1963 was quite the year for horror cinema. In Italy, Mario Bava crafted two masterpieces with The Whip and The Body (La frusta e il corpo) and Black Sabbath (I tre volti della paura). Alfred Hitchcock transformed animals into lethal ...

The Phoenix rising from the ashes—it’s one of the most celebrated stories in mythology, and one of the best ways to illustrate rebirth. (Albeit it’s an analogy that sometimes gets overused.) In the case of Mayhem, there’s no better way ...

“Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no tomorrow. To forget time, to forgive life, to be at peace.” ...

Mayhem—they’re one of the most recognizable and influential Black Metal bands in history, and one who certainly have a fair amount of controversy surrounding them. If not for a series of events that made the genre infamous in the early ...

The films of Andrei Tarkovsky are known for their powerful imagery and deep-rooted feelings of melancholy. When it comes to cinematic art by way of Russia, his name, along with Sergei Eisenstein, are most commonly mentioned. Tarkovsky crafted a unique ...

“All is not lost, the unconquerable will, and study of revenge, immortal hate, and the courage never to submit or yield.” – John Milton, Paradise Lost “Free the West Memphis Three” was a slogan that reverberated throughout the past few ...

Voodoo has had an interesting relationship with popular culture to say the least. Often, it’s portrayed as an archaic cult, with depictions of an evil witch doctor performing esoteric rites or transforming people into zombies. Even Baron Semedi, one of ...

It goes without saying that sequels are almost never on par with their source material. Continuity isn’t always maintained, actors get replaced, and more often than not they exist to capitalize on the success of the original. If history has ...

Contained within the synopsis from The Books of Blood by Clive Barker is the phrase “Be thankful if your skin crawls. It means you’re still alive.” It’s a fitting introduction to the work of one of the most creative people who’s ...

Ruskin Bond is India’s most celebrated writer of children’s literature. Coinciding with the celebration of his 83rd birthday is The Black Cat. Based on his story of the same name, it’s one of the many titles being screened at the ...