Respectful Reel Review #23: Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)

MOVIE TITLE: Silent Night, Deadly Night IMDB YEAR RELEASED: 1984 GENRE: Christmas Slasher / Psychological Horror STARRING: Robert Brian Wilson, Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick, Toni Nero, Linnea Quigley, Britt Leach and Leo Geter DIRECTED BY: Charles E. Sellier, Jr. SUMMARY: A young man named Billy suffering from the post-traumatic stress of watching his parents killed […]

Reading Sanctum #17

One of the highlights of my year was reading The Harvesting series by Melanie Karsak. This series of novels was a truly unique reading experience that begins with a global pandemic and quickly turns into a zombie apocalypse, but incorporates elements usually found in urban fantasies. I considered it something akin to a kitchen sink […]

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November Nouveau: Respectful Reel Review #22 — It Follows (2014)

MOVIE TITLE: It Follows IMDB YEAR RELEASED: 2014 GENRE: Supernatural / Psychological Horror STARRING: Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Daniel Zovatto, Jake Weary, Olivia Luccardi, Lili Sepe, Bailey Spry, Debbie Williams, Leisa Pulido DIRECTED BY: David Robert Mitchell SUMMARY: After a sexual encounter, a young woman finds that she is haunted by dark visions where she […]

Geektoberfest: Vampirella’s Sordid History*

From the minute you laid eyes on her, you could tell she was trouble. Frank Frazetta’s cover to Vampirella #1 has her posed with one hand on her fleshy hip and one finger in her mouth. She’s wearing black boots and her iconic red sling bikini with the white collar and nothing else. I never […]

Geektoberfest: Reading Sanctum Potpourri #8

Being a bibliophile, I sometimes get asked (especially during this time of year) what books I would recommend to get in the spirit of Halloween. Of course, I could say Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Amy Cross, Robert McCammon, Peter Straub, and Willow Rose, which are all fine and gory but then I would say, “Modern […]

Geektoberfest: Respectful Reel Review #19 — Kiss of the Vampire (1963)

MOVIE TITLE: Kiss of the Vampire IMDB YEAR RELEASED: 1963 GENRE: Hammer Vampire Horror STARRING: Clifford Evans, Noel Willman, Edward de Souza, Jennifer Daniel, Barry Warren, Jacquie Wallis, Isobel Black DIRECTED BY: Don Sharp SUMMARY: When a newlywed couple set off on their honeymoon through a Bavarian forest and get stranded by their car in […]

GEEKTOBERFEST: Gene Roddenberry’s spectre

Gene Roddenberry’s SPECTRE SPECTRE is a 1977 British horror film made-for-television and produced by Gene Roddenberry. Yes, that’s right I said Gene Roddenberry. He also co-wrote it with Samuel A. Peebles (ADVANCE TO THE REAR [1967], FINAL CHAPTER: WALKING TALL [1977])and it was directed by Clive Donner (WHAT’S NEW PUSSYCAT? [1965], DEAD MAN’S FOLLY [1986]). The plot revolves […]

Reading Sanctum: Potpourri #6

Reading Sanctum: Potpourri is one of our continuing features of quick cut book reviews to help you find some otherwise innocuous books that might have escaped your attention. As a huge library/book reader geek, I love sharing stories about the books I am reading. So if you love books like I love books, then you […]

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