House of Screams and Wicked Dreams
Sean is working a haunted house this Halloween season. A specific one, for specific reasons.
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TWO REVIEWS: A Good Book, and a Good Movie!
Steve reviews a book and a movie that he enjoyed.
Recap: “For Services Rendered,” The Strain, Season 1, Episode 7
Guilt is often at the heart of good horror. Consider Father Karras’ guilt over his neglect of his mother in The Exorcist: it’s the path that Pazuzu chooses to attempt Karras’ corruption. The Strain knows the power of guilt, and tries to use it—but with less success.
Are You Ready for Five Nights at Freddy’s?
Five nights at Freddy’s ain’t as easy as it sounds.
Asni’s Art Blog: Black Hole
Black holes represent a deep seated fear of being sucked into the void, propelled out of existence.
MOVIE REVIEW(s): DIVERGENT and an oldie
Steve dissects two movies: a new one and an oldie. But are they goodies?
Recap: “Occultation,” The Strain, Season 1, Episode 6
The Strain often gets referred to as dumb fun by its fans, but this episode is long on one of those qualities, with the other vitally absent.
Review: What Has Two Heads, Ten Eyes, and Terrifying Table Manners?
What Has Two Heads, Ten Eyes, and Terrifying Table Manners? is an anthology of science fiction horror reminiscent of The Twilight Zone or Outer Limits classic stories.
Recap: “Runaways,” The Strain, Season 1, Episode 5
About three quarters of the way through “Runaways,” the fifth episode of The Strain, Season 1, a man who cleans up messes for the rich and famous shows up at Goth rocker Simon Bolivar’s townhouse.
Asni’s Art Blog: Explosion – Aestheticizing Catastrophe
Explosions in movies are supposed to be “cool”. There is an undeniable element of visual interest. It has become an aesthetic and intellectual game to play around with the genre conventions that have evolved around it.
Recap: “It’s Not for Everyone,” The Strain, Season 1, Episode 4
Ever been forced to watch a chorus that’s off key…? Episode 4 of The Strain is kinda like that.
AMAZING THINGS: Introducing AMAZING STORIES CLASSICS!
Futures Past Editions unveils AMAZING STORIES CLASSICS!
On Writing Horror: Short Stories vs. Novels by Dale Bailey
Dale Bailey’s novels and short story collection are now available at Open Road Media.
Apocalyptic Fiction
The apocalypse is not about the disaster. It’s not about the zombies or giant lizards or robots or radiation. It is about how we survive it.
Review: Horror Films by Colin Odell & Michelle Le Blanc
Horror Films makes a democratic survey of the entire global output of horror cinema, and unlike most books gives due weight to the pre-talkie era.
Recap: “Gone Smooth,” The Strain, Season 1, Episode 3
The third time isn’t quite a charm for the first season of The Strain, but in its third episode the series shows its first signs of promising life.
Poetry – Embrace the Hideous Immaculate, C. Hensley
“Horror is a church. Its blood-stained glass both colors and reflects its readers’ worldview. It sacrifices many readers on the altar of repugnance.”
Book Review: The Necromancer Candle and Two Other Stories by Randy McCharles
Multiple winner of Canada’s Aurora Award, Randy McCharles presents three tales of dark fantasy in The Necromancer Candle and Two Other Stories.
Comic Review: Video Nasty #1 – 2
Video Nasty is a hard-boiled, gritty suspense-thriller of a comic book.
Focus on LOCUS, or: The Fannish Beginnings of an Industry Standard SF Genre Newszine.
Examining a fannish institution: Charles N. Brown is gone, but Locus a newszine “covering the science fiction field,” remains the definitive industry trade magazine for the SF&F genre, an absolute must read for authors, editors, publishers, reviewers, and all fen
Recap: “The Box”, The Strain, Season 1, Episode 2
Hmmm. Watching grass grow is boring. But, The Strain?
Comic Review: Tomie, Volume I – Junji Ito
Tomei, Volume I is a collection of the first six Tomie stories by Junji Ito. Ito is a master of the horror manga genre, author of three aclaimed series, Uzumake, Gyu, and Tomie, which spawned a series of movies, running nine strong
Mind Control Double Feature: I Ain’t Afraid of No Ghost
Zombies, ghosts, and poltergeists are (the remains of) people, too. (When we say ‘diversity’, we mean DIVERSITY!)
IT’S COMING! A Review of SHARKNADO! and a hint….
Steve takes on SyFy and Sharknado–with a glimpse of Sharknado 2!
Recap: “Night Zero,” The Strain, Season 1, Episode 1
There’s nothing classical about The Strain’s take on bloodsuckers….
Where’s Jessica Hyde? Find Out. Utopia Series 2 Episode 1 Review
Utopia Season 2 Premiere: Utopia is a cruel show. It’s made up of cruel people. It’s a cruel world.
88TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE: Subscribers, Claim Your Copy
Subscribers – claim your copy of Amazing Stories’ 88th Anniversary issue!
CAITLÍN R. KIERNAN, o excavar en los temores más profundos
A profile of the multi-talented author Caitlin Kiernan.
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