Tag: horror

  • The Mask (Eyes of Hell) by Dee Emm Elms

    “This mask revealed something … that I had never seen before.” [The Mask: 1961. 83 minutes. Rating: Approved. Director: Julian Roffman] Almost everyone familiar with storytelling knows of the concept of “The McGuffin,” even if not by that name. For those who don’t, it’s the idea that there is an object or entity that isn’t…

  • THE LAST KNOCK podcast presents: Franchise of Fear: Evil Dead

    Evil Dead: Where it Began… Long before Starz brought Ash vs Evil Dead to the small screen, horror fans from the 80s fell in love with Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead starring groovy Bruce Campbell. One may think the low budget independent feature was a piece of cinematic luck, but thanks to great acting and a strong…

  • I am the Pretty Thing that Lives in the House by Angel Ackerman

    I am the Pretty Thing that Lives in the House Long before I am the Pretty Thing that Lives in the House, My daughter never recovered from her first viewing of The Walking Dead. In her pre-teen days, she ventured into the living room with her best brave face and gave the now iconic apocalyptic…

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: Five Star Horror: Female Vampires

    Female Vampires Want You! Years before Bram Stoker’s iconic Dracula, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu brought his Gothic novella, Carmilla to horror readers in 1872. Although male vamps dominated the world until Dracula’s Daughter in 1936, that sparked a hunger for audiences that ultimately resulted in the rise of female vampires in the 1960s. With the…

  • It Stains the Sands Red by Billy Crash

    We’ve all seen the same zombie film time and again: Zombies rise and humans fight to survive. Adding a twist to that hackneyed platform has been the catalyst for quality screenwriters and filmmakers. Co-writers Colin Minihan and Stuart Ortiz have achieved just that with It Stains the Sands Red. Directed by Minihan, the story features…