They released a remake of this film a few months back and I guess it was pretty good but, really, why bother? Fright Night, a little piece of horror-movie history, works perfectly well. A ghoulish snapshot of a time and place, it remains fine seasonal viewing.
Author Archives: JD DeLuzio
The Walking Dead Review: “Bloodletting”
Sorry about the late postings— I was involved in a hit-and-run, and since I’m still in hiding the slimebag who hit my car left me with the insurance and police running around to perform, I’ve fallen behind.
Maybe he or she will run into some zombies this Halloween.
Once Upon a Time Review: “Pilot”
Sunday night already has a horrorshow; now it’s got a faerie-tale based fantasy penned by some of Lost‘s writers.
Newspace
It’s been a good week for killing dictators, but not the best for Newspace stuff. Nevertheless, we have a falling satellite, a camera that lets you focus after taking the picture, new allegations against Facebook– and space discoveries, pop culture whines, and a youtube shout-out.
The Walking Dead: “What Lies Ahead”
The Walking Dead begins its second season with Frank Darabant’s final contribution. Will the Walkers survive the absence of the Runner?
Certainly, the viewers seem to believe in this show; the season two premiere set records for basic cable viewership.
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Fringe Discussion: “Subject 9”
Those crazy Cortexiphans are at it again. This time, Fringe serves up astral projection– and returns Peter.
Comic Review: The Walking Dead, Book I
The Walking Dead shambles back for a second season next weekend, and so we thought we’d do a Haunted October review of the source material. The Walking Dead may be purchased as a comic or in trade paperbacks; we’re reviewing the large size Book One, which chronicles issues 1-12, the source of the tv series’ first two seasons.
Terra Nova Discussion: “Instinct” and “What Remains”
The show retains decent ratings after three weeks. What did we think of the second and third episodes?
Comic Newspace
With the original run of the New 52 reviewed by Blaine, I’d like to post a Comic-Book Newspace, with particular focus on a controversy that surrounds the Reboot.
And there’s video.
Movie Discussion: Real Steel
This weekend saw the release of the Robo-Boxing film, Real Steel, based on a story by Richard Matheson. Did it appeal to the Bureau? Or do we only want to see Hugh Jackman with metal claws?