Opinion

If you’ve ever watched the original series of The Office, the British one, you will probably remember Simon. Simon, the smug little computer nerd IT tech, whose entire sense of self importance is drawn from his ability to speak in ...

Social media is a vessel of communication that is often both a blessing and a curse. It’s all in the motion of the virtual ocean and if a positive connection with our fellow humans is the vibrant sea life that ...

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 ...