Originally published on August 29, 2010 at Fangoria.com The first installment of NANNY & HANK, from Bluewater Comics, is a refreshing and charming start to a four-issue miniseries about death, marriage and immortality. It’s all about what happens when an elderly couple, your everyday grandpa and grandma, crosses paths with a disgruntled vampire. The humorous […]
Monthly Archives: August 2010
“IDES OF BLOOD” #1 (Comic Review)
Originally published on August 28,2010 at Fangoria.com Wildstorm Comics’ IDES OF BLOOD has debuted as a most inventive take on Roman history and vampire fiction. The first issue delivers a thrilling mystery encompassing politics, scandal and murder. In an alternate universe, Julius Caesar and his unbeatable army have violently conquered the Transylvanian kingdom of Dacia. […]
A Bite of Taco
Published on August28, 2010 at Fangoria.com During last month’s San Diego Comic-Con, Fango had the pleasure of meeting artist David Castro, creator of Taco Comics. Fans have seen his horrifically stylized T-shirts, hats and drawings at numerous conventions, and Castro subsequently spoke with us about his artwork and his interests in the horror genre. FANGORIA: […]
“VAMPIRES IN DEVIL TOWN” (Book Review)
Originally publsihed at Fangoria.com on August 15, 2010 VAMPIRES IN DEVIL TOWN (out August 31 from Grindhouse Press) delves into the forbidden underbelly of a small town, which holds all of its dark secrets. This is a gripping read, from start to finish, by first-time author Wayne Hixon. Rachel Stokes has trouble sleeping during the […]
“THE GIRLS WITH GAMES OF BLOOD” (Book Review)
Originally published at Fangoria.com on August 14, 2010 THE GIRLS WITH GAMES OF BLOOD, by Alex Bledsoe (pictured) and now out from Tor Books, is an uncanny tale of twin sisters and their neverending thirst for revenge. It’s set in 1975 Memphis, Tennessee, where a gang of vampires struggle to blend in with the rest […]
Fango Flashback: “DEMONS”
Originally published at Fangoria.com on August 8, 2010 At the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City, the Zombo Italiano series presented Lamberto Bava’s graphic shocker DEMONS. It tells the now-classic story of theater patrons watching a horror movie on the big screen who are suddenly cursed to turn into bloodthirsty creatures themselves. […]
Fango Flashback: “ZOMBIE”
Originally published at Fangoria.com on August 7, 2010 During the recent Zombo Italiano at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City, fans had a chance to see the 1979 apocalyptic opus ZOMBIE (a.k.a. ZOMBI 2) on the big screen. This is the quintessential ghoul flick that established director Lucio Fulci as a […]