Month: May 2020

https://video.wordpress.com/embed/8KClmThD?hd=0&autoPlay=0&permalink=0&loop=0 Another Monday is here and that means I’m presenting the next entry on my kill list! A word of warning before I get started: if you haven’t seen this flick, stop reading and go watch it. This request serves two purposes. Ostensibly, it’s because this post is one gigantic SPOILER for the entire movie,… Continue reading The Best Horror Movie Kills of All-Time: #15 – FRAILTY (2001) — This Is Your Brain On Film

Warning: NSFW!!! When compiling a list of horror movie kills it should go without saying that the material is intended for mature audiences and should not be viewed at the office or in the company of minors, unless you’re one of those cool parents/older siblings. The clip contains graphic nudity and some pretty hilariously fake […]… Continue reading The Best Horror Movie Kills of All-Time: #14 – HELLO MARY LOU: PROM NIGHT II (1987) — This Is Your Brain On Film

Two-part post alert – go big or go home! Ok, yeah, technically I’m breaking a minimum of two of my rules, but by the end of this post you’ll understand why. And if that doesn’t entice you to keep reading then nothing will. So without further adieu, on this, the 13th day of April, I […]… Continue reading The Best Horror Movie Kills of All-Time: #13 – FRIDAY THE 13TH (franchise) — This Is Your Brain On Film

https://video.wordpress.com/embed/kWpNQ1GB?hd=0&autoPlay=0&permalink=0&loop=0 It’s Thursday which means it’s time for my next kill, and this time I’m bringing you all out into the daylight. #12 on my list comes from the folk horror tale – The Wicker Man (1973). On a list that is all about discussing character deaths you’d think I wouldn’t have to put disclaimers,… Continue reading The Best Horror Movie Kills of All-Time: #12 – THE WICKER MAN (1973) — This Is Your Brain On Film

Some conspiracy theorists insist that the so-called “devil horns” hand gesture, which has been seen used by scores of celebrities, politicians, and other public figures, is supposed to represent allegiance to Satan. Does this hand-sign have some sort of occult meaning, or is it just a playful affectation that looks good in a photograph? The […]… Continue reading From Dr. Strange To Dio: The History Of The Sign Of The Horns Hand Gesture — Fantasy Merchant

“Our world is filled with codes, subliminal messages from Silver Lake to the Hollywood Hills.” –Comic Man, “Under The Silver Lake” 2018’s Under The Silver Lake, starring two-time Spider-Man Andrew Garfield, is the nexus-point where Comic Book CULTure and Conspiracy CULTure meet. Spoilers ahead! via Under The Silver Lake: Or, “The Revenge Of Peter Parker” —… Continue reading Under The Silver Lake: Or, “The Revenge Of Peter Parker” — Fantasy Merchant

“Because the visitor experience is so incredibly strange, the imagination filters and forms it around whatever cultural materials are at hand, be these pulp fiction covers or ancient Mesopotamian goddesses.” –Jeffrey J. Kripal, “Mutants And Mystics” “I found something very bad. And I have been…taken.” –Eddie Brock, “Venom” Is there no more iconic pop-culture symbol […]… Continue reading Spider-Man And Venom As Alien Archetypes — Fantasy Merchant

The lead image for this post features 1950’s horror host Vampira and “friend”—said friend dressed like a mummy James Dean. For the creepy context to this photo, check out my posts “Sex and Death: The Brief Friendship of James Dean and Vampira” and “Did James Dean Fake His Own Death?” Since I was a little […]… Continue reading Fangirlia: The Horror Genre And Me — Fantasy Merchant

Fearless Frank seemed one of those light, super-goofy 1960s movies I was most likely going to have to shut off just because of the sheer corn; so I hesitated to check it out for quite some time. Finally, I decided to take the plunge. While this bizarre take-off on the superhero craze— not to mention […]… Continue reading Retro Review: The Groovy Forgotten 60’s Superhero Movie “Fearless Frank” — Fantasy Merchant

The title of this post is, admittedly, a bit “clickbaity”—William Fuld didn’t technically create the Ouija Board we are all familiar with. But like any Capitalist worth his salt, he recognized a good thing when he saw it; officially putting his name on the board, and suing everybody else who made one. Also…of course we […]… Continue reading Did The Ouija Board Curse Its Creator? — Fantasy Merchant