http://www.fearzone.com/ We scare everyone! en-us Copyright 2007 Hot Saki Design, LLC Sat, 10 May 2008 16:28:47 EDT http://www.fearzone.com/images/header-logo.png http://www.fearzone.com/ http://www.fearzone.com/blog/chris-golden THE GOLDEN LIGHTNING RODAn Interview With Author Christopher GoldenAt this point in his prolific career Christopher Golden needs no introduction to readers of dark fiction. But in case you've been living under a rock for the past 15 or so years, he is the award-winning, bestselling author of such novels as THE MYTH HUNTERS, WILDWOOD ROAD, THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN, THE FERRYMAN, STRANGEWOOD, OF SAINTS AND SHADOWS, and (with Tim Lebbon) MIND THE GAP, which arrives in bookstores this May and is a... http://www.fearzone.com/blog/chris-golden Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.fearzone.com/blog/scarecrow-ochse Macabre Musings: Book Review - Scarecrow Gods by Weston Ochse2008, Delirium BooksEDITOR'S NOTE: Read Fear Zone's interview with Weston Ochse. My introduction to the work of author Weston Ochse was through his short fiction. It was both good and "fresh" enough to warrant my taking note of his name and seeking out further written works by the author. This, in turn, led me straight to his longer works, Recalled To Life and Vampire Outlaw Of The Milky Way , both of which were, like author Ochse's... http://www.fearzone.com/blog/scarecrow-ochse Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.fearzone.com/blog/devil-cry Capcom's DEVIL MAY CRY 4 is a big, loud, garishly goofy game. http://www.fearzone.com/blog/devil-cry Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.fearzone.com/blog/jack-pierce Is it possible for you to think of Mary Shelly's http://www.fearzone.com/blog/jack-pierce Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.fearzone.com/blog/zombie-preview Jonathan Maberry, whose novel Bad Moon Rising is now in bookstores, sent along word that his next book, ZOMBIE CSU: The Forensics of the Living Dead, "will be released by Citadel Press (a division of Kensington Publishing) in August. I interviewed a total of 250 experts in forensics, law enforcement, medicine, science, the military, the legal profession, journalism, and pop culture for the book. It's a hell of a lot of fun." http://www.fearzone.com/blog/zombie-preview Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.fearzone.com/blog/texas-wedel You watched him read his short story, "Noodlers Nab Naked Nymphs". You read his interview with Brian Keene. You thrilled to Richard Hipson's in depth http://www.fearzone.com/blog/texas-wedel Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.fearzone.com/blog/closet-space CLOSET SPACE (2008 dir Mel House)*Pre-Release Festival Edition ReviewA professor and his students doing research in a house out in rural Texas believe they have a found a doorway to the other world in a closet inside the house. After the professor and the students mysteriously disappear into the closet, a group of highly experienced researchers take a trip out to the house to find out what happened to the group. Behind the closet door is a dark tunnel with different passageways. The group gears... http://www.fearzone.com/blog/closet-space Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.fearzone.com/blog/get-norman Fear Zone wishes contributor Norman Rubenstein a speedy recovery following a pair of emergency surgeries he underwent in the last week. Norman has been one of our most prolific reviewers, and now has his own FZ column, Macabre Musings, which recently helped him qualify for membership in the Horror Writers Association.Okay, in case you haven't figured it out, that's not's not a photo of Norman Rubenstein; it's a photo of Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates in PSYCHO II. But we don't have any photos... http://www.fearzone.com/blog/get-norman Tue, 6 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.fearzone.com/blog/iron-man EDITOR'S NOTE: Yes, I know--reviewing a superhero movie like IRON MAN on a horror site like Fear Zone is a stretch; at least THE INCREDIBLE HULK and BATMAN embrace iconic horror imagery. But, just as we review video games that aren't necessarily horror, we will occasionally embrace films, novels and comics that many would categorize as belonging to other genres. THE TWILIGHT ZONE, after all, dramatized SF, fantasy and horror, and I think most of us are geeks at heart. Well, this year's "summer... http://www.fearzone.com/blog/iron-man Mon, 5 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.fearzone.com/blog/tt-5608 Ready for some Tuesday Terrors? Brian the Bad Movie Guy is still on vacation, but his evil, sound alike doppleganger has a greed to fill in for him while destroying Brian's life piece by bloody piece. Will Brian return from his JOURNEY TO THE FAR SIDE OF THE SUN to recover his horror DVD Podcast Show? Only Gerry Anderson knows. http://www.fearzone.com/blog/tt-5608 Mon, 5 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.fearzone.com/blog/weston-ochse I've been friends with http://www.fearzone.com/blog/weston-ochse Sun, 4 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.fearzone.com/blog/shirley-jackson Finalists for the Shirley Jackson Awards, established this year to honour 'outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror, and the dark fantastic', have been announced. The Awards will be presented on Sunday, July 20th, 2008, at the Readercon Conference on Imaginative Literature in Burlington, Massachusetts. Here's the full list of nominees; more information can be found at the Shirley Jackson Awards website. http://www.fearzone.com/blog/shirley-jackson Fri, 2 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.fearzone.com/blog/twilight-bob The Horror Writers Association recently honored Robert Weinberg (interviewed by Fear Zone here) with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his lifelong contributions as an author, historian and bookseller. Unfortunately, Bob was unable to attend the award ceremony, which was held in conjunction with World Horror Con in Salt Lake City. Proving once again that some of the classiest people work in the horror field, Twilight Tales will host a celebration for Bob's award and achievements in his native... http://www.fearzone.com/blog/twilight-bob Fri, 2 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.fearzone.com/blog/macabre-experiment Macabre Musings -- Film/DVD Review: EXPERIMENT (2005)EXPERIMENT, as with a previous and far more famous film, THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (1999), stands as proof that a tiny-budgeted film can still be quite good, entertaining, and pack a comparatively huge emotional wallop for an audience. Dan Turner, making his feature film directorial debut, ably and admirably directs EXPERIMENT, a British film production by Magician Picture, Ltd. The film, which was recorded using the then latest in high... http://www.fearzone.com/blog/macabre-experiment Thu, 1 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.fearzone.com/blog/jack-poster Courtesy of MySpace, we now have a poster image for HATCHET JACK. http://www.fearzone.com/blog/jack-poster Thu, 1 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.fearzone.com/blog/movie-review-hatchet-jack From the wilds of West Virginia comes HATCHET JACK, an independent slasher film from director Eddie Mahalick. Inspired by true events, this 46-minute thriller is an atmospheric, often disturbing film that deserves to be seen by a wide audience.Working from a screenplay by Justin Sago, JACK is essentially a frame story, as a rural bartender (Mahalick, in one of several bit parts) warns a group of deer hunters about the legend of Hatchet Jack, a solitary madman with a grisly past who roams the... http://www.fearzone.com/blog/movie-review-hatchet-jack Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.fearzone.com/blog/mummy-wrap THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR.I didn't think they could come up with a worse title than the THE SCORPION KING. http://www.fearzone.com/blog/mummy-wrap Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.fearzone.com/blog/devi-snively Filmmaker Devi Snively, whose short films for her production company, Deviant Productions--the ultra hip TEENAGE BIKINI VAMPIRE, the ultra gory CONFEDERATE ZOMBIE MASSACRE, and the ultra hip RAVEN GETS A LIFE (about a child vampire suffering from depression!)--have made a killing on the horror film festival circuit, has just completed her latest opus, DEATH IN CHARGE. Her newest effort is her most ambitious project yet, for several reasons.Snively, a filmmaker with a unique vision, wrote and... http://www.fearzone.com/blog/devi-snively Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.fearzone.com/blog/tt-42908 "My name is Victoria Winters. A stranger has come to Collinwood..." http://www.fearzone.com/blog/tt-42908 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.fearzone.com/blog/new-sleestak Same as the old Sleestak!First pic from the big budget, big screen remake of the old Sid & Marty Krofft live action kids' show, LAND OF THE LOST. The new film, a comedy, stars Will Ferrell and a bunch of unknowns. OK, maybe it doesn't have suck a big budget.But these Sleestak look DAMNED COOL!The first season of the show was surprisingly intelligent because story editor David Gerrold lassoed a bunch of former STAR TREK writers to pen scripts. The show was also remade by the Chiodo Brothers... http://www.fearzone.com/blog/new-sleestak Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.fearzone.com/blog/foreced-entry FORCED ENTRY (1973)Thought you've seen it all? Well, this is one for you sickos (sickos like me, yeah). This is hardcore, people. This $6200 feature directed with grim style by Shaun Costello in 1973 precedes TAXI DRIVER in showing the ugly side of New York City. A demented Vietnam vet (pornstar Harry Rheems sans moustache) spends his time chasing girls and raping them at gun (or knife) point. http://www.fearzone.com/blog/foreced-entry Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.fearzone.com/blog/horror-pod Who needs emotions? After a brief hiatus, Pod of Horror returns to cyber space with Case #43.The popular horror entertainment podcast, featuring the warped talents of producer/host Mark Justice and Nanci Kalanta, is brought to you courtesy of Horror World.Pod of Horror is noteworthy because it is one of the few horror themed podcasts out there devoted solely to horror fiction; "The Call of Kalanta" news segment, author interviews, and book reviews don't take a back seat to some self proclaimed ... http://www.fearzone.com/blog/horror-pod Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.fearzone.com/blog/other-gods OTHER GODS by Stephen Mark RaineyRelease date: May 2008Now available for pre-order from Dark Regions Press; three editions available: signed, lettered hardback; signed, numbered hardback; and signed trade paperback.Twenty Years of Horror, Captured in 16 TalesSpanning a career of over twenty years, the sixteen tales in Stephen Mark Rainey's http://www.fearzone.com/blog/other-gods Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.fearzone.com/blog/cody-goodfellow EDITOR'S NOTE: Kelli Jones will interview John Skipp for Fear Zone in the near future. http://www.fearzone.com/blog/cody-goodfellow Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.fearzone.com/blog/lit-life In 1985, the late, great J. N. (Jerry) Williamson wrote a little book called The New Devil's Dictionary: Creepy Cliches and Sinister Synonyms http://www.fearzone.com/blog/lit-life Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT