The Allure of Pre-Code Horror
The term “Pre-code” refers to movies made after silent films became “talkies”, and before the Motion Picture Production Code (MPPC) took full effect. The MPCC set the guidelines for what could be shown in films….
Stuart Gordon
Stuart Gordon exploded onto the horror scene in 1985 with Re-Animator. He was a breath of fresh, weird-as-hell, and controversial air. His work has reached cult favorite status.
12 Kilometers – a short film by Mike Pecci
12 Kilometers is a short film by writer/director Mike Pecci. It’s dark, trippy, freaky, scary, and uncomfortable and I liked it. The movie was completely different than what I was expecting.
Scary Matter Chats With Author Cody J. Thompson
Bone Saw Serenade is the debut novel by author Cody J. Thompson. It’s a psychological thriller set in Seattle, Washington. I recently had the pleasure of talking to Cody J. Thompson about the book.
The Sawyer Massacre
The Sawyer Massacre is a fan-fiction prequel about the Sawyer family from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. It was written and directed by Canadian musician/filmmaker Steve Merlo. It’s obvious from the start that Steve loves, respects, and understands the original TCM…
The Pig Farmer Killer
Robert William “Willie” Pickton is considered the most savage serial killer in Canadian history. Over sixty women disappeared from Vancouver, Canada between 1978 and 2001. Pickton is suspected to be responsible for them…
Scary Matter Chats With Director Steve Merlo
Recently I had the pleasure of talking to indie film director Steve Merlo @chainsaw_sawyer. His movie The Sawyer Massacre, an unofficial prequel to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, was released this October
The Howling
The Howling (1981) doesn’t get enough love. The Howling was the first of the 80s werewolf movies with An American Werewolf in London and Wolfen both released in the same year…
Diogo Alves
Imagine being a student at the University of Lisbon’s Faculty of Medicine. You’re walking past a shelf in the anatomy theater and there, in a jar on a shelf, is a head. Not an unusual sight for a medical student. Until you learn that it’s the actual head of one of Portugal’s most famous killers – Diogo Alves.