What does it mean to have a body, and what does it mean to be mortal? How do we factor sense pleasures into a bodily experience that is unpredictable, into a body that will eventually wither and that will invariably experience agony? What do we do when we find out that dignity is an illusion that only holds if circumstance and luck hold as well?
The Reddening
Okay, so, just to make it clear- this is an unpleasant book. I mean that in a good way, but holy shit. And it’s not an unendingly unpleasant book, nor is the unpleasantness anything but what you’d expect of masterfully written horror, but at the risk of being considered a repetitive, hack writer…. holy shit. Purposefully and at specific and calculated times, this is an unpleasant book.
INFOGOTHIC: An Unauthorized Graphic Guide to Hammer Horror
A review by Aaron AuBuchon Alistair Hughes Telos Publishing Ltd. 2018 “I’ve already read some books on Hammer horror films,” I can hear you thinking. (That’s right, I can hear you thinking.) “This book is like 96 pages long and costs 27 bucks. No way I’m learning anything new with that.”Oh, internet stranger, how wrong... Continue Reading →
Blood Lake
Watching Blood Lake is a curious thing because I grew up with the people in it. I mean, not the exact people, but their species.
Bag Boy Lover Boy
A review by Aaron AuBuchon Severin Blu-Ray, 2014 If Melvin the Mop Boy from The Toxic Avenger (1984) was born of a vague Eastern European stock and was cast in a low-rent knockoff of Taxi Driver, you’d come close to being able to describe Bag Boy Lover Boy. However, it transcends that description while also... Continue Reading →
#STLHORROR Events in October 2019
The Darkness, Creepyworld, & Lemp Brewery Haunted House of Occult haunted attractions are now open! Tuesday, October 1st 16mm Double Feature Frankenstein Night at The Way Out Club The Way Out Club, 2525 S Jefferson Ave, St. Louis 63104 7pm Geek Trivia, Special Halloween Horror Trivia The Heavy Anchor, 5226 Gravois Ave, St. Louis, MO 63116... Continue Reading →