Hey there, everyone! I sincerely hope this finds you all well (or at least coping) and eager (or at least willing) to take on a new year. I love doing year-end lists. For me, it’s a time of reflection, as well as expansion. Since I started with Daily Dead in April of 2015, my horror-view continues to grow; I’ve been so fortunate to meet and speak with some enduring legends of the genre, not to mention strike many new friendships through social media. But what my continuing immersion in this greatest of cultures has provided above all else is an appreciation for the variety and depth horror has to offer. It really has been a great year; unfortunately, I’ve missed some goodies, but dammit, I tried. So, without anymore ado whatsoever, here are a few (okay, a lot) of my favorite things from 2016.
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Favorite Books
As a ravenous horror enthusiast,...
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Favorite Books
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- 1/4/2017
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
In his Drive In Dust-Offs and It Came From The Tube columns on Daily Dead, Scott Drebit sheds an informative and entertaining light on fright films from days gone by, making him the perfect special guest for the latest episode of Chris Lombardo and Jeff Kirschner's Really Awful Movies Podcast.
From Really Awful Movies Podcast: "Oliver Reed and familial disintegration. Join us as we chat Burnt Offerings and The Brood, which both star ol' Ollie.
We're happy to have Scott Drebit, recurring guest, on the show. He's of course the guy behind Drive In Dust Offs and It Came from the Tube, both columns at Daily Dead.
He's one of a handful of writers worth reading every single week in the horror space, as his affection for horror, both new and old, is infectious.(There's a reason we thank him so prominently in our book, Death By Umbrella! The...
From Really Awful Movies Podcast: "Oliver Reed and familial disintegration. Join us as we chat Burnt Offerings and The Brood, which both star ol' Ollie.
We're happy to have Scott Drebit, recurring guest, on the show. He's of course the guy behind Drive In Dust Offs and It Came from the Tube, both columns at Daily Dead.
He's one of a handful of writers worth reading every single week in the horror space, as his affection for horror, both new and old, is infectious.(There's a reason we thank him so prominently in our book, Death By Umbrella! The...
- 10/14/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
[Guest authors Christopher Lombardo and Jeff Kirschner of Really Awful Movies take a look back at some of the most memorable slimy moments in the horror and sci-fi genres.] In Jean-Paul Sartre’s Being and Nothingness, the philosopher weighs in on the icky properties of slime: “…it sticks to me, it draws me, it sucks at me. Its mode of being is neither the reassuring inertia of the solid nor a dynamism…”
The author described “le visqueux” (viscosity) at length, and reportedly even stared at algae to experience the repulsive feelings associated with the title and theme of his dour novel Nausea.
When it comes to phobias, a fear of slime sits pretty low on the list. Who has even heard of blennophobia compared with more prevalent fears such as agora- or arachnophobia?
Perhaps because it’s one of those fears, like being scared of fire, that is so ubiquitous that it doesn’t really need a psychological condition or fancy verbiage attached to it. After all, it’s pretty rare to experience fire in your day-to-day life (as...
The author described “le visqueux” (viscosity) at length, and reportedly even stared at algae to experience the repulsive feelings associated with the title and theme of his dour novel Nausea.
When it comes to phobias, a fear of slime sits pretty low on the list. Who has even heard of blennophobia compared with more prevalent fears such as agora- or arachnophobia?
Perhaps because it’s one of those fears, like being scared of fire, that is so ubiquitous that it doesn’t really need a psychological condition or fancy verbiage attached to it. After all, it’s pretty rare to experience fire in your day-to-day life (as...
- 9/30/2016
- by Christopher Lombardo
- DailyDead
[Guest authors Christopher Lombardo and Jeff Kirschner of Really Awful Movies share their diagnosis of healthcare horror movies with Daily Dead readers.] When the Us was overhauling its healthcare system, much to-do was made about so-called “death panels,” government committees who would decide who lives and dies based on asset allocation. As far as healthcare horrors are concerned, it turns out that playing God is very real, but luckily only in film and Sarah Palin’s fright-filled imagination. Nefarious nurses, murderous docs, and psychopathic hallway stalkers in horror movies have effectively put end-of-life issues at the forefront, but not in a way that can be reasonably debated: your life, their ending of it.
We’ve decided to weigh in on the healthcare hullabaloo by looking at fictional settings that make One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest look like the height of patient-centered thinking. So sit back and self-medicate with whatever’s in the fridge (or better still, the medicine cabinet) and take these seven healthcare horrors—but don’t call us in the morning.
We’ve decided to weigh in on the healthcare hullabaloo by looking at fictional settings that make One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest look like the height of patient-centered thinking. So sit back and self-medicate with whatever’s in the fridge (or better still, the medicine cabinet) and take these seven healthcare horrors—but don’t call us in the morning.
- 5/27/2016
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Canadian author riffs on his awesomely absurd book Death By Umbrella! The 100 Weirdest Movie Weapons. Along with his partner Jeff Kirschner, Canadian horror fan Christopher Lombardo is known for his Really Awful Movies podcast, a by-product of the duo’s website, www.ReallyAwfulMovies.com. Kirschner and Lombardo’s beat is to riff on low budget genre movies, not…
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- 3/30/2016
- by Chris Alexander
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Fans of the Addams family and their values can get their hands on Cavity Colors’ “Family Creeps” apparel for the next 72 hours. Also in this round-up: details on Mondo’s Hardcore Henry poster and Christopher Lombardo and Jeff Kirschner’s book, Death by Umbrella: The 100 Weirdest Horror Movie Weapons.
Addams Family-Inspired Apparel: From Cavity Colors: “Family Creeps is On Sale Now!
Available for 72 Hours Only!
Addams Family-Inspired Apparel: From Cavity Colors: “Family Creeps is On Sale Now!
Available for 72 Hours Only!
- 3/25/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Hello! I’m Jack Chattox and I paint monsters.
My favorite medium that I work with the most is a combination of watercolor paints and India inks, which I apply with brushes and pens. I also use acrylic paints if I am painting on metal or wood which I apply with traditional brushes or an airbrush.
My dad shared his love of horror and Sci-Fi with me at an early age. We watched all the classic Universal Monsters films and the Twilight Zone episodes, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Halloween, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, etc. We also went to local comic conventions and hunted down back issues of Famous Monsters of Filmland Magazine to add to our collection. I spent hours admiring the fantastic cover art by guys like Basil Gogos and Bill Selby, which sparked my interest in drawing and painting. Thanks Dad!
I am inspired most by all...
My favorite medium that I work with the most is a combination of watercolor paints and India inks, which I apply with brushes and pens. I also use acrylic paints if I am painting on metal or wood which I apply with traditional brushes or an airbrush.
My dad shared his love of horror and Sci-Fi with me at an early age. We watched all the classic Universal Monsters films and the Twilight Zone episodes, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Halloween, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, etc. We also went to local comic conventions and hunted down back issues of Famous Monsters of Filmland Magazine to add to our collection. I spent hours admiring the fantastic cover art by guys like Basil Gogos and Bill Selby, which sparked my interest in drawing and painting. Thanks Dad!
I am inspired most by all...
- 2/6/2016
- by Caroline Stephenson
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
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