Category Archives: Literature
SAW Greeting Cards Written by John “Jigsaw” Kramer
this week i’m re-watching the entire SAW series, and while doing so i’ve given some serious thought to the film’s antagonist, jigsaw. in addition to being a serial killer, jigsaw is a man of many, many talents. he is a world-class engineer, electrician, doll-maker and puppeteer. he has in-depth knowledge of human anatomy, physiology and [...]
Butcher Knives & Body Counts
a few months ago, an essay i wrote about my childhood experience with THE PROWLER was accepted into the slasher film anthology BUTCHER KNIVES & BODY COUNTS, published by DARK SCRIBE PRESS. the collection should see print this fall, and looks to be a ridiculously in-depth study of the slasher genre with contributions from over [...]
Three Poems That Are As Effed Up As Any Horror Film
April being national poetry month is largely due to T.S. Eliot’s famous declaration in his poem The Waste Land that “April is the cruelest month.” Traditionally, April is used by poets, educators, and fans of poetry to appreciate and call attention to the finer joys and values of this venerable art form. When you think [...]
Horror Community Highlights – October 23, 2009
Illustrations for the Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe Golden Age Comic Book Stories Edmund Dulac’s illustrations complement Poe’s work, but they’re brilliant enough to also stand on their own. Zombie Holocaust (1980) Planet of Terror I’ll give a shout out to any website that rates movies according to these categories: Fear, Gore, Entertainment, Creepiness, [...]
Hammer Glamour Winner
after a very complicated and technologically sophisticated random selection procedure (i.e., i put everyone’s name on a scrap of post-it note, placed them in a plastic bowl and had a co-worker pick one), we’ve decided on a winner for our hammer glamour book give-away! in addition to running one of the most stylish and polished [...]
Hammer Glamour
titan books was kind enough to send us a preview copy of their upcoming book hammer glamour. the book details a bit of the history of hammer studios before giving a comprehensive list of the starlets that made the films famous. each actress is given their own filmography and biography, complete with gorgeous photographs and [...]
Slumber Party Massacre: The Poem
My name is Russ Thorn. You probably know me as the driller killer from Slumber Party Massacre, but lesser known are my many, many works of poetic literature, including Taladro Bella, my collection of Petrarchan love sonnets. Petrarch liked to compare love with warfare and affliction, and he dedicated all of his sonnets to Laura, [...]
Villanelle Review of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part Two
It’s been a while since my last poetry review, so to kick start the series again, I’ve decided to review Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2. Of course, his original Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a major milestone in horror history, but I’ve always been partial to the sequel. It’s really a dark comedy [...]
The Phantom of the Opera (1998)
dario argento’s the phantom of the opera (1998) looked to be tailor-made for my fiancée and i. the last few weeks i’ve been on an argento kick, but i’ve been watching them by myself since she’s not the biggest fan of horror films to begin with — let alone surreal, incoherent italian ones. she is, [...]
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