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
Film Lifeboat Review (Film, 1944) Lifeboat is a film at constant odds with itself. It's a highly theatrical concept that could never effectively be staged live. The action is played to the back row even though the boat is hardly 10 feet across. The actual plot is secondary to the political and thematic
Music No Words: Metallica's "One" on Guzheng [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNn-iUT6xh4?rel=0&w=640&h=360]
Event Get Ready for October Good people, in five days, the best month of the year begins. October is when people suddenly decide the celebration of horror and the supernatural is acceptable. The good will fades as dawn breaks on 1 November, so get your fill in while you can. Here are a few things
Books/Print Banned Books Week: Here We Go Again Chalk up two more bans for the 2014-15 list. And, as explained on Monday, they're for the usual reasons. One parent complained to the Riverside Unified School District in California about her child checking out The Fault In Our Stars by John Green. Of all the things she
Film Horror Thursday: The Sacrament I have to give credit to filmmakers like Eli Roth. They agree to the use of their name to help independent films get better distribution. The Sacrament is an "Eli Roth Presents" horror film about a cult that leaves the US to form their own Eden in an
Reviews Must Watch: Gotham There's just something about that Batman universe that makes for good TV. Gotham is the latest adaptation of the Dark Knight to appear on the small screen and it's good. We're dealing with an origin story that doesn't immediately jump to "
