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Roaring Twenties on Film

Now that we are once again in a decades known as the Twenties, there have been calls to return to the raucous good time our ancestors had 100 years ago during the era known as the Roaring Twenties....

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Worst Episode of Star Trek Ever

Space is the final frontier which Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the USS Enterprise had a five-year mission to explore. Unfortunately, NBC decided they only had three years before cancelling the...

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Creepy Mysteries: Thunderbird of Illinois

The evening of July 25, 1977 was said to be particularly hot in Lawndale, Illinois. At the Lowe residence, the family matriarch Ruth was going through her usual routine of cleaning up after her...

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Book Review: 'The Invited' by Jennifer McMahon

Over the past few years Jennifer McMahon has solidly cemented herself as one of the best authors in horror. She has a knack for beautifully crafting supernatural tales which will keep any reader on the...

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Retro Review: Scary Movie (1991)

I have always dug on the urban legend of the psycho killer slicing up victims at a haunted house with nobody realizing it because of the macabre nature of their surroundings. In 1991 a Canadian...

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Star Wars Greatest Villains

The galaxy of the Star Wars Universe is filled with darkness and danger, and it is largely thanks to the iconic baddies of this famed franchise. For over four decades, Star Wars has given fans an epic...

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Retro Review: 'The Big Chill'

We all have had people in our lives that at one point we were so close with they were a surrogate family. But as time passes you drift apart and end up living very different lives. Even if the chance...

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Retro Review: 'The Lost Weekend'

Addiction is a force of nature which has the ability to destroy lives without mercy. When those struggling with addiction decide to attempt to shed it, it seems to grow even stronger. Billy Wilder, one...

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Retro Review: 'Phantom of the Paradise'

Ever since Lon Chaney struck fear into the hearts of moviegoers in 1925, the Phantom of the Opera has been a favorite tale of filmmakers. The Gaston Leroux tale of has been seen through the lens of...

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Retro Review: 'Sorcerer'

During the 1970’s director William Friedkin made two of the most influential films of all time; the French Connection and the Exorcist. But there was one movie he made during this era which tragically...

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Spotlight On: Kirk Douglas

Recently one of the all-time great leading men Kirk Douglas passed away at 103. After a stint in the navy during World War II, Kirk Douglas made his way to Hollywood looking for work as an actor. He...

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Arrow: End of an Era

By the time 2012 rolled around it was crystal clear that Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy had completely changed the way superhero movies were done. At the CW, executives wanted in on the gritty...

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Retro Review: 'House of Wax'

If there was one genre which could famously take full advantage of the various 3D booms in movie history it is the horror genre. During the initial craze of three dimensional cinema in the 1950’s...

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Dan Didio: Best & Worst of DC Comics

I am sure every comic fan has now learned that after 18 years the Co-Publisher and former VP-Executive Editor of DC Comics, Dan Didio was released from his position. By all accounts this decision came...

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Creepy Mysteries: Monroe Demon House

On Monroe Street in the quiet town of Hartford City, Indiana is a house which on the outside does not look out of the ordinary. It is a Victorian home built in 1892 by the Berger family who immigrated...

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Retro Review: 'The Invisible Man'

In 1931, director James Whale unleashed Frankenstein upon the moviegoing public. The groundbreaking horror film went on to be the biggest hit of the year. Naturally the Laemle family who ran Universal...

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My Picks for DC Comics Publisher

Recently the fandom community was rocked when Dan Didio, the publisher for the past 18 years at DC Comics was parted from the company. His co-publisher Jim Lee is still around, but is of course a busy...

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Worst Episode of 'Parks & Recreation' Ever

The motley crew of civil servants from Pawnee, Indiana hold a very special place in the hearts of TV viewers. Originally seen as nothing more than a poor man’s version of the Office with which it...

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Retro Review: 'Deathsport'

In 1975 actor David Carradine starred in one of the most memorable of B-movie icon Roger Corman’s films Death Race 2000. The flick about race car drivers zipping through the country on a fun-filled...

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Creepy Mysteries: Dinosaurs of Indonesia

While a good chunk of this planet has been tamed by humanity, there are still portions of this planet which are still wild and unexplored. Such is the case of the jungles of Indonesia, an area...

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