Strictly Come Dancing Halloween Special Part II: Let’s Do the Timewarp Again,...
So, last week I noted that one of the interesting things about Strictly‘s Halloween night special was its sense of the key horror monsters and sub-genres, but it seems that I didn’t elaborate enough....
View ArticleChildren of the Stones – Paganism, Primitivism and Repetition
Children of the Stones was a horror television series made for children in the mid 1970s, and it is often claimed that people remember it as the most frightening thing that they saw as children in the...
View ArticleChildren of the Stones – Scary or Baffling
So, having established that Children of the Stones was about ancient evil, I now have the somewhat disconcerting job of telling you what it is about in more precise terms. Which leaves me a little...
View ArticleEerie, Indiana – Joe Dante Walks on Water!
So what can I say about Eerie, Indiana that isn’t covered by the announcement that it was a television show associated with the awesomeness that is Joe Dante. Yes, the man that brought us Piranha,...
View ArticleChristmas Shopping Horrors
Sorry, I have been so erratic lately but, once the REF was gone, Christmas appeared right around the corner! However, despite its stresses and strains, this year’s season of good-tidings has proved...
View ArticleMerry, Merry Christmas – From the Crypt
Merry Christmas to you all, and a little something for the yuletide season.
View ArticleNews Update: Angela Lansbury Becomes A Dame
And about bloody time too. She was already a Mame.
View ArticleThe Munsters – Come Home
Sorry to have been away so long – its been a busy year with major changes going on. But I am back now and ready to talk about a show that I wish would also return. The Munsters started life in 1964,...
View ArticleGame of Thrones – It says everything you ever needed to know about the...
So, I have to admit to being a newcomer to Game of Thrones, although I am now completely hooked. Not sure why it took so long but now that I am here, I am loving all the plotting, intrigue and...
View ArticleThe Borgias – Boris Karloff is Back … and He’s Played by Jeremy Irons!
Okay, now I have to also admit to coming late to The Borgias, which was recommended by a colleague, Peter Kitson. Thanks, Peter. I managed to consume the entire first season in about two or three...
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