This decade, preceded by the plastic 1980s, and let down by the promise of peace that accompanied the end of the Cold War, was a cynical and… Read more “Top 5 Horror Movies of the 1990s”
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Top 5 Horror Movies of the 1980s
Mullets, Synthesizers, and Day-Glo Swatches. Also, Dungeons & Dragons, Heavy Metal, and the ever-present threat of nuclear holocaust. It should come as no surprise that with all… Read more “Top 5 Horror Movies of the 1980s”
Top 5 Horror Movies of the 1970s
Cinema Verité. The death-throes of the studio system. Docu-dramas and New Age Woo conflated with UFOs, Bigfoot, The Loch Ness Monster, the Bermuda Triangle, the pyramids, the… Read more “Top 5 Horror Movies of the 1970s”
Top 5 Horror Movies of the 1960s
The sixties were a decade of extremes. The joys of The Beatles and the British Invasion, the wild, cool, and swingin’ excess of Frank Sinatra’s Ratpack, the… Read more “Top 5 Horror Movies of the 1960s”
Top 5 Horror Movies of the 1950s
Post-World War II, American tried desperately to return to normal. The problem was, 1940 was ten years ago, before the atomic bomb, secret Communists teenagers running amok,… Read more “Top 5 Horror Movies of the 1950s”
Top 5 Horror Movies of the 1940s
The 1940s found America engaged in the business of war, and for four and a half years, business was good. Then in 1945, all of the active… Read more “Top 5 Horror Movies of the 1940s”
Top 5 Horror Movies of the 1930s
This is the decade where movies officially came into their own, narratively speaking, with the advent of sound, and horror movies were right there from the beginning.… Read more “Top 5 Horror Movies of the 1930s”
Finn’s Top 5 Horror Movie Lists: Introduction
I started writing these Top 5 lists for horror films ten years ago, mostly because I was sick and tired of how so-called “experts” and “critics” were… Read more “Finn’s Top 5 Horror Movie Lists: Introduction”
Nerd Alert! A New RPG Book for Fantasy Heists!
Sound the whoop whoop! There’s a new book on the horizon! It’s called Tools of the Trade: A GM’s Guide to Creating and Running Fantasy Heists, and… Read more “Nerd Alert! A New RPG Book for Fantasy Heists!”
Field Report: Cross Plains, Texas, June 10-12
Robert E. Howard Days is an annual event that takes place just as the heat trends to nigh-unbearable in Texas. It’s also in a part of Texas… Read more “Field Report: Cross Plains, Texas, June 10-12”