Halloween Hooey
As a southern hemisphere dweller previously unfamiliar with Halloween (except for those specials on Roseanne), I have to admit that Halloween seems a particularly bizarro kind of festival. On October 31st, a zillion kids get dressed up in ghoul costumes...
Posted in Blogcritics on October 27, 2004 05:45 PM
Teasing Secrets from the Dead
The memoir of a noted forensic anthropologist explores the many gruesome details of an eerily fascinating profession.
Posted in Blogcritics on October 27, 2004 04:49 PM
"It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" - Another Review
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown first aired in 1966, and, to quote Linus, it's still "nothing but sincerity as far as the eye can see."
Posted in Blogcritics on October 27, 2004 04:45 PM
For Halloween: The Rich and the Dead, and Vice Versa
It takes a special kind of star to remain in the limelight after passing to the Great Beyond, and Elvis is still the King when it comes to generating big bucks from the grave. While moldering for 27 years...
Posted in Blogcritics on October 26, 2004 08:15 PM
DVD Review: Friday the 13th:From Crystal Lake to Manhattan
What follows is a brief look at each of the disks in the recently released Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan box set. Warning, some may contain spoilers. Disk 1: Friday the 13th. It has been a long...
Posted in Blogcritics on October 26, 2004 07:47 PM
John Carpenter's The Thing
This is one of those slightly strange films; I'd guess that many, many more people have heard of it than have actually seen it, which is a damn shame
Posted in Blogcritics on October 26, 2004 02:38 PM
Hell House: A Halloween Nightmare
A spooky road on the outskirts of what might be Burleson, Texas. A large white building. A tall steeple. A crowd of squeaky-clean teenagers wearing "Creed" t-shirts... I have the feeling I'm about to be sacred straight.
Posted in Blogcritics on October 26, 2004 07:46 AM
DVD Releases For Tuesday October 26th
Thanks to the miracle of DVD, you've no excuse not to have plenty of Killer Nuns and Bloody Judges in time for Halloween.
Posted in Blogcritics on October 26, 2004 06:54 AM
It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown
It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown originally aired all the way back in 1966 and is second only to the sainted Christmas pageant in Charles M. Schultz's great seasonal Peanuts pantheon. Though its appeal is timeless, you also wouldn't mistake...
Posted in Blogcritics on October 25, 2004 09:40 PM
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