Humans are weird. We have so many customs and traditions that are commonplace to us, things we couldn’t imagine not doing – from weddings and funerals, to shaking hands or … Continue reading Blue on Black: Treevenge (2008)
I have a bad habit of not jumping on TV show trains soon enough and not watching a series until it’s over, usually marathoning it on Netflix. I wish I … Continue reading Blue on Black: The Fall (2013)
Each week, one of Biff Bam Pop’s illustrious writers will delve into one of their favourite things. Perhaps it’s a movie or album they’ve carried with them for years. Maybe … Continue reading Amanda Blue On…The Crow
28 days. 6 hours. 42 minutes. 12 seconds. That is when the world will end. When I was in high school, my Dad (Movie Guy Extraordinaire) started what he called … Continue reading Blue on Black: I Still Love You, Donnie Darko (2001)
Speaking of movies that ruined my childhood, the 1989 film adaptation of Stephen King’s 1983 novel Pet Sematary is right up there. The Creed family – man of the house Louis … Continue reading Blue on Black: Pet Sematary (1989)
I enjoy words. Adjectives are especially my favourite. I take so much pleasure in reading a sentence about food and being able to know exactly how it smells, how it … Continue reading Blue On Black: I Hate The Reflecting Skin (1990)
A friend of mine tells me, “You HAVE to watch The Babadook! It’s been called the horror movie of the year!” So I check out the trailer, it sufficiently creeps … Continue reading Blue on Black – A Psychoanalysis of The Babadook (2014)
I love being scared. I love watching a movie and catching myself holding my breath, covering my eyes, or squeezing my date’s hand so hard he’s lost circulation. These are … Continue reading 31 Days of Horror 2014 – Dr. Giggles (1992)
OK, so maybe I am a little biased towards blood, violence, and anyone who was on Twin Peaks, but I was a huge fan of this film long before I … Continue reading 31 Days of Horror 2014 – The People Under the Stairs (1991)
Oh Phantasm, Don Coscarelli’s cult classic masterpiece. What is it about this movie and this franchise? Why can’t I quit you? These are not good movies. Come on, you know it too. … Continue reading 31 Days of Horror 2014 – Phantasm (1979)
I bet that when you think of Peter Jackson that the over-the-top, New Zealand zombie gorefest that is Dead Alive, which Jackson co-wrote and directed, isn’t the first thing that pops into … Continue reading 31 Days of Horror 2014 – Dead Alive aka Braindead (1992)
