“The medium is the message” is one of the most debated assertions of the last 100 years. When Canadian philosopher and media critic Marshall McLuhan proposed the idea …
Chris Conway
Chris Conway
Chris joined the Horror News Network staff in 2013. His favorite films include Halloween, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Let the Right One In.
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“Tragedy is easy, comedy is hard.” –Unknown In the case of horror films, combining the two can be a delicate tightrope to walk. Showing someone (or …
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Every so often in Hollywood, someone decides to go to such extreme lengths to bring back something so long forgotten and bad and make it fun again. The producers …
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By Blood E Bastard Baggage Review The short subject or short film is a unique subcategory of cinema. By definition, these are live action films usually running under …
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According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Dracula has been portrayed on film more than any other literary character – 272 times as of the last “count” (pun intended). …
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At recent convention I was asked “What is you favorite horror film of the past 10 years?” Without pause, I gave my stock answer, “It depends on my mood.” …
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Dark Skies: Parental Angst and Societal Paranoia Go Supernatural By Blood E. Bastard- “Worry†is a word (or at least a sentiment) perpetually on the minds of most people in …
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THE WALKING DEAD has done for the zombie phenomenon what Will Smith did for rap music – that is, elevated it to a level of pop culture that even your …
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Much like the medium of film itself, the horror genre has both evolved and mutated into some very specific and splintering sub-genres; one of the more popular recent additions being …