Category Archives: Literature
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
Play The Mist for Me
stephen king’s the mist hit dvd this week in a regular single disc and a two-disc collector’s edition. i would overwhelmingly recommend getting the latter as the second disc contains the entire film as frank darabont originally intended — in … Continue reading
Jon’s Haiku Reviews (part 2)
Bob Denver, look out! Three-Finger and Saw-Tooth live in West Virginia. Wrong Turn (2003) In the first slasher, Leigh dies first. Bates is in drag. There’s no final girl. Psycho (1960) I prefer Jason’s knife and mask, but the raft … Continue reading
The Mist
“the long walk” is my favorite stephen king story, but “the mist” is a close second. so i was prepped and ready to hate the film version when i went to see it this weekend. surprisingly, my preparation was in … Continue reading
Top Ten Reasons Why Horror Fans Should Be Poetry Fans
I’ll admit that I love poetry every bit as much as I love horror films. In fact, I’ll argue that real poetry is less about the touchy-feely pleasures of sunshine, fields of golden barley, and lovely trees than it is … Continue reading
A Secret History of American Cinema
“Draw to one point, and to onecentre bring Beast, man, or angel, servant, lord, or king.”–Alexander Pope, from “An Essay on Man” “It’s like death on a cracker!" –Choptop, from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 “The death of a beautiful … Continue reading