All due respect to the patron saint of clutter-free living, Marie Kondo, I’m never getting rid of my physical media. I don’t give a damn if it winds up entombing me (it will). What’s becoming more inconsistent, however, is how I determine physical versus digital … Continue readingConsuming Book Media In 2019
A few years ago, I wrote an article for Dread Central praising Don Mancini’s stewardship of the Child’s Play series. While the last two installments were direct-to-video, neither 2013’s Curse of Chucky nor 2017’s Cult of Chucky suffered for it. If anything, Mancini’s recent sequels are superior to some … Continue readingBring on the CHILD’S PLAY remake
Like it or not, a decent chunk of online movie discussion is driven by Rotten Tomatoes and whether films are “rotten” or “fresh.” I can’t be the only one exhausted by this. And while there’s something to be said for using that website as a … Continue reading“Rotten” Movies I Love
The Prey (1984) isn’t a movie I would recommend easily. You really need to have spent some time mining the depths of the slasher subgenre to appreciate for this oddity. It’s not unlike any of the “lost” slashers that have made their way to collector’s … Continue readingLet’s talk about the two versions of THE PREY (1984)
My latest novel, Rites of Extinction, is out and I’m really anxious to have you read it! It’s fitting for this strange bit of folk horror to be released at the end of winter/beginning of spring. I’m not sure my publisher (the incredible people at … Continue readingThe RITES OF EXTINCTION are ready to be performed
We’re in the middle of a Fangorian renaissance. Which is to say, two issues into the relaunched Fangoria and the magazine is better than it’s ever been. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed both issues so far, and the tease for the next one has me licking my … Continue readingWhy Doesn’t HIGHWAY TO HELL Have A Bigger Following?
Don’t follow people on Twitter out of courtesy. Follow them because you want to. … Continue readingSocial Waste: Twitter Unfollows are Healthy and Normal
Grab the limited hardcover edition of ISLAND RED while supplies last! … Continue readingISLAND RED Limited Hardcover from Thunderstorm Books
Exploring the plusses and minuses of 1981’s HALLOWEEN II. … Continue readingA conundrum of success and failure: On HALLOWEEN II
Every once in a while someone asks how I manage to write so much and my answer is always the same: I’ve trained myself to do it to the point where it’s habitual. If I don’t get the day’s pages in, I feel cranky and … Continue readingSo you want to know the secret…