Yeah, this one’s scary. Also, it is a short film by the director of this year’s Child’s Play, Lars Klevberg. Worth a watch, for sure!
Happy Horrordays and Holidays From Horror Boom!
This was our very first “Holiday Horror” post from the Horror Boom “wayback machine”. Still one of our favorite Tales From the Crypt episode (which originally appeared in Vault of Horror). Until we’re back from hiatus, here’s hoping you enjoy…
Review: Halloween, he comes home —
David Gordon Green and Danny McBride are as unlikely a tandem to bring Halloween and Michael Myers back to life as you could think of; and yet they’ve done just that, injecting the 40-year-old horror franchise with vicious vigor that hits the reset button on the history of Halloween as we know it. In it, Laurie Strode comes to […]
Tuesday Terror! The Zombie Stories of H.P. Lovecraft
Loathsome, blasphemous, hellish creatures galore!
Not one short story this week, but an entire collection, stuffed full of HP Lovecraft’s overblown language and trademark use of four adjectives whenever one would do – a truly hideous, bloated, blasphemous, loathsome collection of tales from beyond the tomb – just the thing to resurrect this little horror slot from its summer death…
The Zombie Stories of H.P. Lovecraft
There are five individual stories in the book, plus the Herbert West – Reanimator series, which is made up of six linked episodes. The ‘zombie’ reference in the title is a bit of a cheat – only the Herbert West stories contain what we might think of today as zombies, and I suspect were probably influential on the development of the zombie genre, but Lovecraft himself doesn’t use the word. Most of the rest do have a connection to people returning from the dead…
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Happy, Happy Halloween… from Horror Boom AND Silver Shamrock!
No more days till Halloween, Halloween, Halloween!
No more days till Halloween, Halloween, Halloween…
We would recommend NOT looking at the magic pumpkin on the TV while wearing a Silver Shamrock mask!
We also thank you for being so patient with the sporadic posts. 2016 was a rough year that included the sudden death of Mrs. Horror Boom’s father, along with plenty of other horrible events. Again, we can’t thank you enough …when we get our laptop replaced (which we hope is soon), you can expect to see much more frequent posts… including one fro Mrs. Horror Boom called “Horror Movies My Dad Took Me To See”, which she has been jotting down notes for all year.
Meanwhile, enjoy your Halloween and check out the following You Tube video that consists of every Halloween trailer:
What’s that? You want to see a little more gore? We’ve got you covered with this nasty death scene from Halloween 3 – Season of the Witch:
So yeah, don’t try fucking around with the chip in the mask…
The rats are here for Stephen King’s 1922 trailer
I’ve read the “1922” novella, and you don’t have to be scared of rats for King’s old-school horror story to make your blood curdle and your skin crawl. If the movie version is faithful and even half as terrifying, we’ll all be in for watching this with every light in the house on.
Review: IT, you’ll float too —The Missing Reel
Andy Muschietti was a curious choice for New Line when they first announced that he would be taking over the new adaptation of IT that was once so comfortably in the hands of Cary Fukunaga. At the time the only feature film to Muschietti’s name was Mama, which was a very by-the-numbers supernatural haunter—not exactly the […]
Review: Antibirth, terror in the womb
I’m going to agree with Ryan on this one; not as much plot as I would like for the build-up, but Antibirth does deliver in the final act. I would say it’s worth watching (as it is free on Netflix streaming), especially if you’re a fan of Natasha Lyonne. I can guarantee that the final moments will give you something that A. you were not expecting and B. you have NOT seen anywhere else!
Pregnancy in horror dates way back, it’s a trope that exploits a very real fear in people—it’s also a go to for the genre when it’s looking for an excuse to turn a few stomachs. It’s that idea of terror in the womb that can give a horror film a razor sharp edge, so it’s not at all surprising to see filmmakers regularly taking advantage of it. Danny Perez’s Antibirth explores similar ground, only injecting it with a sleazy atmosphere and twisted humor. In it, Lou wakes up after a wild night of partying with symptoms of a strange illness and recurring visions as she struggles to get a grip on reality while stories of conspiracy spread.
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Making PARKING LOT
Joshua Hoffine continues to scare the living bejeezus out of us… for some reason, the urban legend-based ones, like “Keyhole” are the real stuff of nightmares for me. How about you? He has more than one featuring a clown, I believe…
CRONE PORTRAIT — Joshua Hoffine Horror Blog
Hi kiddies! This is a portrait I shot of CRONE. SPFX by Midnight Studios FX. Signed 11×14 prints are currently available on Ebay! Hope you enjoy!
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