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Short Film Showcase Sunday: Short Films as a Springboard for Mainstream Success

For our final Sunday of the month, I thought I’d show you guys just exactly why these internet short films are so cool. Sure, they’re great bits of horror content in their own right, provided quick little jolts of spooky atmosphere to your system like a 5 Hour Energy shot. But the really exciting thing is how they’ve leveled the playing field for filmmakers. Long … Continue reading Short Film Showcase Sunday: Short Films as a Springboard for Mainstream Success

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Short Film Showcase Sundays: The Backrooms

The internet, to the absolute surprise of no one in the Fake News era, is a fertile breeding ground for mythology and lore. The urban legends and campfire stories of days past have since given way to stories told in obscure chat rooms and anonymous forums, built up over time before eventually breaching the mainstream and ingraining themselves into popular culture. From the earliest days … Continue reading Short Film Showcase Sundays: The Backrooms

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I Never Have to Watch Another Rob Zombie Movie Again

The Last in a 5 Part Look at the Career of Modern Cult Horror Icon Rob Zombie.   Finally, after a miserable, grueling month of subjecting myself to what seemed like an unending stream of torture, I’ve reached the end at last. The final two entries (in terms of quantity, not chronology) in Rob Zombie’s far-longer-than-he-deserves filmography. The dim light at the end of the … Continue reading I Never Have to Watch Another Rob Zombie Movie Again

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The Haunted World of El Superbeasto: Rob Zombie Has Finally Broken Me

The Fourth in a 5 Part Look at the Career of Modern Cult Horror Icon Rob Zombie. In the past couple of weeks, as I’ve been systematically going through Rob Zombie’s filmography, I’ve tried to be as objective as possible. I don’t mean that I’ve shied away from sharing my opinions on these films, because I absolutely haven’t: I’ve pretty much hated most of them, … Continue reading The Haunted World of El Superbeasto: Rob Zombie Has Finally Broken Me

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Rob Zombie Murders Halloween

The Third in a 5 Part Look at the Career of Modern Cult Horror Icon Rob Zombie. If there’s one point that I want to really hammer home during this marathon of mediocre horror flicks, it’s that Rob Zombie is not one for originality. Everything from his songs to his music videos to his films are all built upon decades of previous works. To call … Continue reading Rob Zombie Murders Halloween

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Haunted Houses & Rejects From Hell: Rob Zombie’s Firefly Trilogy

The Second in a 5 Part Look at the Career of Modern Cult Horror Icon Rob Zombie. When looking at the now-nearly 20-year film career Rob Zombie, I suppose there’s perhaps no better place to begin than at the beginning, at the height of his solo music career. In the late 90s, Zombie was approached by Universal studios to create an attraction for their annual … Continue reading Haunted Houses & Rejects From Hell: Rob Zombie’s Firefly Trilogy

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Shock Rock: Terror on Stage

The First in a 5 Part Look at the Career of Modern Cult Horror Icon Rob Zombie. Commercialized music is often as much about the cultivation of a persona and an image as it is about the music itself. It takes more than a catchy sound or clever lyrics to catch the public’s attention, especially in an age with so many other sources of distraction … Continue reading Shock Rock: Terror on Stage

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