Film Review: Death Bitch

Film Review: Death Bitch

 I Spit On Your Grave set the bar for vigilante horror. The popular and often violent sub-genre has become one of the favorites of the Horror Nation. Modern films such as Becky and Mandy have gained a cult following, which has breathed new life into revenge...
Godzilla: Final Wars – Twenty Years Later 

Godzilla: Final Wars – Twenty Years Later 

A Retrospective Chat with Director Ryuhei Kitamura By Mike Lera Love him, hate him, adore him, abhor him, there’s just something about that 164-foot, 250-million-year-old laser-breathing beast named Godzilla that has captured our imaginations for over seven decades,...
San Diego Comic Con 2024

San Diego Comic Con 2024

By Mike Lera Suited up and ready for action, superhero fans and pop culture junkies from across the globe converged for a four-day sci-fi/fantasy/fright fest July 25-28 at San Diego Comic Con International, and in the wake of last year’s entertainment industry...
FILM REVIEW: TRIM SEASON

FILM REVIEW: TRIM SEASON

     From those crazy teens in Friday the 13th to horror comedy films such as Evil Bong, marijuana has always played a part in the horror genre. Smoking the wacky weed has been a multi-decade precursor which has invited terrifying trouble for the casts of horror...
FILM REVIEW: KILLER CAMPOUT 2

FILM REVIEW: KILLER CAMPOUT 2

     When the Godfather of Gore, Herschell Gordon Lewis, introduces a film, the viewer knows that they are in for a bloodbath. Such was the intro to the 2017 film, Killer Campout. Recognized for their old school no holds barred filmmaking, the...

The Unsung Boogeymen of Clive Barker

By: Mike Lera Novelist. Playwright. Painter. Creature designer. Comic artist. Game developer. Graphic novelist. Photographer. Short story author. Poet. Actor. Producer. Screenwriter. Director.  While it is almost impossible to fit all of these titles on his...
Monsterpalooza 2024

Monsterpalooza 2024

By Mike Lera From what began as a simple little “mask” convention on the east coast in 2008 to what is now considered an epicenter for horror fans, Monsterpalooza celebrated its 15th year May 31-June 2 at Pasadena Convention Center (Pasadena, CA), adorned with its...
2024 SECOND HALF HORROR PREVIEW

2024 SECOND HALF HORROR PREVIEW

  The 2024 Horror year has been hit or miss. A new wave of horror original thought-provoking films attempted to usher in a more high brow reach to the genre. Late Night With The Devil and In A Violent Nature were both refreshing and slightly underwhelming. Abigal and...
MaXXXine Review

MaXXXine Review

Written by: Ryan Dailey The year is 1985.  It was a simpler time.Kids rushing home when the streetlights started coming to life.  There were no keyboard warriors taking up arms on the social media battleground. Disputes were settled face to face, online...