Opinion

The Cheddar Goblin in Mandy (dir. Panos Cosmatos) It is that time again for end-of-year thoughts and reflections, brought to you by many but not all of Diabolique’s contributors. Some opinions from our core writers are missing in this list, ...

By Heather Drain “Rules are made to be broken.  Can’t kill what you don’t understand.”  – Wendy O. Williams  “Love is the Law, Love Under Will.”  – Aleister Crowley Art can motivate us to change the world (and clean the ...

The Halloween season is all about having a good time, and what’s better for having a good time this time of year than spooky music? It’s a damn crime that Halloween music isn’t played every month of the year like ...

For genre film fans, the Fantasia International Film Festival is like the Super Bowl. Even for those of us in the unfortunate position of being unable to attend on an annual basis, the event is still an exciting time to ...

We all have opinions that are controversial, outlandish, unpopular, and misunderstood. That’s what makes us unique. Change My Mind is a column where a member of the Diabolique staff will share one of their unusual opinions and welcome you, the ...

The first Hollywood scandal occurred in 1921 at a party at a San Francisco hotel. It involved Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle, the silent screen star exulted as the first actor to sign a million-dollar contract (and that was a million dollars ...

The unnecessary Death Wish remake is finally upon us and—as expected—the outcry is louder than a revolver going off in an elevator. On one hand, there’s the argument that it’s wrongheaded NRA fap material and ill-timed due to the current ...

As horror film devotees we are constantly revisiting our favourite monster shows and relishing in the structure and visual fabric that make up these cinematic excursions into darkness. A lot of common tropes would soon become part of our personal ...

Dallas Mayr and I weren’t best friends. It must be ten years since I’ve seen him, and we’d sometimes go a year or more without an email exchange. Such exchanges were usually a quick catch up — what have you ...

In honor of Edgar Allan Poe’s 209th birthday, I have amassed this list of 13 (spooky!) facts about Poe’s life and death that may be unfamiliar to you. Odds are, most genuine Poe enthusiasts are familiar with some of these, ...