This is my first week back at my day job as a teacher. Why do I mention this? Well, I teach English at a community college, and for my class this semester,…
Author: David Davis
David Davis is a writer, cartoonist, and educator in Southern California with an M.A. in literature and writing studies.
Review: John Constantine: Hellblazer #2
We’re now two-issues deep into the John Constantine: Hellblazer-revamp. Does the second issue continue the strengths of the relaunch, or does the team find themselves getting lost in the weeds? No major…
Review: The Grudge (2020)
Written and directed by Nicolas Pesce, The Grudge (2020) is a reboot of the 2004 film of the same name, which itself was a remake of a Japanese horror film titled Ju-On:…
Weekly Wail – Not your gram gram’s precious moments
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Weekly Wail. We cover a smattering, or more to the point, a splattering, of horror-related topics weekly. We grab a lot of this stuff from…
Review: Killadelphia #2
We return to the world of Killadelphia with the second issue. The issue continues the “Sins of the Father” arc, with a story titled “Death, My Sweet Savior.” The introduction of the…
Review: Count Crowley: Reluctant Midnight Monster Hunter – Part One
Count Crowley: Reluctant Midnight Monster Hunter feels very familiar. Riding a wave of nostalgia, Count Crowley features material that evokes things that you already know and love. That’s not a bad thing…
Interview: Rodney Barnes of Killadelphia
Killadelphia is a new title from Image comics featuring vampires in modern-day Philadelphia and looks to be quite a promising story. The series has an extremely talented creative pool responsible for each…
Weekly Wail: Who needs horror movies when we’re living in one?
Well, before we all die in the third World War, how about we cover some miscellaneous horror-happenings throughout the week? Man, 2020 started off rough, didn’t it? The Grudge: Still Holding One…
Notes from The Last Drive-In: Joe Bob’s Red Christmas – Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2
The final film of the Red Christmas event was the gloriously insane Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2, and before we go any further… well, we know what you are really here…
Shudder Content Guide: January
Start your year off on the right foot… by subscribing to Shudder and enjoying some of the fresh frights being delivered to the service for January. As always, we’ll provide selections from…