31 Days of Horror: Film 17: The Haunted Palace (1963)

It’s time for the 31 Days of Horror: 2014 Edition. For those of you who weren’t around for last year’s journey, the plan is to watch at least 31 horror movies I’ve never seen before and review them all. So sit back, strap in, and enjoy my journey down the rabbit hole. It was a […]

The Massacre 2013

The 2013 Movieside Massacre took place October 12-13 at the Patio Theater in Chicago, IL. The Patio is the third home for the Massacre in the last three years after Movieside parted ways with the Music Box Theatre following the 2011 event. Last year’s Massacre was held at the beloved Portage Theater which has since […]

31 Days of Horror: Day 13 – The Tomb of Ligeia (1964)

I am doing the 31 Days of Horror Challenge. Every day in October, I will watch a different horror film I have never seen before and write about it here on the blog. Roger Corman has a reputation as a hack filmmaker. While it’s true that dozens of the films he has produced over his […]

From The Parallax Review Vaults: Dead Heat (1986)

The following review originally was written for The Parallax Review, a film review site of which I was the co-founder and managing editor. I have decided to collect the writings I did for The Parallax Review and preserve them here. I will be posting a few of these older pieces every week. My review of […]

The Massacre 2012

For the fifth year in a row, I attended The Massacre. In past years it has been held at the Music Box Theatre, but this year, for the first time, it was held at the Portage Theater. I attribute this change in venue to helping me stick around for the entire 24 hours. Unlike the […]