“Don’t Fall Asleep!” 2024 will mark the forty year anniversary of the A Nightmare On Elm Street film series. That means that today’s Revenge Of The Slashers icon, Freddy Krueger, has been terrifying audiences for nearly four decades. His impact, not only on the horror genre, but on pop culture in general, cannot be denied.Continue reading “Revenge Of The Slashers: Freddy Krueger”
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Houston Horror Film Fest 2023!
Houston Marriott Westchase, August 11-13th Hell descended upon H-Town once again as the Houston Horror Film Festival returned to the Houston Marriott Westchase over the weekend. The event was a massive success, with an excellent crowd on Friday evening and a shoulder-to-shoulder group in attendance on Saturday. I was unable to attend on Sunday, butContinue reading “Houston Horror Film Fest 2023!”
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
“My name’s not Kerri Tate.” With a litany of disappointing and/or critically panned sequels following Halloween II (1981), the Halloween franchise was pretty much dead in the mid-1990s. Hoping to possibly resurrect the franchise and also to cash in on the resurgence of the slasher film thanks to the success of Scream (1996), Halloween H20:Continue reading “Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)”
Reign of the Scream Queens: Jamie Lee Curtis
Scream Queen Legend And The Final Girl! Could it be anybody else? Would you expect anybody else? Of course the Final Girl and Scream Queen of all Scream Queens would be Jamie Lee Curtis! It’s Halloween for crying out loud! Curtis has appeared in multiple successful franchises, is the sole reason that the Halloween franchiseContinue reading “Reign of the Scream Queens: Jamie Lee Curtis”
Reign of the Scream Queens: Dee Wallace
Scream Queen Legend Many Scream Queens are known for having multiple roles in horror films, usually B-movies, and perhaps one or two of the major horror franchises. Some only need one film to be dubbed a Scream Queen. A select few, however, manage to star in multiple major horror franchises, happily take on lesser rolesContinue reading “Reign of the Scream Queens: Dee Wallace”
Reign of the Scream Queens: P.J. Soles
Scream Queen Icon She’s been in tons of films over the years as both a star and as a major supporting cast member. She primarily appeared in comedies and horror films. She also had a long career as a guest star on multiple television shows. She’s P.J. Soles and, my goodness, she’s one of myContinue reading “Reign of the Scream Queens: P.J. Soles”
Reign of the Scream Queens: Danielle Harris
Scream Queen Icon Born in 1977, Danielle Harris is something special in the horror world. Not only has she appeared in multiple horror franchises, she’s also appeared as two different characters within the same franchise, been both a killer and the final girl, and was both replaced and the replacement in different franchises. She alsoContinue reading “Reign of the Scream Queens: Danielle Harris”
Houston Horror Film Festival 2022!
July 22-24, Houston, TX I ventured a few hours into the Lone Star State on Saturday, July 23rd, to attend the Houston Horror Film Festival for the first time. Thankfully it took place at the Westchase Marriott, a hotel that I attended another event in a few years ago. That came in handy, as IContinue reading “Houston Horror Film Festival 2022!”
Throwback Thursday: Halloween III: Season Of The Witch (1982)
“Eight More Days ‘Til Halloween, Halloween, Halloween….” Still not interested in writing or directing a Halloween (1978) sequel and hoping to spinoff an anthology series of Halloween themed films, John Carpenter and Debra Hill decided to throw out Michael Myers and Laurie Strode and take their film series in a totally different direction. The resultContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Halloween III: Season Of The Witch (1982)”
Throwback Thursday: Halloween II (1981)
“There’s a file on Michael Myers that nobody knew about…” Hated by many, loved by few, 1981’s Halloween II picks up where 1978’s Halloween ended. The film is a direct sequel to its predecessor and opens with a flashback sequence that catches viewers up to the events of the previous film. After Dr. Loomis putsContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Halloween II (1981)”
Ken's Alternate Universe! 