Category: Film


  • The #MeToo Message of Rosemary’s Baby

    If there was a hall of fame for horror films, Rosemary’s Baby would be a shoo-in. It’s on just about every list of the best genre movies ever made, and it’s not hard to see why. With a couple of Oscar-worthy performances, a chilling story, and just enough ambiguity to keep you on your toes,…

  • The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch: The Flash (S5E5) & A Chat With Jeremy McGowan

    If you read my coverage of The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch Season 5 Episode 4: Bad Taste, you’re familiar with what is happening behind the scenes. After doing coverage last week, I realized I, too, may have been blinded by the cameras. While I did make it incredibly clear that I was in no way…

  • The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch: Bad Taste (S5E4)

    It’s no secret that there are strange goings on within the perimeters of Skinwalker Ranch. The previous four seasons of The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch have provided staggering and irrefutable evidence of something. One thing that ranch owner Brandon Fugal has made clear time and time again is that he’s NOT saying there is clear-cut…

  • The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch: Dead in the Water (S5E3)

    In an anomalous turn of events, it seems as if the History Channel realized audiences would feel a bit lackluster after Holy Cow and decided to make Season 5 Episode 3: Dead in the Water, jam-packed with excitement. As I mentioned in What’s Up?, The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch usually follows a structural pattern of…

  • The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals: Live (or Undead) on Stage (and YouTube)!

    I’ve written quite extensively on horror comedy musicals. In fact, I’ve written a horror comedy musical, Brides! (You can get an album of select songs from the show, Brides (World Premiere Sneak Peek), wherever you stream or buy music online!) Whether you like musicals or not, whether you like horror or not, The Guy Who…

  • Five Underseen Vampire Movies You Need to Check Out

    It’s probably an exaggeration to say that vampire movies are the foundation of the horror genre, but it’s closer to the truth than you might think. Arguably the greatest silent horror film of all time, Nosferatu, is about a vampire, and vampire movies helped kick off the golden ages of both Universal Studios and Hammer…

  • The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch: Holy Cow (S5E2)

    By the end of Season 5 Episode 2 “Holy Cow” of The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch, ranch owner Brandon Fugal will boldly exclaim, “We are on the cusp of discovering the secret of Skinwalker Ranch.” How did we get here? Before we cover the experiment, yes singular, in “Holy Cow” I think it’s pertinent to…

  • SHF2024: Exclusive Interview with The Power of the Strike Director Dima Barch

    Dima Barch sits on a linen sofa. From the other end of my computer screen, I see his soft eyes, wide smile, and slightly tussled hair as I mess with the settings on Zoom, which has logged me out and won’t let me record. Barch is calm, patiently waiting for me to ask him about…

  • The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch: What’s Up (S5E1)

    Last summer, after being hit by a car for the first time, I was trying to find a good show to binge. That’s when a friend recommended The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch. I knew the show by name, and lore, but had never pulled the trigger on watching it. As a fan of [fun] conspiracies,…

  • Five Modern PG-13 Horror Gems

    What’s the measure of a good horror film? According to some people, it’s the killer Bs: blood, boobs, and F-bombs (that last one technically starts with an F, but you get the picture). In other words, horror movies need to be rated R, and if they’re just PG-13, there’s no point in even making them.…