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‘THE WITCH’: PRIMEVAL, PROGRESSIVE AND PETRIFYING
February 25, 2016 Leave a Comment by danpoorman Film

‘THE WITCH’: PRIMEVAL, PROGRESSIVE AND PETRIFYING

By Dan Poorman We will conquer this wilderness. It will not consume us! William, The Witch Sorry, Will, but it totally […]

‘KRAMPUS’ MAKES CHRISTMAS WHACKO AGAIN
December 6, 2015 Leave a Comment by danpoorman Film

‘KRAMPUS’ MAKES CHRISTMAS WHACKO AGAIN

By Dan Poorman A Christmas Story. Gremlins. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. Home Alone. The Nightmare Before Christmas. Hell, even Jingle All The Way. These are the […]

A SATURDAY AT CASTLE DRACULA: REVISITING MY CHILDHOOD NIGHTMARE
October 28, 2015 Leave a Comment by danpoorman Film

A SATURDAY AT CASTLE DRACULA: REVISITING MY CHILDHOOD NIGHTMARE

By Kevin Redding On Saturday night, October 24th, I got comfortable in my second row seat at the glorious Alamo […]

REMEMBERING BEN TRAMER: 1961-1978
October 25, 2015 Leave a Comment by danpoorman Film

REMEMBERING BEN TRAMER: 1961-1978

By Kevin Redding On October 31, 1978, when he was only 17, Bennett “Ben” Tramer lumbered down the sidewalk just […]

SUMMER SCARES AND AUTUMN ABSENCE: HORROR BY SEASON
October 23, 2015 Leave a Comment by danpoorman Film

SUMMER SCARES AND AUTUMN ABSENCE: HORROR BY SEASON

By PJ Grisar Living, as I always have, in a place with seasons, fall has always had a homey air […]

COUGAR’S KILLS: 10 REALLY MEMORABLE HORROR MOVIE DEATHS
October 19, 2015 Leave a Comment by danpoorman Film

COUGAR’S KILLS: 10 REALLY MEMORABLE HORROR MOVIE DEATHS

By Cougar Garza Halloween is right around the corner, which means that horror movies are back on the menu. Whether […]

REVISITING THE NIGHTMARES: A GLANCE BACK AT THE ‘NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET’ SERIES, PART TWO (FILMS 5-7)
September 26, 2015 Leave a Comment by danpoorman Film

REVISITING THE NIGHTMARES: A GLANCE BACK AT THE ‘NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET’ SERIES, PART TWO (FILMS 5-7)

By Brad Grandrino 1,2, Freddy’s coming for you. We all know the rest. Hell, you’re singing it either in your […]

REVISITING THE NIGHTMARES: A GLANCE BACK AT THE ‘NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET’ SERIES, PART ONE (FILMS 1-4)
September 25, 2015 Leave a Comment by danpoorman Film

REVISITING THE NIGHTMARES: A GLANCE BACK AT THE ‘NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET’ SERIES, PART ONE (FILMS 1-4)

By Brad Grandrino Every year when summer ends and mid-September arrives, I throw myself into full-Halloween mode and shift my […]

HEEERE’S RODNEY: A DISCUSSION WITH RODNEY ASCHER, DIRECTOR OF ‘ROOM 237’ AND ‘THE NIGHTMARE’
August 21, 2015 Leave a Comment by danpoorman Film

HEEERE’S RODNEY: A DISCUSSION WITH RODNEY ASCHER, DIRECTOR OF ‘ROOM 237’ AND ‘THE NIGHTMARE’

By Kevin Redding  At roughly 4 a.m. in the quiet dark, when most everybody else is well into their sleep, […]

IT DOES: A REACTION TO ‘IT FOLLOWS’
April 1, 2015 Leave a Comment by danpoorman Film

IT DOES: A REACTION TO ‘IT FOLLOWS’

By Dan Poorman NOTE: This is spoiler-free. You’re welcome. I’m going to cut to the chase: everyone is talking about […]

SOCIOPATHS, DRESSES, AND THE MECHANICS OF ACTING: CRACKING OPEN THE MIND OF BRAD DOURIF
December 15, 2014 Leave a Comment by danpoorman Film

SOCIOPATHS, DRESSES, AND THE MECHANICS OF ACTING: CRACKING OPEN THE MIND OF BRAD DOURIF

By Kevin Redding Since the 1970s, actor Brad Dourif has made a career out of his chameleon-versatility in film, TV, […]

THE FINAL CUT: RECOMMENDED VIEWING FOR HALLOWEEN NIGHT
October 31, 2014 Leave a Comment by danpoorman Film

THE FINAL CUT: RECOMMENDED VIEWING FOR HALLOWEEN NIGHT

Picture this: It’s Halloween night, you’re too old to go trick-or-treating and you don’t have a party to attend. Or, […]

ON MONSTER MASHUPS
October 30, 2014 Leave a Comment by danpoorman Film

ON MONSTER MASHUPS

By PJ Grisar The modern monster mythos was born one rainy summer night in Switzerland when a teenage girl decided […]

A FRIENDLY #TUSKUSSION
September 23, 2014 3 Comments by danpoorman Film

A FRIENDLY #TUSKUSSION

DISCLAIMER: Dan Poorman and Kevin Redding would like to begin by apologizing for their current lack of a Podcast. In this case, it […]

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