Night of the Living Dead (1968) was hardly the first zombie film—in fact, it was the fortieth, for those of you who like useless trivia facts—but it is possibly the most memorable of the older zombie classics. It’s not hard to see why it has persisted for the last fifty-three years, enduring beyond the renown of such modern zombie sensations, such as The Walking Dead (2010 - … [Read more...] about Night of the Living Dead: Social Commentary in Horror Cinema
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The Bizarre Horror Novel That Outsold Dracula
How ridiculous would it sound if I said that the infamous novel Dracula by Bram Stoker—yes, the one that essentially created the foundation of what we think of when we envision vampires—was originally outsold six to one by a novel that you probably have never heard about? Well, it's true. Richard Marsh, author of The Beetle: A Mystery gave Stoker a run for his money in 1897, … [Read more...] about The Bizarre Horror Novel That Outsold Dracula
The Qalupalik: Monsters of the Deep
When you think of a mermaid, you may conjure images of a kind-hearted, beautiful half-fish, half-human or the dangerous siren that can lure sailors to their death—however, the Inuit legend of the Qalupalik is a little bit different. The Qalupalik is likewise a creature of the sea, but she is more often thought of as a water spirit, a sea monster, or a demon. In this respect, it … [Read more...] about The Qalupalik: Monsters of the Deep
Duology of the Damned: Part 02 – The Monster Inside of Me
Part 02 — The Monster Inside of Me Such is the unnatural body of this god, which has no kinship with the dust of our world; indeed, it is not flesh as we know flesh, but as crystal or glass, and soft so that during his dreaming death it often breaks apart, but when it breaks it at once reforms itself, held in its pattern by the will of the great one. Such is the unnatural … [Read more...] about Duology of the Damned: Part 02 – The Monster Inside of Me
Duology of the Damned: Part 01 – When the Sickness Reached Alaska
I woke up to the unsettling caw of a raven sitting in a tree near my window. I could feel the sweat that had built up on my forehead overnight and I was feeling greasy, but the prospect of what I had to do this morning grated on my nerves. I rolled over on my other side, having decided to give myself a few more hours to improve my mood. The moment I closed my eyes I fell back … [Read more...] about Duology of the Damned: Part 01 – When the Sickness Reached Alaska