In 1973, a film hit theatres that was so shocking, theater workers reported audience members simply standing in the lobby, shaking. Many clustered in small groups, smoking. (It was legal back then!) Others crying, or having to be led to their cars. It was fifty years ago, and still, The Exorcist ranks among horror’s Top 10 Scariest of All Time, having lost none of it’s release … [Read more...] about It’s Official: Linda Blair to Appear in New ‘Exorcist’ Film
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On The Canceled and the Uncancelable…
Comics legend Mike Baron, Hollow Local Joe Monks and Others Who Shrug Off the Cancel Cultists’ Crosshairs Alex Ness serves up a good helping of pointers: books you may want to check out, and for a wide variety of reasons. The recently-targeted Mike Baron (The Punisher, Private American) has a new book out, and certain groups have done everything possible to deny him access … [Read more...] about On The Canceled and the Uncancelable…
Knock at the Cabin
M. Night Shyamalan forged his reputation through films with plenty of build, clue-drops and twist endings. Unfortunately, it’s the recipe that got him labeled a one-trick-pony, forever trying to recapture the lightning in a bottle that was The Sixth Sense, his debut feature. With rarer and rarer exceptions, the director has had various levels of success (re-teaming with Bruce … [Read more...] about Knock at the Cabin
Yellow, by Aron Beauregard
County residents know that spooky is a year-round thing, and for fans of grisly, all-out horror, Yellow pulls no punches. In fact, it hurls them relentlessly from just about the opening paragraph. OliverFitch is an everyday guy, trying to make a go of the local mini mart he and his wife Lydia purchased. But, that was back when the city they reside in wasn’t so grim or … [Read more...] about Yellow, by Aron Beauregard
Local Author Touts Newest Release
Joseph Monks, who’s been making waves in the publishing world for years, has a new titlecoming out—this one on his birthday. The independent horror platform Godless , which released two ofthe cult author’s ebooks in 2022, will help the Far Hollow resident celebrate another trip around thesun—and likely inspiring hand-wringing from more traditional readers. Monks, who began … [Read more...] about Local Author Touts Newest Release