MUSIC/MOVIES REVIEWS
Halloween Kills: Death Returns to Haddonfield
Contains Potential Spoilers The long awaited second installment of the Laurie Strode/Michael Myers three-part Blumhouse saga opened this weekend. While many have and will see it in the theater, those that are still concerned about viral exposure can watch it streaming on the Peacock Network with no worries of theater priced concessions. Seems the only thing that can stop the boogey man was a globa...[Read More]
100 Candles – Mirrored in Black
Horror anthologies are a classic staple in film stretching back to the ‘60s with early classics Black Sabbath, Trilogy of Terror and Creepshow to name a few as well as numerous straight to video releases. While rarer these days, those released digitally and on DVD showcase up and coming directors, actors and new stories with new takes on classic formulas and new ideas eyes have never seen. Taking ...[Read More]
Sacrilege – Supernatural Suspense Done Pagan Style
Warning: Review contains spoilers. David Creed’s 2020 tale of a group of young women going on a weekend trip to a mini-castle estate, ending up at a pagan festival is part old school horror, and a bit Blair Witch with characters facing their fears. Using familiar ingredients like creepy and quiet locals hovering around, a local townsperson warning them to stay away and leave before its too late an...[Read More]
The Parish – A Vintage Ghost Story Done Right
Horror fans have been conditioned to believe seeing nuns in scary movies automatically means bad things are coming. Whether used as dark foreshadowing, plot set up, slowly walking in the background to full in your face demonic screaming. With few exceptions, going back to the early ‘80s Silent Night Santa or current supernatural conjuring’s , nuns aren’t fun, with the rare exception of our holy mo...[Read More]
Nader Sadek – The Serapeum EP
Nader Sadek is known for cranking out seriously, loud brutal music, fueled by the ancient history and mystery’s yet to be discovered under his home soil. Carrying the lyrical weight of the gods can only result in one kind of sound. His newest offering The Serapeum is the blistering product of collaborations with members of Nile, Serpents Rise, Perversion, and a guest list of extreme elite. The new...[Read More]
Kissing Candice Release Tapeworm Single
While certain parts of Long Island are known for haunted houses the members of Kissing Candice have been leaving their horror inspired, blood splattered touch on heavy metal for eight years and counting. They’ve incorporated horror elements giving their on camera masks stries and histories, fictional and otherwise enhancing the music and visuals. With new video “Tapeworm” the five me...[Read More]
Lykantropi – Tales To Be Told
Swedish psychedelic folk rockers Lykantropi have released their new experience Tales To Be Told, their first record of all new material, written together based on classic forest folklore and traditional stories. It’s a Swedish, trippy time warp back to the late shadows of the ‘60s and early ‘70s, when the last bits of the hippy trip could still be tongue tied into induced, enhanced inspirations. T...[Read More]
Gaia Guarda – Anatomy of Fear
From the great white north, Montreal pianist, harpist, and singer Gaia Guarda releases her Anatomy of Fear. Paving and playing new steps in the neoclassical dark wave sound. Tip toeing and spicing together her favorite parts creating a distinguished sound off classical, haunting sophistication with shoes in the pop world and part hove in dark industrial. The classically-trained artist has spent ne...[Read More]