Revisiting The Invasion of the Body Snatchers and Its Progeny at Horror 101

Seeing the original 1956 version of The Invasion of the Body Snatchers when I was nine years old was a formative experience for me, which I discuss with my friend Aaron and his guests at Horror 101 with Dr. AC this week. We also discuss the descendants of that film, for better or for worse. Join us, won't you?

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Revisiting Duel (1971) at Horror 101

My friend, Dr. AC, had me back on his Horror 101 cast again to talk about Duel (1971), the TV movie that put Steven Spielberg on the map. This is one of the masterpieces of 1970s horror filmmaking, and more than a little of that moxie was provided by screenwriter and favorite of the blog, Richard Matheson. Join us, won't you?

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Revisiting Eyes Without a Face at Horror 101

I was invited on to my friend Aaron's Horror 101 pocast again to talk about one of my very favorite films. How favorite? I named myself after a character in it. I've written about it on multiple occasions, and I've reproduced the essay I wrote about it for the old Muriel awards a few years ago below the jump.

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Looking Back at Peeping Tom at Horror 101

I was invited to the panel at Horror 101 with Dr. AC again to talk about one of my very favorite horror movies, Michael Powell's Peeping Tom. I haven't ever written about Peeping Tom, but now I kinda want to. My friend, Lee Price, is on the panel, too, and he has written a marvelous piece about the film at Wonders in the Dark.

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Revisiting Dead Of Night at Horror 101

I was invited back to Dr. AC's Horror 101 podcast to talk about Dead of Night (1945). It's a film I wrote about for his book, Horror 101, many years ago. I've added that review, slightly revised, below.

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Revisiting Horror 101 with Dr. AC: The Brood

My friend, Aaron Christensen, invited me back on his video podcast to talk about one the horror movies that made the biggest impact on the young version of me: David Cronenberg's 1979 film, The Brood.

Enjoy.

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Shameless Self-promotion #3

Aaron Christensen was my editor for Horror 101. In addition to being a super nice (and super handsome, grrowl) guy, he is also involved with Chicago's Wild Claw Theater. He asked a handful of 101 contributors, including yours truly, if we would contribute to the Wild Claw blog about all things horror. He asked so nicely that I couldn't refuse. My initial offering is online now. It begins:

"The seminal item in question for today's symposium is Stephen King's Danse Macabre, originally published in 1981. Technically, I'm a little bit early with this, but as it so happens there's a new edition this year for which King has added a new essay called "What's Scary," so this turns out to be topical. People have been calling for King to write a follow-up to Danse Macabre for years, given the explosion of the genre since its publication. I doubt that this new essay is going to quiet those demands."

Read the rest there.

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Currently on my iTunes shuffle: "I'm Waiting for The Man" by The Velvet Underground