FEATURED ARTICLES
April 10, 2024
MAD GOD - A Review
If you’re a massive horror aficionado such as myself, you likely have a huge stockpile of films waiting in your watch list, across multiple streaming platforms. With so many movies to view, and so little time, it’s often difficult to gau…
April 5, 2024
FESTIVAL OF THE LIVING DEAD - A Review
When I first saw the news that a “spiritual sequel” to George A. Romero’s classic NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD was about to be released, it immediately jumped to the front of my “to do list”. Romero’s original DEAD tr…
April 3, 2024
Magnetic Hypnosis and Ethereal Forms
It’s always a pleasant surprise when you stumble upon a hidden gem which manages to break through all the buzzing static of mainstream horror and presents an original story. Even better if that film delivers unique supernatural themes, merged …
March 28, 2024
Interview W/ Eskeletosart
MAD: Jaime, it’s good to talk to you again! We had some correspondence a couple of years ago in regards to a zine I was working on, and I’ve always dug your style and subject matter (primarily comic books and horror art). It has been ver…
March 27, 2024
Talking Schop with Slenderman
By C. Rommial Butler
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As I was picking my way slowly through Arthur Schopenhauer’s The World as Will and Idea, I happened upon a point of view relevant to horror fiction.
Discussing how dogma tends to fail to align wit…
March 14, 2024
Quoth The Raven: Don't Be A--
By C. Rommial Butler
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At a local bookstore, I nabbed a reprint of Cotton Mathers’ On Witchcraft. He was one of the judges who presided over the Salem Witch Trials, and the book is his justification for the proceedings. …
March 1, 2024
Be Careful What You Wish For...
By C. Rommial Butler
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First off, let me say that Talk to Me was an immensely enjoyable film. I urge you to watch this 2023 Australian affair if you haven’t already, and especially before you read the following essay, as…
Feb. 22, 2024
Secrets Best Kept
There’s a certain inevitability for any avid reader, of which we meet various books that simply don’t hold our interest for one reason or another, and we’ll regretfully put them down, perhaps never to pick up again. There’s n…
Feb. 4, 2024
There Are Other Worlds Than These...
"Sometimes dead is better."
-Stephen King, Pet Sematary
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It might sound strange to some fans, but if one were to ask about my favorite books by horror master Stephen King, more than one of them would come from his alter ego,…
Feb. 3, 2024
How Easily We ForgIT
By C. Rommial Butler
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Most people will recollect Stephen King’s IT from either the TV miniseries or the more recent films. These treatments of the story each have their charm and deserve a visit if you haven’t yet…