As If Going to the Bathroom Isn't Scary Enough...

Check this out.

Now you can read your horror and wipe yourself afterwards with it.

The Japanese Got It Right Before We Did

Not only are the Japanese masters of horror movies, they've also been doing graphic horror in comics (manga) for decades. I found this bit at the blog Same Hat! Same Hat! Enjoy, and keep clicking to find out more!

ADDENDUM: I already hid this post ready to release when I got my copy of RUE MORGUE #89, and it has a whole article about Bloody Ukiyo-e!

Happy Memorial Day

Horror 4 Sale CHEAP!

I have lots of old magazines I want to get rid of, but the content is too good to just throw away. (Nothing's been torn or cut out.)

So I'm opening up a webpage where you can buy these back issues As Is for the simple price of $3.00 per mag, AND THAT INCLUDES POSTAGE and tax! (New, Rue Morgue normally costs $9.95, Fangoria for $8.99)

Think of it! For $3 flat you get a great read!


You can access my horror site HERE. There I've listed a brief table of contents for each magazine I'm offering up.

My site takes Visa and MasterCard, to make it even easier! (No PayPal, sorry!)

So check it out and see if something strikes your fancy. These mags are not in pristine condition. But, as I mentioned, the content is fantastic if you love horror as much as I do!

I will post notifications on this blog when I have more issues to offer.

I Heart Bumper Stickers

If you think the sticker is cool, check out the site!

Movie Review - MARTYRS

It's rare that I see a movie that blows me out of my seat. I don't mean that in a good way, either.

Martyrs is one of those movies.

This French film (with subtitles) has been causing controvery ever since its debut. I read a lot about this film before I Netflicked it. (Hey! I just invented a new verb!) I wanted to see if all the hoohaw was up to snuff.

Oh. My. God.


Let me see if I can give you a relatively spoiler-free synopsis.

Imagine there's a group of fanatics who want to know if there really is a heaven. Or, if there's any plane of existence after death.

But in order to find out, they resort to kidnapping and systematically torturing young women in the hope that one of these women will achieve "martyrdom".

The title is taken from the Greek definition "witness". In other words, these women, once they reach the edge of death, are able to achieve a plateau in which they can literally see past death and into the "other plane" that these fanatics are certain exists. And those fanatics will do everything it takes to get a first-hand account of a description of that next plane.

The film opens with Lucie running from where she had been held captive and tortured by a group of these fanatics. Fifteen years later, her and her only friend Anna are out to get revenge on those people who literally shredded her life.

When this story begins, you don't know the whole story. So when Lucie goes on her rampage, you don't understand the background. You get the full story in the second half of the film, which will tear at you without mercy.

This movie's subject matter is sick and depraved. Nothing is slicked over. The last fifteen minutes will give you nightmares. And the ending is left to your own interpretation.

My final verdict?

Got Cake?

Just when you think you've seen just about everything horror-related...

Ta-dah! How about a horror cake?

Details can be seen here.