Europe has some of the best metal bands out there. If you’re starting to scratch your head wondering if I’m referring to black metal, death metal, symphonic metal, or another form of heavy metal altogether, and are maybe starting to arrange lists of such bands in your head to support or refute that argument, then […]
Read more "Blacker Than The Blackest Black Times Infinity: Heavy Trip"My dark fantasy story, “Doomed to Repeat” appears in Infernal Clock’s anthology of hellish horror tales, Inferno. Inspired by Dante’s infamous work, 18 contemporary authors weave warnings and cautionary tales about what awaits in the circles of hell … The book is available in eBook and paperback editions. Excerpt: Doomed to Repeat Daniel R. Robichaud […]
Read more "“Doomed to Repeat” available in Inferno"With snow on the ground, a brooding, bearded husband Jamie (Jacob A. Ware) stares down at a grave he seems to have visited a hundred times already. He is soon joined by a young woman, Ava (Christine Nyland), who through some dialogue reveal the situation: Jamie’s wife/Ava’s twin sister Julia died, Jamie is not handling […]
Read more "Something Feels Wrong: An Unquiet Grave"A quartet of friends meet up for drinks and dishing at their local café. Getting there is like running a gauntlet because just about everyone they pass has something to say about them. These four friends are transwomen, you see, and the world is an unfriendly place for them to try and live in. It’s […]
Read more "Taking a Stand: Terror, Sisters!"When the Head Abbott Sung approached the Protector about payment for services his Grand Monastery rendered in the defense of the nation, he expected a grown child to join his ranks to learn the ways of the Monastery’s pugilism and mystical arts. He did not anticipate receiving a pair of newborn twins. However, the Protector […]
Read more "Willful and Free: Neon Yang’s The Black Tides of Heaven"Some movies are pure, dumb fun. That’s what Surf II (1983) does its damnedest to be. When it’s really working, it is that in spades. When it’s not working, it’s purely dumb, which can be somewhat fun in its own right. The film tells the story of a couple of high school age surfer dudes, […]
Read more "Sometimes Dumb, Sometimes Brilliant: Surf II"An elderly man (Lincoln Maazel) walks into a negative space, a ghostly waiting room of sorts with a handful of chairs and a door leading Outside. There’s another man already present, sitting in one of the chairs. He is either panting to catch his breath or possibly stoppering up tears. He offers curt, breathless responses […]
Read more "You Must Be This Young To Succeed: George A Romero’s The Amusement Park"Hulda (Hulda Lind Kristinsdóttir) has been arrested in suspicion for an involvement in her brother’s mysterious overdose. She claims she is innocent, but detective Jens (Jens Jensson) is not so sure. He’s got an intuition that there’s something wrong with her, no matter what the coroner’s report states. However, due to lack of evidence, they […]
Read more "So Many Dicks: Thirst (2019)"Rose Marshall has been on the run ever since she was killed outside Buckley Township, Michigan. Almost seventy years ago, she was on her way to the Prom, but she fell into the crosshairs of the vile Bobby Cross, a movie star who made a deal with a dark power to stay young and handsome […]
Read more "A Warm Coat, A Warm Car, and a Friendly Driver: Seanan McGuire’s Angel of the Overpass"When her story begins, Wanda Saknussemm (Kathy Ireland) is a nerdy beach babe whose boyfriend Robbie (Don Michael Paul) has just dumped her (over her answering machine? What a jerk!). He left because she’s not adventurous and looks, you know, like a neeeerd. She vows to change, if given the opportunity. That chance arises when […]
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