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The Case for Wendy Torrance by Billy Crash
Enter Wendy Torrance Wendy Torrance doesn’t receive much love in the film version of The Shining, and that’s a mistake that needs to be “corrected.” While many love Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, hatred stems from fans who don’t appreciate the director’s deviation from Stephen King’s boring, drawn out novel that’s 300 pages too long. Others…
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THE LAST KNOCK presents: Robert Christopher Interview
Robert Christopher and Horror Music The engaging Robert Christopher visits THE LAST KNOCK to discuss all that horror music we love to chill our bones at the theatre. We’ll not only talk about great films and their respective scores, like The Shining and The Exorcist, but how to compose and make quality music in the…
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Crash Reports: Ode to the Austin Film Festival by Paul J. Williams
The Adventures of a First-Timer at the Austin Film Festival When my phone rang one day this past September with an Austin, Texas area-code, I thought it was just another robo-call from “Jennifer” trying to sell me solar panels for my house, or “Tim” offering me a chance to consolidate my debt, but no, it…
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Top Ten Horror Locations (Part I) from Billy Crash
Any corporate person will tell you the most important thing about a business is location, location, location. But in the horror genre, location can bring stories to life in remarkable ways and resonate as a character in the film. When it comes to Horror Locations, some movies rise above in big bad ways. Top Ten…
