Episode 036- The Monsters that Invaded Primetime: Made-for-Television Horror

Notorious scares delivered on TV! 

Back in the early 1970’s, Network TV executives started to make original movies to compete against Hollywood. They were fast, cheap and, occasionally, great!

Many of these telefilms were horror movies. Some of those network TV-produced movies generated some genuine scares, and sent kids to bed to have nightmares. Continue reading “Episode 036- The Monsters that Invaded Primetime: Made-for-Television Horror”

Episode 035- Welcome to the New Tension: Women Horror Directors

I’ve said before that horror is supposed to upset the apple cart. 

It lets us confront fears we can’t confront in any other genre.  I like when good stories challenge me, and that includes a challenge to my perspective.

In the last decade or so I’ve noticed many films directed and/or written by women that have shown me horror stories from different perspectives. Continue reading “Episode 035- Welcome to the New Tension: Women Horror Directors”

Episode 034- Scored to Death: An Interview with J. Blake Fichera

What does a shark sound like as it gets closer to you?

What does October 31st sound like?

Or Marion Crane’s last thought?

When you look up a long flight of stairs in Georgetown, what do you hear?

Horror Fans know.

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