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Rick’s Return Rewards The Ones Who Live!

Per Matt Back in the day, way back when Andrew Lincoln first publicly revealed he was leaving The Walking Dead, a void formed immediately within the show’s storyline. As the actor’s remaining episodes counted down, Rick Grimes’ screentime was gradually… Continue Reading →

Shudder’s V/H/S/85 Makes My Halloween Playlist

I have a complex relationship with the found-footage horror genre. The first one I ever watched was The Blair Witch, and it left a profound, but fleeting impact on me. I genuinely believed I was witnessing the harrowing ordeal of… Continue Reading →

October 18, 2023

The Crossbow-Shooting Hunter Still Hits His Mark in The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon

I’ve been a die-hard fan of The Walking Dead since its TV debut back in 2010. I vividly recall the excitement leading up to its Halloween night premiere, with all my friends planning watch parties. Unfortunately, I couldn’t join the… Continue Reading →

September 17, 2023

What’s the End Game for TWD: Dead City?

Per Matt As soon as I started watching the Dead City series premiere, I wondered aloud, “How much Negan is too much Negan?” We’re about to find out.

July 11, 2023

Anne Rice’s Interview Drips with Bloody Atmosphere

Per Matt When is a gothic horror story not an actual gothic horror story? When AMC adapts a well-known book series and tries to bring a whole new generation of fans to a popular franchise. Anne Rice’s Interview with the… Continue Reading →

October 17, 2022

Jadis Crosses Over Into Walking Dead’s World Beyond

As the Walking Dead Universe expands, new stories are told about the world where walkers, stalkers, lurkers, biters, growlers, infected and empties run wild. Lawlessness leads to global governments collapsing and the survival of the human race gets complicated. So… Continue Reading →

October 4, 2021

Fear Dropped the Bomb on The Walking Dead…

The End may only be the Beginning… but within The Walking Dead Universe, everything is connected. So, the main point for everyone involved is to just survive somehow, before we meet again next year. But before we get ahead of… Continue Reading →

August 21, 2021

Will The Walking Dead Just Survive Somehow?

I hate Zoom meetings. Wait a minute, let me clarify that statement. While I’m not necessarily a fan of sitting through online virtual calls, I absolutely despise Zoom meetings disguised as TV shows. I get it, in-person options are kinda… Continue Reading →

July 26, 2021

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

Per Matt The horror genre, probably more so than all the rest, has long relied on clichés, tropes and stereotypes in depicting stories for the big and small screen. Often used in low-budget releases (but not exclusively), these tired portrayals… Continue Reading →

March 21, 2021

The Best of FearFest is Reserved for Streaming Services

Per Matt All good things must come to an end… even AMC’s FearFest. That idiom seems especially true when discussing the limited entertainment options offered by basic cable during a global pandemic. As the network juggles the proper destination to… Continue Reading →

November 1, 2020

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Rick’s Return Rewards The Ones Who Live!

Shudder’s V/H/S/85 Makes My Halloween Playlist

The Crossbow-Shooting Hunter Still Hits His Mark in The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon

What’s the End Game for TWD: Dead City?

Anne Rice’s Interview Drips with Bloody Atmosphere