Retro Review – ‘Suspiria’
Often times people assume when you are making a good movie, the first thing you need is a solid and well-crafted script. But on the rarest of occasions a gifted filmmaker can take… Continue reading
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Retro Review – ‘Night of the Hunter’
When acting legend Charles Laughton wanted to make the jump to the directors chair he knew from experience the importance of having a solid performer in front of the cameras. As such he… Continue reading
Obscure Horror Movie Slashers
For fans of horror films there are certain characters who are revered: Norman Bates, Freddy Krueger, Leatherface, and many others are renowned for their ability to hack their victims into bloody messes. But… Continue reading
Ed & Lorraine Warren the Strangest Cases
In the field of the paranormal Ed and Lorraine Warren have been nothing short of controversial. They have achieved fame and fortune for their careers investigating the unknown, but the veracity of their… Continue reading
Best Rogues Galleries in Comics
It is almost cliched at this point to say that every good superhero is defined by his villains. But that does not make it less true. The best superheroes seem to have an… Continue reading
SNICK 25th Anniversary
Those of us who grew up from the late 80’s through the 90’s have several elements of pop culture which give us a sort of shared memory. I would venture to say that… Continue reading
Retro Review: ‘Martin’
As we have written about elsewhere in the House, film and popular culture as a whole were dealt a massive blow recently with the passing of horror director George A. Romero. Romero singlehandedly… Continue reading
Movie Review – ‘Berlin Syndrome’
Earlier this year at Sundance, filmmaker Cate Shortland was set to debut her indie thriller Berlin Syndrome to a waiting audience. What should have been a career highlight turned into a nightmare as… Continue reading
Retro Review: ‘Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan’
It seems as though fans of science fiction and fantasy are keen to classify themselves into distinct groupings to show their allegiance to the aspect of fandom which they love best. On the… Continue reading
Book Review: ‘The Essex Serpent’
I remember once hearing an interview with a literary agent on NPR, where he discussed regularly receiving manuscripts where the writer made no attempt at hiding the influence Victorian-era authors had on them.… Continue reading
