When The Watcher Shakes Timothy G. Huguenin June 24, 2016 Reviewed by Brian James Lewis When The Watcher Shakes is an exciting, fast paced novel that shows us that things are often not what they appear to be. John is a down-to-earth drifter who is traveling across the...
A Season with the Witch: The Magic and Mayhem of Halloween in Salem, Massachusetts J.W. Ocker The Countryman Press October 2016 Reviewed by David Goudsward J.W. Ocker doesn’t do things halfway. His previous book, Poe-Land, won an Edgar Award for his travels up and...
Carrie Director: Brian De Palma Cast: Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons Carrie was not only Stephen King’s first book, but the first movie based off of one of his books, and one of the best movies by Brian De Palma, who was so...
The Vermont Ghost Experience Joseph A. Citro and Robert Waldo Brunelle, Jr. Bat Books October 2016 Reviewed by David Goudsward Vermont would seem to be the very essence of pastoral tranquility. But beneath the surface is a roiling hotbed of weirdness. Lake Champlain...
Slugs Director: Juan Piquer Simón Cast: Michael Garfield, Kim Terry, Philip MacHale Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons I love this goofy, gory, silly nature-runs-amok flick. Yeah, it’s not high art — it’s about slugs with big, pointy teeth eating people — and that is...
The Thing Director: John Carpenter Cast: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Keith David Reviewed by Brian M. Sammons This is my favorite movie of all time. Scream Factory is one of my favorite Blu-ray companies of all time. So yeah, get this. It’s an amazing movie, with a...