VampiresThe sprawling mansion residence of the Collins family in the classic television series DARK SHADOWS was in reality a series of soundstage constructions, with the exterior shots, featured prominently at the opening of every episode, filmed at Seaview Terrace, aka the Carey Mansion, aka Burnham-by-the-Sea, in Newport, Rhode Island. The house—it seems the word “house”…Continue readingThe Haunting of Collinwood
It’s the little things, man. You watch a movie more than once, you start to pick up on the little things. For example, the Gold Room in the Overlook Hotel, where Jack gets served phantom liquor by the phantom bartender. If you look carefully at the sign outside the door, the one that reads “Gold…Continue readingTHE SHINING and the Cold Room
I will, as I was forced to do with THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE, have to wait for the new Netflix series THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR to be released on DVD before I get to check it out, but I’ve been hearing the buzz about it from trusted sources. They say that it isn’t…Continue readingFinding the Ghosts in THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR
The other night I was chatting with some of my friends—safely socially-distanced, of course—and we got upon the subject of the Mandela Effect. There are numerous instances of which I was unaware, like Mr. Monopoly losing his monocle, for example. (Without looking it up, does Mr. Monopoly, the cartoon character, wear a monocle? If you…Continue readingTHE SHINING and the Mandela Effect
I’m so glad I got to catch this one on the big screen this past weekend, as it was one of those I’d never seen in a theater and at the top of the list of movies that one *should* experience in the theater. It had also been several years since I’d seen it, so…Continue readingRevisiting the Classics (In the Theater!): THE SHINING
Only in 2020 could it happen. HOCUS POCUS has topped the box office record achieved by THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK! No, not really. Not if we’re talking about the *total* box office. It isn’t even remotely close, if we’re looking at the grand total. *But* if we are going by the amount of dough brought…Continue readingHOCUS POCUS beats THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
Emma Roberts of SCREAM and AMERICAN HORROR STORY fame (and beating up her fiancée Evan Peters infamy—although in fairness it does seem that he was throwing some hands in her direction, too) will be producing a vampire-themed series for Netflix entitled FIRST KILL, which is based on a Young Adult story by writer Victoria “V.E.”…Continue readingUpcoming Vampire Projects: FIRST KILL and BOYS FROM COUNTY HELL
Manny lived in a small cabin behind the church, consisting of a bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen. The latter contained a back door which opened onto a view of a landscape that went on forever. Not a single building or tree interrupted the dominion of sand and rock. The desert rose and fell as it stretched…Continue readingTHE CHOSEN Part Three: A STUDY GUIDE TO THE RIDDLE OF THE SPHINX Chapter 6
This is exciting news! DARK SHADOWS alumni Lara Parker, David Selby, Nancy Barrett, Marie Wallace, James Storm, Roger Davis, Sharon Smyth, Christopher Pennock, and Kathryn Leigh Scott will all be taking part in a live presentation on Halloween night, moderated by Ansel Faraj and Jack Fields. You can catch it on this YouTube channel! It’s…Continue readingDARK SHADOWS Halloween Reunion
When it comes to records, literal records, being back on store shelves, I have a twofold reaction. When I see the prices that today’s hipsters are paying for these records, I just chuckle and shake my head. On the other hand, it makes me smile for a different reason. Being old enough to remember, barely,…Continue readingDracula and Frankenstein, Together Again
Artist Jordan Monsell, owner of SilhouettesbyJordan and creator of that bodacious poster featuring all, or dang-near most, of the characters from Stephen King’s works, has created a new poster, this one featuring witches. Lots and lots of witches, from all over pop-culture, from movies and books and cartoons. Can you identify them all? Some are…Continue readingA Plethora of Witches
Even though I say, cynically, that I can no longer be surprised by the human capacity for stupidity, it isn’t true. I still get surprised, every day. Five minutes spent on social media is more than enough to confirm for me that people get stupider with each passing day. Now we mustn’t confuse stupidity with…Continue readingPattinson Behaving Badly?
