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Frighteningly Overlooked Horror Films Part 2

A wise man (ie the guy who owns the video store I go to) once said of the horror genre that, you need a lot of space to collect it because it is a genre of cinema which at this point goes back a...

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Why I Love ‘John Carpenter’s The Thing’

  Guillermo Del Toro once said that 1982’s The Thing was one of the most influential films in his life.  When he left the theater he knew he wanted to be a director.  To me this demonstrates the...

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The ARGUS Files: Part 5

So I have been doing this for Arrow, so I thought I would continue doing it for The Flash since it is a direct spinoff. Arrow Season 1 Part 1 and Part 2 Arrow Season 2 Part 1 and Part 2 SPOILER...

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The 10 Scariest Monsters of ‘The Twilight Zone’

In 1959, television legend Rod Serling submitted for the audience’s approval a television show which was unlike anything else on the tube at the time and would influence the entire television medium...

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The Geekery Guide: What is the Cthulhu Mythos?

Welcome to our new series! What is it? Well, I’m old enough to remember when being a geek wasn’t cool or even accepted. I remember a friend of mine asking me why I read comics, pointing out that I was...

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The Geekery Guide: What’s This Ultron Thing?

Last time in this series we brought you up to speed with The Cthulhu Mythos. Now for something that mind be on the minds of non-comic readers: Ultron! In a Sentence: Ultron is a long term enemy of The...

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The Geekery Guide: Who is the Doctor?

In our series that brings you up to speed with a range of interesting geeky icons we’ve looked at Cthulhu and Ultron. Today we turn our attention to one of the longest running sci-fi stories of all...

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The Geekery Guide: Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

No ‘Age of Ultron’ Spoilers in this article. You may have noticed that movies and television shows based on comics have exploded in quality and popularity this past couple of years. If not, welcome to...

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The Geekery Guide: The History of Arkham Asylum

Do you know what comes out in a week? Batman: Arkham Knight, the third part in Rocksteady’s awesome trilogy of games! These story driven, action and stealth masterpieces rank among the best games ever...

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The Geekery Guide: ‘Firely/Serenity’

The Supanova Convention is heading around Australia again, and they’ve got Nathan Fillion as their headline attraction! This has got everyone excited…but that excitement ebbed a bit when we saw the...

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The Significance of Black Panther In The MCU & Beyond

                                     Captain America, Iron Man, Batman, Superman & Thor. Each one of these superheroes has various similarities. Thor and Superman are physical powerhouses. Batman...

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Beer and a Movie Marathon

We are lucky enough to live in a day and age, where the greatest drink known to man is readily available in a variety of styles and variations. Of course I am talking about beer; gone are the days of...

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The Geekery Guide: Who is Sir Terry Pratchett and What is the Discworld?

Anyone whose browsed the fantasy section of any bookshop in the past 30 years would have noticed dozens of titles carrying similar artwork and bearing the name ‘Terry Pratchett’ on the spine. You can’t...

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Most Haunted Places in America (Part 2)

Last year around, Halloween time I presented an article about the most haunted places in American. Now with Halloween once again approaching and America still home to some of the most haunted places in...

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Horror: A Woman’s Game

With the new millennium women in horror movies continued their upward trend following the 90s reinvention and became bigger and better characters. Taking notes from Misery the rise of women as villains...

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Your Guide to Ladies Loving Ladies on Film

Last year I wrote a Guide to Ladies Loving Ladies on Television. This year I thought I’d follow it up with a similar guide for films. Everyone wants to have pop culture figures that they feel they can...

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5 Creep Unsolved Mysteries Part 14 (done)

It is time at last to indulge you reader with another edition of 5 Creepy Unsolved Mysteries. The latest in this series looks at dinosaurs, strange travelers, and once again we look at the mystery of...

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Top 10 Silent Horror Films

If there was ever a genre that benefited artistically from the Silent Era of film it was the horror genre. Everything about this long lost style of fimmaking seemed perfectly fit to instill audiences...

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Television Review: ‘Ash Vs Evil Dead’ Season 1

  The year was 1989.  “Look Away” by Chicago was the number one song of the year, Tim Burton’s Batman topped the book office,  and Balki and Cousin Larry ruled the television airwaves on Perfect...

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Top 10 Star Trek Villains

Space may be the final frontier but it is not without its threats. As long as we have been watching Starfleet send out the USS Enterprise as well as the other ships in their armada, the various...

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