VHS Massacre: Cult Films and the Decline of Physical Media Archives

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 →

From Porno to Pulp: A24’s X Enjoys Pleasure Before Pain

Per Matt What happens when an aspiring group of entrepreneurs films a pornographic movie on a rural Texas farm without revealing the finer details to the property’s owners? A24 Films’ latest release, X, exposes its true themes as it repositions… Continue Reading →

May 31, 2022

Franchise Games: Welcome to the Blumhouse

Per Matt Welcome to the Blumhouse is a unique horror anthology series grouped as similarly themed feature films. Exclusively released on Amazon Prime Video, the first four movies (Piecing It All Together) revolved around “family and love as redemptive or… Continue Reading →

October 24, 2021

Grindsploitation Makes My World Go Round

Welcome back, boo believers, to another episode of #hauntlife, the only regular blog that tries to focus on the haunt industry, but gets off course 80 percent of the time. This week, I will be reviewing the newest film from… Continue Reading →

October 20, 2016

Digital Killed the Video Star: A Review of VHS Massacre

Back in my formative years, if you wanted to see the newest-released movies outside of the theater, you had to travel down to the local video shop.

April 16, 2016

Geek Culture, Zombies... and Other Monsters

Tag VHS Massacre: Cult Films and the Decline of Physical Media

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

From Porno to Pulp: A24’s X Enjoys Pleasure Before Pain

Grindsploitation Makes My World Go Round

Digital Killed the Video Star: A Review of VHS Massacre