vol 12 - issue 7
Horror Movie a Day: Oct. 12 - The Fly
Today, 5:51 AM
Oct. 12: The Fly (1986) Canadian horror director David Cronenberg has always had a fascination with what he calls the “New Flesh.” Many of his movies, from The Brood to Rabid and Existenz, are about bodily horror, taking as their subject matter some aspect of physical transformation. After all, what is more horrifying than when our [...] Read more
Horror Movie a Day: Oct. 11 - An American Werewolf in London
Yesterday, 3:34 AM
Oct. 11: An American Werewolf in London (1981) Werewolf films are often the most tragic of horror films, as someone finds himself transformed through no fault of his own into a monster. This makes it all the more unlikely that a werewolf film could be funny, but director John Landis (Blues Brothers, Animal House) certainly achieved [...] Read more
Horror Movie a Day: Oct. 10 - Cat People
11 Oct 2008 7:14 AM
Oct. 10: Cat People (1942) A prime example of how to use a small budget to great effect, Cat People is a landmark low-key shocker that builds up great tension almost out of thin air, giving us incredible frights basically just from shadows and ominous noises. One day at the zoo, Oliver Reed (Kent Smith) sees [...] Read more
WEEKLY DIGEST Oct. 9-16, 2008
10 Oct 2008 4:28 PM
It’s a bang-up beautiful issue, methinks, with a cover story about the Leonardo da Vinci exhibit at the Birmingham Museum of Art, Courtney Haden crashing and bashing and the latest electoral college scoreboard. The latest battle in the War on Dumb is all about the JeffCo bankruptcy, and when it comes to DNA testing Alabama [...] Read more
