Articles tagged "dread reckoning"

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The Gruesome Gazettes Part 2: Fangoria and Beyond

by Marco Lanzagorta

[17.Aug.06] :. Horror fandom finds its gruesome, gory touchstone in this second half of our look at genre publications, and its arrival signals a real renaissance in the power and influence of motion picture macabre.

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The Gruesome Gazettes

by Marco Lanzagorta

[27.Jul.06] :. In the first of a two part examination on the subject, our scholar of scares looks back at the role genre magazines played in the creation of the rabid macabre movie fanbase we see today.

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Legends of the Fang

by Marco Lanzagorta

[16.Jun.06] :. Want to know why Richard Matheson's I am Legend is one of the most important horror novels of all time? Our resident scare scholar offers up this comprehensive overview of the man, the book, and the enduring legacy.

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Trilogy of (T)errors

by Marco Lanzagorta

[4.May.06] :. What do murderous Halloween masks, a monster enclosed in a Carpathian fortress, and a legion of interstellar soul suckers have in common? According to our resident scare scholar, they are part of a trio of '80s horror films that have been unfairly maligned by critics and fans alike.

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A New Kind of Magic: Part III: Cinematic Symbiosis

by Marco Lanzagorta

[23.Mar.06] :. In the final installment of his three-part look at the evolution of special effects in movie macabre, our horror historian looks at Fritz Lang, Lon Chaney, and a certain oversized ape's place in the dynamic of dread.

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A New Kind of Magic: Part II: The Modern Prometheus

by Marco Lanzagorta

[22.Feb.06] :. In the second of a three-part look at the symbiotic relationship between the horror film and special effects, our Dread specialist shows how Mary Shelley's mythical monster, and a unique approach to art design, forever changed the horror film.

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A New Kind of Magic: Part I: The Power of Prestidigitation

by Marco Lanzagorta

[24.Jan.06] :. In the first of a three-part look at the symbiotic relationship between the horror film and special effects, our Dread specialist argues for magician George Melies' place as the father of all F/X-based fright flicks.

 

One Wedding and Lots of Funerals

by Marco Lanzagorta

[30.Nov.05] :. While many consider it a horror classic, Lanzagorta reveals the sensationally subversive underbelly -- thanks to director James Whale -- of 1935's Bride of Frankenstein.

 

Not Just Zombies

by Marco Lanzagorta

[26.Oct.05] :. Even though George Romero is famous for his zombie flicks, he has directed a variety of other equally interesting fright films that are usually overlooked by the casual fan.

 

A Fistful of Maggots

by Marco Lanzagorta

[28.Sep.05] :. In his second column, Lanzagorta focuses his attention on a ferocious Italian filmmaker whose gore-laden lunacy redefined the zombie horror genre.

 

A Horror Renaissance

by Marco Lanzagorta

[2.Sep.05] :. Horror is hot again. In his new column, Lanzagorta explains how the current scary movie revival is but a regurgitation of the fears and paranoias of the 1970s, and quite apropos for these times.