Film Saw IV Review (Film, 2007) I've had a debate with myself for a few years now over which entry is the worst in the Saw series: IV or VII/3D. After rewatching all the films in a three day period, I can safely say the fourth film is the absolute worst. Jigsaw is
Books/Print Watch: Authors and Editors on Patricia Highsmith [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADbCWudvYx4?rel=0&w=640&h=360] Patricia Highsmith is one of the best horror/suspense/crime writers of all time, responsible for Strangers on a Train, The Talented Mr. Ripley, and Little Tales of Misogyny. You can't go
Film Saw III Review (Film, 2006) It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was a time of great acting and a time of face-pulling (not literally, mercifully). It was a time of wonderful tension and literal pig slop in faces. Saw III is everything right and wrong with the rest
Books/Print Watch: The Empty House by Algernon Blackwood [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WH8BOutzVk?rel=0&w=640&h=360] Story by Algernon Blackwood Film by Adam Howe Music by Kevin MacLeod Read "The Empty House" by Algernon Blackwood
Film Saw II Review (Film, 2005) The Jigsaw Killer, finally known as Jigsaw, is now big news. A huge police task force is trying to track him down and succeeds in locating his latest hideout. He runs two games at once. In one game, the son of a corrupt detective is placed in a house with
Books/Print Watch: The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ewLvOAibDk?rel=0&w=640&h=480] Story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Animation by Jess Sealey Music by Agnes Obel Read "The Yellow Wallpaper"
Film Horror Thursday: The Final Such high hopes for this one. The Final starts out really strong. Too bad it can't stay that way. Full Review
Film Saw Review (Film, 2004) Saw is the film I revisit more than any other in the long and wildly successful series. Compared to the later entries, it is a masterclass in subtlety and minimalistic horror. Two strangers wake up in an abandoned bathroom, each chained by the ankle to opposite sides of the room.
Books/Print A Dream Within a Dream by Edgar Allan Poe [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwLkxmCWJRs?rel=0&w=640&h=480] Animation by Stephen Bail Take this kiss upon the brow! And, in parting from you now, Thus much let me avow — You are not wrong, who deem That my days have been a dream;
Film Dread Review (Film, 2009) There was such potential in Clive Barker's attempts to have his short story collection Books of Blood adapted to film every year. His production company, Midnight Picture Show, had plans to adapt two stories every year to film. Dread is the third and last Books of Blood story
Books/Print Celebrate All Hallow's Read Just because Banned Books Week is over doesn't mean you can't continue to spread the joy of reading. All Hallow's Read is a proud tradition that goes all the way back to October 2010. Okay, so it's not the oldest tradition in
Games Everything We Know About the New Nintendo 3DS Yes, there is going to be a new version of the 3DS coming soon. In Japan, it's releasing next week. There's no set release date for America, but it's coming. First, the 3DS is getting a redesign. There's a second analog stick
