By Keri O’Shea Explorations of unhinged femininity have long been archetypal in horror and exploitation cinema. It’s that whole ‘hall of mirrors’ effect: anxieties and fears regarding women make for overblown, engrossing movies, and the depiction of all facets of female behaviour and concerns – to include adolescence, relationships, sexuality, pregnancy, motherhood – have been […]
By Keri O’Shea The idea of a presence – something powerful and knowing hidden in the darkness of the woods – is undoubtedly hardwired into us on a primal level; for thousands upon thousands upon years before human culture spawned the horror genre, it was an instinctual fear which allowed our DNA to survive, and […]
By Svetlana Fedotov For anyone who has ever read a comic in the past sixty years, the name Archie is synonymous with goofy teenage antics, love triangles, and cheesy quips that were never-really-that-funny-now-that-I-think-about-it. And, like any work that’s been around for as long as the graphic word itself, Archie and Co. have crossed paths with […]
By Svetlana Fedotov I read a lot of comics. I mean a LOT of comics, and I don’t even review nearly half of what I read. There are many reasons why I pass on covering the majority of what I find, though mostly, it comes down to time and how fresh the comics are. I […]
By Svetlana Fedotov When DC comics invented Vertigo over twenty years ago, there was a certain elemental magic to it that was never quite seen again; a type of connection between reader and creator that was lined with blood, the occult, and the dark magic of the earth itself. Whilst, for the most part, DC/Vertigo […]
By Svetlana Fedotov Arguably one of the most brutal periods in human history, the Dark Ages were so impeccably grim that being sold into medieval prostitution and dying of consumption were perhaps the highlights of your short and miserable life. Alright, maybe I’m exaggerating a bit, but this particular dim era in our few thousand […]
Review by Svetlana Fedotov After munching on the brains of horror entertainment for a solid few years, it seems that all things zombie and undead have finally burned off into the horror atmosphere. While Walking Dead may still be going strong, the hordes of movies, toys, and internet hot topics have switched their voracious appetite […]
By Svetlana Fedotov After a long wait through delays, notices, and wishing-upon-stars, the newest Goon mini-series has finally arrived on a pillow of stardust and dreams into the eager hands of fans across the world. Titled Occasion of Revenge, this newest addition features everyone’s favorite bad boy twosome, Goon and Frankie, as they stomp their […]
Review by Svetlana Fedotov Ah, The Goon. Everyone’s favorite tough-talking, hard-drinking, hobo-slapping, pair of thugs for hire, Goon and Frankie, have been delighting fans for ages with their hilarious hi-jinks and low-brow humor. A clever mix of noir, humor, and horror, Dark Horses premier bad-asses are once again back in the spotlight with another one […]
By Svetlana Fedotov If you don’t know who Richard Corben is, you need to go back and retake Horror Comics 101. Luckily for you, I wrote the curriculum on horror comics, so I’ll fill you in. Corben is an artist who first cut his teeth on old horror rags from the sixties and seventies. With […]
By Svetlana Fedotov The Disney Company has pretty much owned the word “princess” since Snow White burped onto the movie scene in 1937. Doe-eyed girls with full bosoms and sassy attitudes have defined the world of royal ladies, inspiring millions of little girls to match their shoes to their dresses while speaking in a very […]