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The Ugly Stepsister: A Fairy Tale Makeover Gone Horribly Wrong

Sometimes I look in the mirror and think, “Man, if I could just make a few tweaks, I’d be unstoppable. Maybe drop a few pounds here, add a little muscle there…” You know, the classic mental makeover montage where I… Continue Reading →

V/H/S/Halloween: A Candy-Coated Nightmare

I have a deep love for anthology horror films. They remind me of digging into a trick-or-treat bag at the end of Halloween night: You dump it all out on the floor, not knowing what you are going to find…. Continue Reading →

Can Dogs See Ghosts? Good Boy Makes You Wonder!

There’s something about living with a dog that can be both comforting and unnerving. My black lab, Luna, has been my faithful companion for years, and she’s usually the picture of calm. But every so often, she’ll do something that… Continue Reading →

Mini Horrors: Graveyard Shorts Shine at the 56th Nashville Film Festival

Like last year, the 2025 Nashville Film Festival once again proved itself as the premier film event in Middle Tennessee, drawing in cinephiles, industry insiders and first-time festival goers alike. The sheer range of films on display — from intimate… Continue Reading →

Dolly is a Modern Echo of Classic Horror

There is something profoundly unsettling about innocence being warped into unbridled violence. As someone who has spent a lifetime immersed in horror movies, comic books and even professional wrestling, I’ve always found that the villains who embody this contradiction often… Continue Reading →

Slanted Unmasks the Price of Belonging at the Nashville Film Festival

Mean Girls meets A Different Man with a hint of The Substance in Slanted, the comedy-drama by Amy Wang, which also won the Narrative Jury Award at the 2025 South by Southwest Film and TV Festival.

Virtual Blood, Real Hype: My First Fantastic Fest

For years I’ve read about Fantastic Fest like it was a secret clubhouse where horror, sci-fi, fantasy and general cinematic mayhem gathered under one Austin roof. This year, for the festival’s 20th anniversary, I finally get to step inside… sort… Continue Reading →

Night of the Reaper Slashes for Shudder

I don’t want to hear one more person say, “It’s still summer!” anymore. 

Opus: Come for the Cult, Stay for the Confusion

My first cult experience was the Cult of Jon. It happened at Dragon Con, somewhere between the endless escalator rides and the late-night panels, where everyone pretends they’re not running on three hours of sleep and sheer nerd adrenaline. I… Continue Reading →

Dead is Better (Again) in The Surrender

I wasn’t going to watch this movie. Another horror film centered around grief? I felt like I had seen them all. Grief is one of those universal human experiences that horror often helps us navigate. I’m currently on a harrowing… Continue Reading →

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