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Continue reading →: “The Voice in the Night” (1958)
A few years ago, I co-edited Fungi with Silvia Moreno-Garcia. In the time since, my affection for William Hope Hodgson’s “The Voice in the Night” and its peculiar 1963 Toho film adaptation Matango–as well as all fungal monsters everywhere–has been well documented. However, in all that time, there was always another adaptation of “The…
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Continue reading →: And Other Warnings
Some of you may already have noticed, but Never Bet the Devil, my first collection which was published in 2012 by Evileye Books, has gone out of print as of December 31, 2015. It’s still available from some online sellers, but its sudden scarcity has triggered bizarre online algorithms which have…
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Continue reading →: 2015: The Year in Creatures
Well, 2015 may have been the big year of high-number sequels in long-running franchises, but it bucked recent tradition in one major way: For the first time in a long time, the majority of movie monsters on screen this year were not in multi-million-dollar blockbuster tentpoles (Star Wars notwithstanding), but…
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Continue reading →: The Howling II (1986)
As of recently watching The Howling 2: … Your Sister is a Werewolf (also known as The Howling 2: Stirba – Werewolf Bitch, according to IMDb) I am pretty sure I have now seen all six (!) of the original Howling movies, for better or (more likely) worse. Prior to finishing out the set,…
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Continue reading →: 2015: The Year in Movies
I started 2015 with a modest goal: I wanted to watch more movies that I had never seen before than ones that I had. I think I accomplished that pretty handily. In 2015, I watch 255 movies, 156 of them for the first time. Of those 156, 25 of them…
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Continue reading →: Happy Whatever
Well, so far this December I’ve posted all of one time, though, y’know, that was a write-up of Krampus, so at least I’ve got my priorities on straight. (Speaking of Krampus, the latest episode of the great Werewolf Ambulance podcast not only covers that very film, but also gives a great shout out…
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Continue reading →: Krampus (2015)
I want this to be a post where I do nothing but gush about how great Krampus is, but it isn’t going to be. I liked Krampus a lot, but don’t think I quite loved it. That said, I felt similarly about Trick ‘R Treat the first time I watched it, and it has…
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Continue reading →: Roundup
Well, Painted Monsters has been out in the world for a little over a month now, give or take, and a lot has been going on. It’s gotten a few reviews at Goodreads and Amazon, and so far the word of mouth has been almost universally positive and humbling. And while…
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Continue reading →: Mockingjay (2014-2015)
Way back on Wednesday night I watched the Mockingjay double-feature at the Alamo; it was my first time seeing either movie, and it was, hands down, the best theatre-going experience of the year for me, at least until tonight when I go watch Santo and the Blue Demon Against the…
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Continue reading →: Painted Monsters: “Painted Monsters”
For the month of October, as part of the Countdown to Halloween, I’ll be revisiting each of the thirteen stories in Painted Monsters & Other Strange Beasts and suggesting movies that pair well with them, for your viewing pleasure! Of all the stories in Painted Monsters, the title novella was the most…
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