Originally published at Fangoria.com on April 28, 2010 Tying in with the U.S. premiere of TETSUO: THE BULLET MAN at the current Tribeca Film Festival, a panel discussion was held with the filmmakers and star at the Soho Apple Store. Director Shinya Tsukamoto, producer Masayuki Tanishima and actor Eric Bossick answered questions and offered observations […]
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Fango Flashback: “A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3” and “WES CRAVEN’S NEW NIGHTMARE”
Originally published at Fangoria.com on April 24, 2010 With the remake of Wes Craven’s A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET opening this Friday, April 30, the time is ripe for the two follow-ups with which Craven was directly involved to be revisited. Craven first returned as a writer and executive producer on 1987’s A NIGHTMARE ON […]
“SAND & FURY: A SCREAM QUEEN ADVENTURE” (Graphic Novel Review)
Originally published at Fangoria.com on March 28, 2010 SAND & FURY: A SCREAM QUEEN ADVENTURE is an erotic thriller riddled with flashbacks and hallucinations. Author Ho Che Anderson has fabricated a stylish, minimalist narrative about sex, blood and death. The story opens with a lonesome girl, Avril, lost in the middle of nowhere. Avril has […]
UNDER THE DOME (Book Review)
Originally published at Fangoria.com on November 30,2009 Stephen King’s latest novel, UNDER THE DOME, captivates his constant readers with a mesmerizing tale about a group of people in a small town trapped by a claustrophobic dome. The citizens in Chester’s Mill live off of hope that they will eventually escape even though the reality is […]
DIMITER (Advance Book Review)
Originally published at Fangoria.com on December 21, 2009 The novel, DIMITER, is an intriguing religious thriller about a group of characters engaged in a psychological battle between good and evil. Author William Peter Blatty captivated audiences before with THE EXORCIST and now returns to literary form after a long absence with his latest work. The […]
MAKERS (Book Review)
Originally published at Fangoria.com on November 16, 2009 Author Cory Doctorow strikes first-rate entertainment with his cyberpunk novel, MAKERS. The reader travels to a not so far future where robots make toast, and contact lenses turn the eyes into shiny black beads. The impressive story arc is divided into four chapters. Part I introduces Lester […]
DEAD BAIT (Book Review)
Originally published at Fangoria.com January 4, 2010 DEAD BAIT is an entertaining horror anthology covering gruesome tales about fishing and fishes. A variety of writers have composed 19 short stories which will either grab you by surprise or make you shudder at the end. I actually didn’t think much of this anthology at first. How […]
CTHULHU UNBOUND VOLUME 2 (Book Review)
Originally published at Fangoria.com on Sepetember 16, 2009 CTHULHU UNBOUND VOLUME 2, edited by John Sunseri and Thomas Brannan, continues to inspire thrills from its nightmarish monstrosities with each short tale. Fifteen writers are again asked to create a world dominated by devilish creatures, the likes which author H.P. Lovecraft could only have imagined. In […]
CTHULHU UNBOUND VOLUME 1 (Book Review)
Orginally published at Fangoria.com on August 19. 2009 CTHULHU UNBOUND VOLUME 1, contains 15 chilling tales of monstrosity dedicated to the H.P. Lovecraft mythology. According to Lovecraft’s cosmic universe, Cthulhu is the Great Old One, an indescribable giant creature, who will bring about doomsday. The collection, edited by Thomas Brannon and John Sunseri, asks the […]
Fall Frights: CARRIE (DVD Review)
Originally published at Fangoria.com on October 5, 2009 CARRIE is the revenge tale of a high school girl who was picked on one too many times. Carrie White just wanted to be herself and have wonderful fun with her date at the prom. Instead she was forced to use her telekinetic powers to hurt those who […]