“The Haunting” is based on an unremarkable book by Shirley Jackson. The movie, on the other hand, is very enjoyable. Liam Neeson is a great asset to the film as always, and Catherine Zeta Jones is a great supporting actress. “The Haunting” […]
At the outset, I’d like to say that I read Richard Matheson‘s “Hell House” just before I read “The Haunting of Hill House“, which was probably the biggest literary snafu of my life. It’s far better to read Jackson first, because its […]
Ok – so apparently this is what I do at night when I need to go to sleep before work but can’t – I blog. Anyhow, about “Trilogy of Terror“. I first saw the second movie on TV when I was a […]
Usually I am not thrilled about movies based on books. The 1973 version of “The Legend of Hell House” was an exception. It is based on the book “Hell House” by Richard Matheson, and I wanted to see it primarily out of […]
Ben Tripp’s “Rise Again” is a relatively recent addition to the annals of gore-encrusted zombie literature. Before I get into the review, I have a terrible thing to admit. Its absolutely unforgivable, but its true. I wasn’t even aware of the existence […]
Drop everything and go right now to http://www.nightshadebooks.com/editorials and vote for your favorite stories ! Most of the stories are from “The Living Dead 2”. There are some really good entries in the contest and it will be hard to pick, but […]
“Shaun of the Dead” came out in American theaters when I was a senior in high school. At the time, I was heavily obsessed with Stephen King and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I saw a trailer for “Shaun of the […]
Finally ! Zombies are shambling into the world of poetry ! “Zombie Haiku” by Ryan Mecum was more entertaining than I had first expected it to be. I thought that the book would be a disembodied jumble of different haiku versus dealing […]
When I was perusing the shelves of a local bookstore this summer, I accidentally bought the sequel to this book before buying “Day by Day Armageddon” by J. L. Bourne. Those of you who know me might not be surprised, because when […]
I was in a local bookstore itching to buy a new zombie book to add to my collection. (It will be permanently stated that at no time do I need a “new book” as I always have at least 10 waiting to […]