MISSED MASTERPIECES: TRUST IS TERROR IN “LET’S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH” By BILL REICK “The three types of terror: The Gross-out: the sight of a severed head tumbling down a flight of stairs, it’s when the lights go out and something green and slimy...
MISSED MASTERPIECES: HINTS OF SOMETHING GREAT IN “ABSENTIA” By BILL REICK Even if you don’t recognize his name, you’ve probably screamed during one of Mike Flanagan’s projects. Over the past decade-plus, Flanagan has created an untouchable track record in horror, and...
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: JOE DANTE ON HIS LIFE, HIS WORK AND 70 YEARS OF THE SCI-FI HORROR CLASSIC “TARANTULA,” PART I By BILL REICK I connected with Joe Dante’s team under the guise of speaking about the 1955 creature feature Tarantula’s 70th anniversary....
MISSED MASTERPIECES: Gory, Goofy Gags Galore in “MOTEL HELL” By BILL REICK Starring Rory Calhoun, Paul Linke and Nancy ParsonsWritten by Robert Jaffe and Steven-Charles JaffeDirected by Kevin ConnorUnited Artists In the 2020s, the horror genre sometimes seems like a...
GAME REVIEW: Lights, Camera, Death: Why “WORDS TO DIE BY” is Your New Favorite Party Game By BILL REICK We can all agree that the worst part of any board game is learning how to play it, especially if you’ve got an overzealous friend who’s already familiar...
