Halloween
A Welcomed Coop’s Nightmare Haunted at J.D. Legends
Friday October 28th J.D Legends celebrated the most hallowed and cherished weekend of horror fans, metalheads, witches, cave dwellers, sewer rats and coven followers with a tribute to the originator and Godfather of shock rock Alice Cooper. Like Rob Zombie’s said, Cooper did everything first and we’ve been respectfully copying him ever since. Coop’s Nightmare: The Alice Cooper Experience bro...[Read More]
Wednesday 13 – The Hallowed Horrifier’s New Masterpiece
The following interview was conducted backstage at Riverfront Live, Cincinnati, Ohio on 9-14 with assistance from guest contributor Jacqueline Perrin. Wednesday 13 is known for their ghoulish and grandiose songs, stage performances and overall, extreme zest for the dead, afterlife. Front man Wednesday has led the graveyard charge forward for two decades leaving a crypt full of releases in their w...[Read More]
Kore Rozzik – Cincinnati Bastardized New York Style
On Friday, March 4th, the bastard child of NYC and shock rock savant Kore Rozzik came to the Epic Live Event Center in Cincinnati to charm loyal followers with over the top theatrics, props, personality and animated antics. Part Alice Cooper, part Nikki Sixx and all rock n’ roll showman. He brought the smoke, steam and moolah giving a big show embrace to the venue. He toured with Nita Strauss last...[Read More]
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]
Aborted: A New World ManiaCult
Since the mid-‘90s Aborted have brought fans the dirt from beyond the grave, the gore from putrid wastelands and the worst corners of parts unknown with the most serial-intensive lyrics from the darkest most sadistic minds in history. The Purity of Perversion began the Renfield platter of gruesome gore, blood-splatter and unspeakable acts. This year the Belgium born band release album 11 with a Ma...[Read More]
Voorhees Assembles Slashing Franchise Cast for 13Fanboy
For years, it’s been a fan’s dream to see different, multiple Friday the 13th cast members from different films appear in the same movie. All it took was the woman with the chilling and ki-ki-ki-killing namesake of Jason to do it. Deborah Voorhees of Friday the 13th: A New Beginning was herself a dream warrior of sorts, writing and directing her ideas to the screen along with an array of actors sp...[Read More]
Arsenic Addiction – Wielding the Poisoned Pen
It’s true that metal can come from anywhere, including the flats of Salt Lake City, Utah. Since 2006 the members of Arsenic Addiction have made Victorian themed metal, kicking back bohemian style, in costume, spelling out rituals in music, lyrics and personal lives. Vocalist/keyboardist Lady Arsenic has led the charge, with her dark brooding presence and controversial, unique, and till recent priv...[Read More]
HorrorHound: A Decade of Fandom Celebrated in Sharonville
The weekend of March 15th-17th, The Queen City hosted three days, 10 years in the making. The Sharonville Convention Center filled to the rafters as ghouls, killers and otherworldly specters roamed the halls as bats swarmed and swooped in the belfry. Fans, hardcore devotees and other beings jammed the halls to pick up swag, meet guests or just see scary stuff as the Jimmy Psycho Experiment played ...[Read More]
Famous Monsters Tour Opens Halloween Night in Harrison
On the most sacred night of the year for horror fans, freaks and practitioners of all things dark The Blue Note in Harrison, Ohio hosted a gathering of very living humans, some looking more decomposed than others. Costumes ranged from funny to frightening from rotting flesh, to cadaver blue. With face painted femmes walking amok to screaming victims and the masked stalkers that help keep coffins o...[Read More]