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It's a Bird! - Superman Review
July 11, 2025

It's a Bird! - Superman Review

I’d like to preface today’s review with the fact that, so I’m told, the very first movie I ever saw in a theater was Superman sometime in early 1979. The classic film, directed by Richard Donner and starring the legendary Christoph…
The Burning Question
July 3, 2025

The Burning Question

I am no fan of witch hunts, as I make clear in this Horror to Culture article. But I am also not a fan of the opportunistic way in which those with an ideological ax to grind will cherry-pick and misrepresent information or revise history. Like ma…
Savage Dragon - An Interview w/ Erik Larsen
June 29, 2025

Savage Dragon - An Interview w/ Erik Larsen

The legendary Erik Larsen is a man that requires no introduction (but I’m going to give him one anyway). From his phenomenal work on The Amazing Spider-Man, to a notable run on Doom Patrol, to co-founding Image Comics in 1992, to his long runn…
Memento Mori - 28 Years Later Review
June 22, 2025

Memento Mori - 28 Years Later Review

There’s no denying the cultural impact the film 28 Days Later had on audiences upon its release in 2002. Directed by Danny Boyle, written by Alex Garland, and starring Cillian Murphy in his breakthrough role, the film went on to redefine the g…
Interview w/ Surrealist Dollmaker Alissa Renzetti
June 19, 2025

Interview w/ Surrealist Dollmaker Alissa Renzetti

It's not often that I use the term "you've got to see it to believe it", but surrealist artist and dollmaker Alissa Renzetti, (www.alissarenzetti.com) is one of those instances. Her handcrafted creations are all unique and one-of-a-kind, from the mo…
Polybius - A Review
June 9, 2025

Polybius - A Review

Few urban legends have reached the notoriety of Polybius, the mythical arcade game that was stated to have popped up briefly in 1981, somewhere in Portland, Oregon, as a psychoactive government mind-control experiment via MKUltra.The rumor first g…
They Call Her Death - An Interview W/ Austin Snell
May 28, 2025

They Call Her Death - An Interview W/ Austin Snell

Austin Snell is a writer, director, and producer out of Lawrence, Kansas. His debut feature film Exposure was released in 2018, and his latest film, They Call Her Death is getting positive reviews and was just released on the streaming channel SHUDD…
The Restless Few - An Interview w/ James Watjen
May 21, 2025

The Restless Few - An Interview w/ James Watjen

James M. Watjen is an up-and-coming independent author and filmmaker out of Vincennes, Indiana. His works have appeared in such places as Rue Morgue Magazine, and his short film entitled The D Word won several awards, including the 20…
ShadowMyths and Hieroglyphs! An Interview with Doug Hoppes
May 12, 2025

ShadowMyths and Hieroglyphs! An Interview with Doug Hoppes

Here I Am: Illustrations created by ShadowMyths***** * *****ROMMI: Hey, Doug, thanks for taking the time to let me pick your brain after our brief chat at the Indy Oddities Expo! I perused your excellent Gallery of Nightmares, and I was highly…
Demanufacturing the Obsolete
May 10, 2025

Demanufacturing the Obsolete

In the 1990’s, Fear Factory released their two most iconic albums, Demanufacture and Obsolete. The dystopian horror themes are easy to spot. Obsolete is a concept album detailing the usurpation of humanity’s autonomy by the very mach…
The Cellar - An Interview W/ Jamie Langlands
May 8, 2025

The Cellar - An Interview W/ Jamie Langlands

Jamie Langlands in an actor and filmmaker out of the UK. His upcoming film, THE CELLAR, recently won multiple awards including at The London Horror Film Awards, The ZedFest Film Festival, The Haunted House FearFest award for best horror feature, and…
An Interview W/ Ellie Church
May 2, 2025

An Interview W/ Ellie Church

Ellie Church is a multi-talented actress, producer, and art director who is perhaps best known for starring in the feature films HARVEST LAKE, THE BAD MAN, as well as her upcoming film entitled GUSH. You can find my recent review of GUSH HERE.**…
GUSH - Exclusive Review
April 28, 2025

GUSH - Exclusive Review

I recently had the fortunate opportunity to view an early screening of the upcoming “psychosexual horror-thriller” film, entitled Gush. The feature, which is both stark and surreal in its cinematography, comes from the creative team behi…
Sinners - A Review
April 20, 2025

Sinners - A Review

“You better pick poor robin cleanPick poor robin cleanI picked his head, I picked his feet(Would have) I picked his body, but it wasn’t fit to eatYou’d better pick poor robin cleanPick poor robin cleanBut I’ll be …
The Last Temptation of Donnie Darko
April 15, 2025

The Last Temptation of Donnie Darko

“Every living creature on this earth dies alone.”-Roberta Sparrow, The Philosophy of Time Travel Donnie Darko is a modernized retelling of The Last Temptation of Christ.I am not the first to think of it, but the giveaway in …
A Review: The Rule of Jenny Pen
March 30, 2025

A Review: The Rule of Jenny Pen

New to Shudder this weekend comes 2024’s The Rule of Jenny Pen, out of New Zealand, starring Geoffrey Rush and John Lithgow (who also executive produced). It’s safe to say that from a psychological horror standpoint, Jenny Pen stands out…
Double Feature W/ Scott Schirmer #1
March 15, 2025

Double Feature W/ Scott Schirmer #1

THE RING (2002)Naomi Watts (Mulholland Dr) stars as a journalist investigating the bizarre, synchronized deaths of four teenagers who died exactly seven days after watching a disturbing videotape. After watching the tape herself, the clock starts …
I Am, The Sunken City
Feb. 15, 2025

I Am, The Sunken City

I want to recommend to you, dear reader, a hidden gem among 21st century films. It’s less than an hour long, and it’s a quick, easy affair. 2005’s The Call of Cthulhu is as faithful an adaptation of the iconic Lovecraft story as …
The Totally Killer Mandela Effect (High Art)
Jan. 25, 2025

The Totally Killer Mandela Effect (High Art)

Some films aspire to high art. Some films just aspire to make people laugh when they’re high.Totally Killer fell squarely into the latter category. This is one of those movies that would be absolutely awful if it tried at any point to ta…
Monster Fangs - Interview w/ Adrian Amiro-Wilson
Jan. 20, 2025

Monster Fangs - Interview w/ Adrian Amiro-Wilson

Adrian Amiro-Wilson is a macabre artist and jewelry maker out of Texas, who is also a regular contributor at our very own Horror To Culture website. She’s also become a friend over the past year, and today we sit down to discuss her creative i…
George A. Romero's Resident Evil - Review
Jan. 12, 2025

George A. Romero's Resident Evil - Review

As you might have guessed, growing up a little kid in the 80’s, I was a huge fan of horror. In particular, I had an affinity for the shambling undead who feasted upon the flesh of the living! During this decade, kids such as myself really only…
Look What I Found: An Interview W/ Scott Schirmer
Jan. 6, 2025

Look What I Found: An Interview W/ Scott Schirmer

Scott Schirmer is the award-winning filmmaker of such controversial features as FOUND (2012), HEADLESS (2015), and the upcoming GUSH (2025). He recently was gracious enough to take some time to sit down with HORROR TO CULTURE to discuss his career, …
Looking Back at Horror in 2024
Jan. 1, 2025

Looking Back at Horror in 2024

Adrian’s Top 10 Horror Films of 2024StopMotion:This film was basically Jan Svankmier and David Lynch had a film baby… the imagery was disturbing and romantic in a way…. the actual animation looked like it was absolutely horrify…
The Fallout
Dec. 22, 2024

The Fallout

This is less a review and more of an essay on the subject matter of the 2014 documentary The Polygon. It’s not the first account of nuclear testing in the Soviet Union which I read or watched, but it hit me harder than any I before encounter…