If you have seen Howling II you will no doubt remember that there was a punk group in the film. The name of the group was Babel and Stephen W. Parsons played the lead singer. Parsons also wrote the soundtrack for the film and, according to IMDb he has since written the soundtracks for another…
Another One Bites The Dust
How many small press markets have you seen come and go? Too many I’m willing to bet. Well, Murky Depths can be added the list. Issue #18 is the last one, folks. The print magazine may have folded, but the Murky Depths team still plan on publishing paperback books and graphic novels under their House…
The Screaming Skull
I’ve just been reading one of F. Marion Crawford’s short stories. It’s called The Screaming Skull and at the end of the story there is a note that says that it was inspired by the real life legend of the screaming skull at Bettiscombe Manor. I have been familiar with the legend for many years…
Rare Footage of Bela Lugosi
I was just surfing a few Bela Lugosi links and I found this photograph of him from back in 1955: It was taken just before he was voluntarily committed to the state hospital for treatment as a chronic user of narcotics for sedation. I followed a few more links and found some rare footage of…
Watch Online: The Ray Bradbury Theatre – Marionettes, Inc
The Ray Bradbury Theatre ran for six seasons between 1985 and 1992. There were a total of sixty-five episodes and I never saw a single one of them. These are the days of the internet though, and I have just found most of the episodes online. I have just finished watching the first one, Marionettes,…
The Return of the Killer Shrews Official Website is Now Live
My last post was about the the upcoming sequel to the The Killer Shrews. I have just found out that the official website is now live; check it out: The Return of the Killer Shrews. Before you do though, turn up the sound on your computer because the site has some sound effects.
Sequel to The Killer Shrews is On the Way
The Killer Shrews was released in 1959. Now, over half a century later, a remake is on the way. The original film was a low-budget B movie, and the giant killer shrews were just dogs in drag. It had a certain charm to it though, and even to this day many people love it; so…
A Long Time Coming
Today I received an email informing me that one of my short horror stories has been rejected. I just updated my database and realized that I submitted the story in December 2009. It seems a long time to have to wait for a rejection, but I’ve had stories that have been out for two or…
Anthony Hopkins May Play Hitchcock in New Movie
According to Hollywood Reporter Anthony Hopkins may play Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho, a big screen adaptation of Stephen Rebello non-fiction book about the director. Rebello’s book tracks how Hitchcock, already a very successful director, decided to make a horror film. Unfortunately none of the studios liked the idea. Not…
Grave Tales The Movie
Do you remember Brian Murphy? He of George and Mildred fame? Well he’s starring as a gravedigger in a new horror anthology called Grave Tales. I’ve just been watching the trailer on the Grave Tales website and it looks pretty darn good to me. The basic idea is that a young genealogist is having a…