Notes from The Last Drive-In: Joe Bob’s Halloween Hideaway
We are blessed on the spookiest of months with a new Joe Bob Briggs special! How fortunate we are…
Review
Monsterland Episode Seven, Iron River Michigan
We come now to episode seven of Hulu’s Monsterland. As this is the second to last episode of the…
Creepy Crafters
They’re creepy and they’re kooky… mysterious and spooky… they’re all together ooky… it’s a crafter’s fantasy… So what’s with…
Fleur Jaeggy’s “Sweet Days of Discipline”
This novella and its schoolgirl narrator pack a punch. Our narrator recounts her boarding school days and her obsession…
The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror: Best of Installments IX, X and XI
Today’s “Treehouse of Horror” (TOH) recap is going to be a little different. Rather than go over every individual…
Monsterland, Episode three, New Orleans, Louisiana
Episode three of Hulu’s Monsterland asks a question that’s frightening to contemplate. What would you do to be rescued…
The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror: Installment VII
In today’s installment of the Simpsons “Treehouse of Horror,” various horror and science fiction tropes are used, including the…
The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror: Installment VI
When was the last time an advertisement tried to rob you of all your worth? If you live in…
The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror: Installment V
“This is indeed a disturbing universe.”
Lovecraft Country: S1E6
Lovecraft Country delivers a season-best episode in its sixth outing, “Meet Me in Daegu.” It’s not only the best…
Netflix Review: I’m Thinking of Ending Things
“I’m Thinking of Ending Things,” director Charlie Kaufman’s adaptation of Iain Reid’s 2016 novel, premiered earlier this month on…
Lovecraft Country: S1E5
Finally, Lovecraft Country brings the horror in “Strange Case.” Sure, there have been horrible moments, mostly tied to the…
Song for the Unraveling of the World: A Book Review
Brian Evenson’s most recent collection, Song for the Unraveling of the World, illuminates the apocalyptic and dread. Evil encompasses…
Lovecraft Country: S1E4
This week we return to serialization in Lovecraft Country after the brief sojourn into haunted house territory. Unfortunately though,…
It Came From the Multiplex: Horror and Nostalgia
I wasn’t alive in the 1980s, but I love reading books set in the time period. There’s just something…
Lovecraft Country: S1E3
After last week’s relative stumble, can Lovecraft Country pick up the pieces and slow its pace? Is the show…
Lovecraft Country: S1E2
Well that escalated quickly. Welcome back to Lovecraft Country. We’re diving into the second episode in our recap and…
Dark Deviations: “Legends of the Mall”
There was always something odd about Lawndale in the MTV classic Daria. And what better way to learn about…
“Dinner” by Cesar Aira
Part horror story, part fable, this novella follows the story of Pringles, Argentina. A middle-aged bachelor and his mother…
Lovecraft Country: S1E1
H. P. Lovecraft has had a bit of a resurgence lately. Not that the influence of his work has…