TV Review: Scream Queens (2×2) “Chainsaw”

In episode two, we get more Chanels, a Backstreet Boys song and a new mascot. The episode opens with Grace and Zayday shopping for snacks in a convenience store when a red masked devil appears in the aisle. Grace Tasers…

Interview: ‘Nightfall’ Authors Discuss Their Fears & Writing about Young Characters

This past weekend, I had the opportunity to interview Nightfall authors Peter Kujawinski and Jake Halpern. After 14 years of day, comes 14 years of night in the new young adult thriller, Nightfall. When the sun starts to set, twins…

Movie Review: ‘Goodnight Mommy’

Goodnight Mommy has been called the scariest film of the year. It’s far from it but that doesn’t mean it’s not a suspenseful ride. Similar to The Babadook, Goodnight Mommy focuses more on the psychological aspects of horror rather than the…

TV Review: Fear the Walking Dead 1×05 “Cobalt”

Well, after watching episode five of Fear the Walking Dead, I’m kind of disappointed. Cobalt still made for an interesting episode, and it absolutely wasn’t bad TV, but I think I have to give up hope on this ever being…

TV Review: The Strain 2×12 “Fallen Light”

  After a climactic month of episodes on Guillermo Del Toro’s The Strain, the train slows the pace this week just enough to establish where our characters are at, and tie up loose ends until it’s full steam ahead into…

Movie Review: ‘Pay the Ghost’

It might be strange to say, but I’m actually disappointed that this movie wasn’t as bad as I thought it could be. When Nicolas Cage isn’t giving a good performance a la “Leaving Las Vegas,” he’s giving a hilariously bad…

TV Review: Scream Queens Series Premiere

During the two-hour premiere of Scream Queens, we encounter a motley crew of characters, sudden deaths and a whole bunch of ear-piercing screams. The show, described by creator Ryan Murphy as ‘Halloween’ meets ‘Heathers’, lives up to that description in…