I was lucky to see the shorts blocks from this year’s Brooklyn Horror Film Festival thanks to Horror DNA. You can read the review for each block below. It was an excellent selection, with many standouts including “Barlebas,” “Far from the Plains,” “Alice & the Little Green Men,” and “Belloe.” “Jeff” was my personal favorite. … Continue reading At Horror DNA: Shorts Blocks from the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival
In his introduction, Brandon Grafius recalls being ten years old and attempting his first cover-to-cover read of the Bible. He found himself not shocked by the dull stretches but by the strange, violent, and uncanny bits never mentioned in Sunday school. That early discovery stayed with him, eventually inspiring his work on a PhD in … Continue reading At Horror DNA: Scared by the Bible
If you’re interested in a genre-heavy lineage of women behind the camera, I Spit on Your Celluloid is a rich, wide-ranging resource. It spans from silent cinema to today, covering international, art, and micro-budget horror, with a range that eclipses many genre surveys. A few layout quirks aside, it’s an excellent guide for discovering new … Continue reading Recent Reading: I Spit on Your Celluloid and Shattenfroh
If anything, Pete Nickerson and Gary Gahan, the duo behind Spanned Canyons, should be proud that they nailed the premise of their new conceptual album. The Only Perfect Way for This to End is a nine-track expedition into icebound hell, echoing Dante Alighieri’s ninth circle, where the damned are trapped in a vast frozen lake. Instead of … Continue reading At Horror DNA: Spanned Canyons: The Only Perfect Way for This to End
My review is now available over at Horror DNA. Continue reading At Horror DNA: Anoxia
You can read last year’s here. Best Book You’ve Read So Far in 2025 For fiction, I’d have to go with Antkind. Wonderfully weird and full of surprises—stop-motion filmmaking, one of my favorite interests, is just one of the many splinters lodged in its surreal, obsessive heart. If you’re not already a fan of Kaufman’s … Continue reading The Mid-Year Book Freakout 2025
A new review for the sci-fi horror film Ash is now at Horror DNA. Continue reading At Horror DNA: Ash
My last round of short film reviews from Panic Fest. A big thanks to Panic Fest, Horror DNA, and all the filmmakers! Continue reading At Horror DNA: Panic Fest Shorts #4
My third roundup of short film reviews from this year’s Panic Fest is now available at Horror DNA. Continue reading At Horror DNA: Panic Fest Shorts #3
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