Geektoberfest Year 2: Red Capers #48

Geektoberfest Year 2: The Cinematic History of the Zombie (Part IV)

In the past three weeks, I have attempted to give an admittedly detailed answer to the question of why zombies have so long endured as a horror concept. The answer is steeped in our mythologies surrounding death, traceable to the ancient cultures of the Egyptians, Greeks, and Judeo-Christians (Part I). Cinematically, this is reflected in […]

Geektoberfest Year 2: Ask Two Grey Geeks

Geektoberfest Year 2: Red Capers #47

Geektoberfest Year 2: The Cinematic History of the Zombie (Part III)

In the previous two weeks I have written about the movies I believe are the standouts of the zombie sub-genre. In the Cinematic History of the Zombie (Part I and Part II), I have indicated that White Zombie (although not a great movie) was the most influential movie, because it was the forerunner, and then […]

Geektoberfest Year 2: Get Out of Jail Free #6

Geektoberfest Year 2: Red Capers #45

Geektoberfest Day 18: My Top Ten “Classic” Horror Movies (Part II)

#7: King Kong (1933) This has to be one of the most well-known, iconic, and familiar movie monsters. How astounding that a giant ape would be able to cause such a stir that the echoes can still be heard today. In 1933, one would think the special effects would be amateurish, but just 4 years […]

Geektoberfest Day 17: My Top Ten “Classic” Horror Movies (Part I)

Whenever you make a Top Ten List, you invariably must make some very difficult choices as to what you must exclude. Because The Beard and I are, by nature, very inclusive, these decisions are innately difficult. However, the choosing is exactly why Top Ten Lists are fun. Movies have been around since 1878 when pictures […]

Geektoberfest Day 5: My Top Ten Favorite Horror Movies (Part II)

#5 : It (2017 and 2019) Almost all the movies on my list are before 2000. Only 28 Days Later and It, break that mold. In chapter one, Andy Muschetti grabbed a bunch of child actors that as an ensemble work perfectly. Only Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things) was a familiar face at the time, and […]