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Crash Reports: MAPACA Fall Conference – Who said Academics Do Not Appreciate Horror?
MAPACA is the Mid-Atlantic Popular and American Culture Association. Unlike other academic organizations and conferences, this Philadelphia based group welcomes critical analysis regarding everything in our culture from memorials and literature, to film, comic books, and horror. No category seems to be beyond the breadth of the organization, which always makes for an annual conference…
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Crash Discussions: Interview with Filmmaker Michael Dougherty, Episode 18
Michael Dougherty, writer and director of the forthcoming Z*CON, talks Joss Whedon, Firefly, and about creating movies with all proceeds going to charities. And you thought movies were all about profits! Not for a filmmaker with the heart of a Browncoat. Check us out on iTunes!
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Crash Analysis Support Team: The Walking Dead Escape: Stranger Survival – Guest Post from Cory Brin
Zombies have long held my imagination as an unstoppable force that really is born from the same darkness as nightmares. I have watched several zombie movies and television shows, played countless zombie video games, and have read a number of zombie related books. I have taken part in zombie pen and paper roleplaying games as well as…
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Crash Analysis: WORLD WAR Z (USA/Malta, 2013)
World War Zzzzzzzzz is more like it… Zen and the art of killing zombies How can an action laden horror like WORLD WAR Z put one to sleep? Simple: Get your marketing idiots to announce that your lead actor (and producer) will return in the sequel. This means that every scene he…
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Crash Analysis: THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (Italy/USA, 1964) – My 1,500th Horror Movie
Isolation and hopelessness leads to suicide by vampire Waiting to die Writer Richard Matheson thought the Grand Guignol, Vincent Price was miscast for the role of Dr. Robert Morgan, but the actor captured the essence of a man with truly nothing to live for, which mirrored his role as THE FALL OF THE HOUSE…