Tag: children

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: Canine Horror

    Canine Horror: We Let the Dogs Out to Haunt and Howl You know what happens in a horror movie with a canine: Sooner or later, that dog’s going to help because it’s a victim to some nasty thing outdoors – and a human is next on the menu. But wait! If canines aren’t one of…

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: Camps of Horror

    This isn’t a snipe hunt! Seriously! Then again, maybe it is… but with Camps of Horror, you never know until it’s too late. So pitch your tent, roast your weenie, and watch out for the guy behind you with an ax to grind, as we explore Camps of Horror. We’ll look at the tried and…

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: CUB (2014)

    Get your horror merit badge! This Belgian adventure/horror from Jonas Govaerts has been receiving some hype as of late, but is this story of a scout troop in the woods worth a watch? We take a look at the story, and its simultaneous thwarting of some genre conventions while going head over boots for others. Curl up in…

  • Crash Analysis: The Kids Aren’t All Right

    I had the pleasure of presenting this paper at the MAPACA Fall Conference in Philadelphia, 2011 on Lisa Miller’s Horror Panel. Afterwards, The Mid-Atlantic Popular & American Culture Association printed the work in their The Gazette. Unfortunately, the publication from that year is no longer available online, so I present it here. Enjoy: The Kids…

  • Randy Brzoska’s 100 Greatest Halloween Flicks

    Greatest Halloween On Screen It’s my favorite time of the year for movie viewing—when the shadows get longer, days shorter, and the horror movies come out on cable TV to play. But you know, I’m kind of picky about my Greatest Halloween movies. Don’t get me wrong; any good horror will do during the holiday. But…