Tag: Stephen King

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: Criterion Horror with Guest Doug McCambridge

    Criterion Horror Media The Criterion Collection has been heralded as the fine wine of film distribution. Renowned for their very selective titles, they pick the best films from around the globe and present them to discerning audiences. Whether DVD or Blu-ray, the films are unleashed in quality packaging with exceptional transfers, and many extras collectors…

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: Interview with Cooper S. Beckett

    Cooper S. Beckett: Osgood As He Seems… Author Cooper S. Beckett is a man of letters, and he has been devoted for the craft for quiet some time. An author of several books, he is leaving his usual subject of love and sex behind (but not too much one hopes) for the horror genre.  …

  • Feminine Submission to the Vampire by Angel Ackerman

    Feminine Submission to the Vampire I have noticed in my decades of existence that creatures in the horror genre—whether books, television or film—experience ebbs and flows of popularity. Using mass market fiction as an example, Anne Rice ushered in a new fascination with vampires, then much later JK Rowling prompted an interest in witches. The Twilight series…

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: New Horror 2019

    Horror on the Horizon… A new year, a new you (whatever that means), and New Horror 2019 to rock your world. Well, we hope it does. That’s why The Last Knock has scoured media resources to give you a bloody taste of what’s coming. For New Horror 2019 we won’t just look at all the commercial crap…

  • Thelma by Jonny Numb

      Thelma When critics championed Hereditary earlier this year, I could only think about how so many other horror films have brought insights into familial (dys)function far better – and with greater understanding of how families work – than Ari Aster’s over-rated feature debut. I was tempted to make my Hereditary review a laundry list of comparisons…