor Hardcover/384 pages $25.95 ISBN: 9780765318404 Release Date: December 2008 Recently Cherie Priest’s book The Boneshaker has received a lot of attention. Many genre fans have read and enjoyed their copy only to be left with a sense of “now what?” Why not give another of Priest’s works a . . . → Read More: Book Review: Fathom |
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What To Do When You Meet Cthulhu: Fall 2010
Blood and Ice: Fall 2010
The Ravening: Fall 2010
The Spawning: Summer 2010
Ancient Shadows: Spring/Summer 2010
The Best of All Flesh
Pallid Light
Dark Wisdom
The Sleep That Rescues
