The Dark Knight: Why So Serious?

"Nobody panics when things go according to plan, even if the plans are horrifying. If I tell the press that tomorrow a gangbanger will get shot, or a truckload of soldiers will get blown up, nobody panics. But when I say one little old mayor will die, everyone loses their...

The Strangers: Home's Where the Heart-pounding Terror Is

The message director Bryan Bertino seems to be implying in The Strangers is not to misuse technology; doing so can get you killed. Two misused cell phones, one misused house phone, and a misused car and ham radio later, he clearly illustrates why in this latest iteration of...

The Forbidden Kingdom: Chan, Li, and the Monkey King

 Jet Li and Jackie Chan on screen together for the first time generate entertaining chopsocky mayhem in this light-hearted actioner fantasy from director Rob Minkoff and writer John Fusco. Get a big bucket of popcorn, add liberal amounts of salt and butter flavor, and...

Prom Night (2008): Not Another Party For Sure

Why Rework a Slasher Classic Into a Lesser Movie?Bad Movie Drive-in Prom Night's life-size promotional cardboard standup of a door, strategically placed in theaters to pique the potential audience for this teen thriller, is a good indication of how much effort went into this...

Rondo Awards Nominates Zombos Closet of Horror Blog for Best Website

Zombos Closet of Horror Nominated as Best Horror Website By Prestigious Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards!And the kudos keep coming in: "" "Beats the hell out of me: who would have thought it possible," -- says overwhelmed Lucifer on sudden climate change forcing...

Zombos' Closet of Horror Blog: Procrastinator's Gift Guide for 2008

"This is not right at all?" lamented Zombos. He exerted great effort to disentangle himself from the strings of Christmas tree lights tightly winding around him. We were engaged in putting the lights on the tree, but that didn't go as planned. "I hear putting up a menorah...

Zombos Closet's Son of Great Gift Ideas for Your Horror Fan: Not So Merry Manga

"Are they gone yet?" asked Zombos, stretching his thin, long arm longer than he really should to reach the top of the Christmas tree. Precariously balancing the golden star of Bethlehem in one hand and the bright silver garland of hope in his other, he stood on tiptoes atop...

Face Your Fear: New York's Most Terrifying Haunted House

"You're kidding," said Mr. Chin, shaking his head in astonishment. "No. Really. He screams like a young girl going through a bad frat initiation," I said. "Wow, I never imagined..." "Now what?" There was a commotion in back of us. We were standing in line, waiting...

Disc-O-Teen Reunion: Zacherley 90th B'day Bash

Zach's kicking up a storm for his 90th Birthday! We’re celebrating the 40th anniversary of WNJU-TV’s (Channel 47) teen dance show Disc-O-Teen with host Zacherley, and his 90th birthday bash! PLACE AND TIME: Saturday, Nov. 3, from 6 p.m. to Midnight at the Hilton...

Thai Horror Movie: Ghost of Mae Nak

In this Thai horror film, writer and director Mark Duffield updates the legend of Mae Nak--which many Thai people reverentially believe in--adds a bit of J-Horror styled makeup and shock-cuts, and then ups the ante with a few well-choreographed gore stunts. Due to budgetary...