Robert Kirkman may just have the magic touch. Given the ever-growing success of The Walking Dead, it’s not surprising that the TV adaptation to Kirkman’s next comic should be made before the first issue is even published. The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead isn’t the only television series he’s producing to be represented […] More
Television writer and creator Rob Thomas has, over the past few years, become a known figure among television fans, both for his modern day detective series Veronica Mars and his comedy series Party Down. The popularity of the former was reinforced with a kickstarter project that Thomas started for a movie continuation of the series, […] More
I love when Fantasia gets weird. Featuring its fair share of bigger budget horrors, Asian epics and the occasional mainstream genre pic – it’s the little ones from far off places and no-name filmmakers that excite me the most. This year’s a goldmine for my particular tastes, and it’s been years since I’ve been so excited by their lineup. Most of the films I’m most eager to see are from filmmakers I’ve never heard of, or from countries I’ve nary seen a single film. More
Few comics sit at the intersection of “fan beloved,” “industry defining,” and “absolutely impossible to acquire” the way the EC Comics library does. For a while they almost felt like Comics’ very own Holy Grail. On one hand, you’ve got the Tales From The Crypt brand itself, which has left an indelible mark on pop culture with films, cable TV series, Saturday morning cartoons, and a line of revival graphic novels from Papercutz — a proud legacy, to be sure. But on the other hand, you enter into the more nebulous region of pop cultural osmosis, and it’s there that the legend of Bill Gaines’ little comic line that could grows to gargantuan levels. The baby boomers that ate his ghoulish “mags” up in the early ‘50s eventually grew into the genre fiction movers and shakers of the ‘70s and ‘80s — from cult directors like George Romero and Joe Dante, to lit legends like Stephen King, to blockbuster cinema wunderkinds like Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and John Carpenter (Carpenter actually provides a disappointingly brief intro to this volume). You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone whose imagination hasn’t been touched either directly or indirectly by the macabre yarns from the Crypt-Keeper, the Vault-Keeper, and the Old Witch. With all that and their notorious place at the forefront of the Seduction of the Innocent controversy that practically sent the comics industry into the Dark Ages, you’d think the existence of a prestige line of EC Comics trade collections would seem like a given, right? More
In the latest episode of Hobo with a Laptop we discuss the 1981 horror thriller, The Burning. My guest host is Jenesse Ritchie this week, and it’s safe to say that neither of us felt like the film in question lived up to its 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating. Both the podcast player and the YouTube […] More
Ted Geoghegan’s directorial debut takes the haunted house thriller to new and exciting places while still honoring the genre conventions that we love. More
Don’t you just hate when undead beings stick around in your house? It is always a big bummer. This is the case for the household in the indie horror, We Are Still Here. The film comes from writer/director Ted Geoghegan with a cast that includes: Barbara Crampton, Andrew Sensenig, Lisa Marie, and Larry Fessenden. The […] More
Writer-directors Aaron Hann and Mario Miscione mix satire, horror, and science fiction into an irresistible social experiment that puts all of us under the microscope in ‘Circle.’ More
The first story arc of Wytches concludes an unexpectedly resonant note from the author. Although Scott Snyder has made no secret of just how personal this book has been to him, issue #6 conveyed the depth of Snyder’s attachment to the story. This is not like any horror comic you’ve read before. More
From the twisted minds of Leigh Whannell (co-creator of Saw and Insidious) and Ian Brennan (co-creator of Glee), Cooties is a horror comedy the promises unexpected laughs and unapologetic thrills. The film takes place in a small town where a mysterious virus hits an isolated elementary school, transforming the kids into a feral swarm of mass […] More
Poltergeist has become legendary for two major reasons other than being a great film: First, there are rumours that co-producer/co-writer Steven Spielberg took over as director midway through production. Secondly, its young co-star Dominique Dunne was murdered just before the film hit theatres. Over 30 years after its release, the film is regarded by many […] More
Hello, and welcome to the first episode of Hobo with a Laptop, a new podcast which centers around films that can be watched for free online. The hosts intend to represent a diverse spectrum of opinion, with Mike being an avid film geek and Cristina being a casual film-goer. [powerpress] Our first episode focuses on […] More