Best of 2018 so far—the July roundup
[ I keep forgetting to do these the day-of. So, at least this one’s the week-of . . . ] Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
[ I keep forgetting to do these the day-of. So, at least this one’s the week-of . . . ] Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Man, just like with Ready Player One, Wolf in White Van, and a lot of others from the past . . . four, five years? this one’s also kind of “of my age group.” Meaning: I was twelve in 1984. So of course I’ll see this—I mean, I think I’d be there just for the
So excited: https://variety.com/2018/film/news/halloween-michael-myers-jamie-lee-curtis-jason-blum-1202842744/
[ late with this one, oops—been in California since the end of May, and am evidently not thinking much . . . ]   Â
Ken Greenhall’s Elizabeth, which is a-a-a-a-amazing. https://www.ladiesofthefright.com/podcast/2018/5/29/lotf-11-elizabeth-discussion-with-guest-host-stephen-graham-jones
For many of us out in the fansphere, this isn’t just the dream, this is the perfect nightmare. Which, yes, is kind of am empty statement. What I’m trying to say is: Could there possibly have been anything even halfway as cool as this? [Images] SIX Jason Actors Got Back into Their ‘Friday the 13th’
He’s Adrian Veidt with a cosmic version of the Redeker Plan, yeah? It’s a good build for a bad guy. I miss his old “I want to kill half the universe as a gift for Death, whom I love love love”-angle from the comics, but I think this version plays better. Or, it doesn’t have
Well, across the street, really. Glen was probably 1427, 1429 if it was a packed street. With bigger lots, no telling. Either way, this is about as cool as it gets: Johnny Depp getting ready for a big scene in Nightmare on Elm Street pic.twitter.com/S7qfssh2Uf — Rare Horror (@RareHorror) April 24, 2018
The Shining is great and amazing and permanent and iconic and all that good stuff, of course, but one thing it has going for it that very, very few other stories ever get is that it instantly activates our imagination—immediately upon hearing the premise, we put ourselves in that situation of being winter caretaker for
Man, how I do love this movie. Was great, getting to talk about it with Rob King. Really? I could have gone on and on on . . . https://25yearslatersite.com/2018/03/14/interview-stephen-graham-jones-a-discussion-on-lost-highway-and-mapping-the-interior/
Hey now, somebody may have just read the moneyshot chapter of a slasher novel I just wrote: http://www.delish.com/food-news/news/a58598/jaws-open-water-viewing-this-summer/
This is kind of the music-only equivalent of Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny, yes? Just got word that I can finally share my rejected theme song from @readyplayerone. They went with Alan Silvestri’s theme, but I still want to thank Steven Spielberg & @WarnerBrosEnt for the wonderful opportunity. pic.twitter.com/aK32ZOUA16 — demi adejuyigbe (@electrolemon) March
I think this will be only the second cat-related thing I’ve ever posted in all my internet years (before then, it was just leaving cat-related stuff on utility poles, I guess) (which I was a fiend for). The other is this Mapquest cat, whom I so completely identify with. This is maybe even cooler, though:
Well, Annihilation. But I like saying it like a monster truck, or a wrestler. Just caught it at the cineplex. It’s a good time. Here’s some un-spoilerfree bullet points on/about it, since I don’t really have any kind of thesis to build a proper write-up around: the skull-faced anteater bear does what the bear did
I dial up John Carpenter every chance I get. Whether he’s tolerating the person asking questions or not—and of course he’s good with Garris—there’s always something to learn:
Had this stranded in a tab for weeks, finally cued it up just now. Good stuff: http://nerdsthatgeek.com/blogs/the-death-of-the-fanboyÂ
Season 4, episode 3, “The Final Problem.” It’s up there with X-Files‘ 3.20 / “Jose Chung’s ‘From Outer Space,” now. So amazing. Five or six pics that I think sum it up:
Looks to be halfway between, say . . . The Void and Coherence, maybe? Either way, I’m game. Thanks to Matt Pridham for the headsup.
Who knew, right? May have to swing by there next time I’m in Portalandia. No worries, though. “The Elvis Room” is still a ThisIsHorror chapbook, still a short film.