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Happy Anniversary to The Ghoul’s Gaze
One year ago, I started this blog. Mostly because I could tell the people in my everyday life were getting tired of hearing my opinions on horror, and I certainly wasn’t going to stop having them. I wasn’t sure what I really wanted to do when I first started, other than write about horror and…
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Howl-O-Scream: The Year of the Wolf
After an amazing first trip out to Howl-O-Scream last year, H3 and I made the trip back out to Busch Gardens Williamsburg again. The marketing and early reviews seemed a bit subdued, so I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. But, any Halloween event is a good time, right? Generally, yes. The good of Howl-O-Scream was…
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Viking Wolf: Big Wolf, Few Vikings.
Werewolf stories may be one of my all-time favorite genres. The conflict between civilized man and inner beast has so many applications. From the original that tackled themes of the modern world versus our traditions and instincts, to Ginger Snaps, a brilliant film that puts a werewolf lens on the struggles of being a teen…
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The Long Walk: A Discussion on The Book
When I was younger, probably too young, The Bachman Books by Steven King was one of my favorite books. If you aren’t familiar with it, the original editions of this book collected four short novels by King. These are Rage, The Long Walk, Roadwork and The Running Man. Bachman was a bit of an experiment for King. He wanted to find out if his…
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Comfort Horror
This was a rough week at the Ghoul household. After some bad news that was not entirely unexpected but still devastating, I found myself in need of comfort. For me, that comes in the form of the familiar. It may strike some people as odd to be soothed by frights or horror. For me, it’s always been…
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Anacondas: Hunt for the Blood Orchid- meh.
In 2005, Anacondas: Hunt for the Blood Orchid was nominated for a Golden Raspberry for Worst Remake or Sequel. It lost to Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. In a different year, it may not have even been nominated. It’s a perfectly fine movie, if just one you’d expect to see on the Sci-Fi Channel on a Saturday afternoon.…
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The Complicated Lore of The Conjuring
In the Conjuring Universe, Ed and Lorraine Warren are noble, righteous people. They are driven by Lorraine’s psychic gifts, Ed’s faith, and their combined desire to help families suffering from supernatural torment. The reality of the Warrens is very different. Where many investigators, both paranormal and otherwise, saw families struggling with mental illness and addiction issues, the Warrens often saw…
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Mutilator 2: A different kind of sequel.
Mutilator 2 is low budget horror movie about making movies. By now, you should know how much I love this kind of horror movie. Like so many movies of this kind, it’s equal parts commentary on the process of filmmaking and horror at the same time. It’s pretty low budget and the acting, editing, and production values…
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Random Acts of Violence: Are We What We Create?
I love comics, so Random Acts of Violence lookeed like it was right up my alley. It’s a slasher movie based on an indie comic by two of the most reliable creators in the industry: Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Grey. It’s also Jay Baruchel’s first time directing a first horror movie. After watching this, I hope he does more. Based…