What’s the state of modern horror fiction? Is it still thriving or dying on the vine? Well, compared to the boom of the ’70s and the ’80s, it certainly isn’t as prevalent as it was back then. But in some ways, horror fiction is as strong as it ever was, and I’m not talking about…
Tabletop Review – Oath: Chronicles of Empire & Exile – Leder Games
As the year ends people often throw out terms of endearment surrounding various formats and genres of entertainment. Some entries fall in place somewhere in a top ten list and others get labeled best of the year. People love telling you what to buy your loved ones, or yourself, for Christmas. From Comics to Movies,…
Blu-ray Review – Is It Wrong To Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon III – Sentai Filmworks
Is It Wrong To Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon series 1 was a lot of fun, I love RPG’s both tabletop, and video game, so it hit my sweet spots all around. Season 2 felt rushed in both narrative and animated quality. I didn’t write the series off, but I felt like it might…
Blu-ray Review – Rent a Girlfriend (Sentai Filmworks)
I really dig slice of life animes, they give me something to watch when I just want to chill and not really think about what I’m watching all too much. If the characters and situation are at the very least amusing, that will add to my enjoyment of the whole thing. Rent A Girlfriend falls…
Blu-ray Review – Disciples of Shaolin (88 Films)
Disciples of Shaolin stars Alexander Fu Sheng as a wandering pauper, Kuan, that comes to his brother’s city and finds himself in trouble almost immediately for being a perpetual goofball. Luckily, he’s able to fight his way out of most situations. Shortly after arriving he stops at the textile factory his brother works at, and…
UHD Review – The Red Shoes (Criterion)
When Criterion finally announced their jump into UHD, the initial slate was exciting to say the least. What film fan wouldn’t be thrilled with titles like Citizen Kane, Menace II Society, and Mulholland Drive on this new visually stunning format? However, the title that jumped out at me the most would have been the Powll…
Ben Reads the Horror Classics: The Smell of the End of the World
As Grady Hendrix and Will Erickson have spoken/written of at length in Paperbacks from Hell and elsewhere, the ’80s were a boom period for horror fiction where writers like Stephen King and Dean Koontz were treated like superstars, regularly appearing on the New York Times bestseller list. But as Paperbacks from Hell pointed out, there…
The Old Fashioned Way Blu-ray review
Comedy legend W.C. Fields (The Bank Dick) is back at it again, battling creditors, widows and annoying children in the 1934 classic comedy The Old Fashioned Way. The Great McGonigle (W.C. Fields) and his very poor, theatrical troupe arrive in a small town to perform The Drunkard, a Victorian temperance play. They are on the…
Blood-A-Rama Triple Frightmare Blu-ray review
Blood-A-Rama Triple Frightmare is a Blu-ray release featuring three obscure horror films, Help Me…I’m Possessed, Night of the Strangler, Carnival of Blood. The label AGFA released this trilogy of terror, while Vinegar Syndrome added a limited slipcover to add a little spice to it up. Bill Greer (Charles in Charge) and Deedy Peters (House Calls)…
All or Nothing Blu-ray review
All or Nothing is a 2002 British drama film that takes a look at three families and their struggles in their daily lives. The film is written and directed by Mike Leigh and stars British screen legends Timothy Spall and Lesley Manville. The film takes place in London, that mainly focuses on taxicab driver Phil…