By Melissa Antoinette Garza Kudos to AMAZON PRIME for it’s selection of 1970s grindhouse, sexploitation films. DR. TARR’S TORTURE DUNGEON (1973) also known as HOUSE OF MADNESS and THE MANSION OF MADNESS is a strange, surreal adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, THE SYSTEM OF DOCTOR TARR AND PROFESSOR […]
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Tiny Toon Adventures: Night Ghoulery (1995) – Horror Anthology Movie Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza When looking for different things to review for Halloween, I found that HULU is streaming TINY TOON ADVENTURES: NIGHT GHOULERY (1995). I remember when this first came out and how much I loved it. Even now, well over 20 years later, it holds up marvelously. […]
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) – Horror Musical Movie Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW isn’t just a movie. It’s not just a musical or a play. It’s an experience of a lifetime. There is nothing quite like it. It’s perfection. I remember the first time I watched it, I was 12 years old. It […]
The Addams Family (1964-1966) – A Look At The Lighter Side Of Horror – HORROR TV REVIEW
By Melissa Antoinette Garza Evolved from a popular New Yorker cartoon by Charles Addams, The Addams Family began its run in September of 1964. It followed the adventures of an eccentric clan of characters who found appreciation in things that most others were frightened of or disgusted by. Whether […]
Porcelain – (2013) Short Story Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza Porcelain is a short story written by the very talented writers Michael Bonomo and Jennifer Kaefer. It appears this was also made into a live-action short in 2011 and was directed by Bonomo. I have yet to see that but after reading this, I am very […]
he Tortured (2010) – Horror Movie Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza Over the years, I have been very outspoken about movies that claim to be horror but are in-fact torture porn. Quite frequently, I have bashed the Saw franchise, Hostel or any of the hundreds of copycats. Whether mainstream or indie, low budget or blockbuster, I just […]
Pioneers of Horror: Edgar Allan Poe – HORROR MOVIE NEWS
By Melissa Garza It is a difficult task to find a name that is more synonymous with horror than Edgar Allan Poe. Though he died more than a hundred and fifty years ago, his work still impacts and inspires today. From films based directly on his writings to ones that […]