This Was Never Once About Her Face.

Current Status: Attempting not to let the little things stab my soul. I mean, upon closer inspection, it’s inconsequential really. Life is generally fairly good right now, despite the awful political climate, minor health quibbles (of my own doing), friends’ tragedies and struggles, handymen nonsense, and the reminders that one’s exes are everywhere at once … Continue reading →

How I Came To Love Horror

I was eight years old when something scared the holy hell out of my father. For awhile, we girls were forbidden from even mentioning it. Before then, I was convinced that nothing on earth could possibly, conceivably scare a man who was scary himself. He had a whole shelf lined with medical textbooks filled with … Continue reading →

David Robert Mitchell’s It Follows: A Grand Exercise in Restraint

NOTE: I reviewed the film It Follows (2014) on the now-defunct Pop Culture Junction. I figured since the movie is debuting tonight on Showtime at 9pm EST, and I intend to watch it again (I loved it that much), I’d just leave my previous review right here… As a horror film junkie, I never particularly … Continue reading →

Free Horror Stuff for When You’re Out of Candy (and Booze)

I keep seeing all of these top ten movie lists popping up in my horror movie feed — what to watch on Netflix, on demand and iTunes, and so on — all in preparation for a night in, away from the ghoulies, goblins, and Frozen characters, on Halloween. Ash vs. the Evil Dead on Starz will be … Continue reading →