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Compliance Turns Surveillance Anxiety Into Sensory Overload

Very recently, my wife and I were driving when we started talking about adding a parking pad to our driveway. Neither of us had ever really considered it before. It was just one of those out-of-the-blue conversations, and since we… Continue Reading →

Deathgasm 2: Goremageddon Rolls the Dice on a Bloody Reunion

I’ve always wanted to get “the band back together.” And by band, I mean my Warhammer 40K buddies from high school. We played almost every weekend, throwing together games with ridiculously large point totals. Rules be damned. If we didn’t… Continue Reading →

October 2, 2026

The Higher Path: A Promotion, a Promise and a Price

I’ve always found the term “self-help” funny. If I knew how to fix whatever was wrong, I probably would have done it already. If I read a book, watch a video or listen to somebody explain how to get my… Continue Reading →

September 30, 2026

Mallory’s Ghost: Haunted by the Ex You’ve Never Met

I didn’t date much until my junior and senior years of high school, so I entered college with limited relationship experience. That’s where I met someone who still stands out as my personal “red flag.” She wasn’t a horrible person,… Continue Reading →

September 29, 2026

Tennessee Filmmakers Accent the Nashville Film Festival

Tennessee filmmakers young and old from across the state strut their stuff as the 57th Annual Nashville Film Festival premieres show off local talent. Celebrating the art of film, music and culture, the Nashville Film Festival was originally founded in… Continue Reading →

September 27, 2026

Nashville Film Festival 2026: Old Traditions and New Discoveries

It’s almost time for the Nashville Film Festival again. After so many years, this has become an annual tradition for me. When it rolls around, I know it’s time to start looking through the lineup and figuring out how many… Continue Reading →

September 21, 2026

Portal to Hell Gives New Meaning to Being a Good Neighbor

A few years back, I owned a house in a growing Tennessee town, but I didn’t really know my neighbors. That changed when my daughter wanted to play with their kids, giving me a reason to walk over and introduce… Continue Reading →

September 16, 2026

Undertone Creepifies Nursery Rhymes into a Supernatural Horror Story

If you were intrigued by the mind trip of random doors leading to a liminal space, along with your subconscious in Backrooms, you might be inclined to tune in to Undertone, another entry of A24 Films that equally demands your attention…. Continue Reading →

September 15, 2026

The 2026 #HauntLife Midyear Awards: The Good, the Bad and the Backrooms

Last year, I introduced the #HauntLife Midyear Movie Missteps Awards, a completely unnecessary ceremony honoring the movies that confused, disappointed or irritated me during the first half of 2025. It was both petty and therapeutic in a way. It was… Continue Reading →

August 9, 2026

Dead Media is a Throwback to Following the Rules of ’90s Horror

Back in the day, renting movies was a weekly exercise in patience. Finding the best entertainment options while beating your neighbors to the local store’s limited inventory (or not) felt like beating your head against the wall at times. For… Continue Reading →

August 2, 2026

Geek Culture, Zombies... and Other Monsters

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