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 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
From FrightFest Uk, a root-scoped cosmic, folk horror vision from Latvia. The movie opens spectacularly: a grizzled, blindfolded man drags a chain across the desert until he reaches the sea, where he casts it outward and parts the waters. Above him rise two immense legs, ending not in feet but in hooves. Carrying the chain … Continue reading At Horror DNA: Dog of God
Partnered with the George A. Romero Foundation, Access:Horror is a festival that focuses on disability and genre cinema. I had a blast covering the festival this year for Horror DNA. You can read the reviews here: Shorts Block One: From Womb to TombShorts Block Two: Flesh of My Flesh Continue reading At Horror DNA: Access:Horror 2025
Chainsaws Were Singing is one of the features I get to check out at this year’s Panic Fest. You can read the review at Horror DNA. For fans of early Peter Jackson! Continue reading At Horror DNA: Chainsaws Were Singing
My review is now available at Horror DNA. Continue reading At Horror DNA: Session 9: The Official Novelization
My review for Kathe Koja’s “Gothic punk remix” of Wuthering Heights is over at Horror DNA. Continue reading At Horror DNA: Catherine the Ghost
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