A brief introductory guide to the Fae world
American Syfy viewers are about to take a journey that Canadians (and many Europeans ... and even some South Americans) have been traveling for well over a year now. A journey into a hidden world so deeply integrated into the human one that we still laughably consider ourselves the top of the food c ...
Read MoreIt's been a tough year for online news sites, but there is a way you can help
When the ball dropped in Times Square over the weekend, I'm sure I wasn't alone in feeling elated that we have put a difficult year behind us, and can look forward to something better. Not that life has been bad for our sites in the GenreNexus. In fact, based on our traffic numbers, they couldn't ...
Read MoreWhat kind of historical accuracy is new FX show achieving?
This story contains SPOILERS for the "Spooky Little Girl" episode of "American Horror Story," which originally aired Nov. 30 on FX. So far, the "Murder House" in American Horror Story had, for the most part, stood outside of actual historical events. While some aspects of the overall story -- inc ...
Read MoreAudiences are rarely demanding a remake
I'm just trying to imagine a conference room where Bryan Fuller is trying to present his latest idea to a small group of NBC suits. "You could say this series is a cross between 'The Munsters' and 'Falcon Crest,'" Fuller shares enthusiastically. "In fact, imagine this: 'The Munsters' as 'Falcon C ...
Read MoreCable channel's Bizarro-like antics may give us the next 'Superman III'
Will the dead have the same bite without Frank Darabont? Fired as showrunner of "The Walking Dead" shortly after he appeared at Comic-Con International for a promotional panel, Darabont (“The Shawshank Redemption,” “The Green Mile”) helped steer the series to ratings glory when it premier ...
Read More'Haven" star reflects on life, role on hit Syfy series
Syfy will premiere the season opener of “Haven” this Friday and there are a lot of fans who are having a hard time waiting to find out who Audrey really is. Emily Rose wants to know too. Rose puts some of herself into her character on "Haven," but it would be unfair to claim she and Audrey ar ...
Read MoreTraits that make the 1977 Italian film unique will be hard to replicate
Like a colorful lollypop dipped in the fires of apocalypse, “Suspiria” is one devilishly seductive treat. Italian director Dario Argento’s ("Deep Red," "Tenebra") candy-colored supernatural exercise in mood is a unique picture that drips with unnerving music, striking images and impending ...
Read MoreBelieve it or not, vampires used to be cool
Since the days of Bela Lugosi’s classic take on Count Dracula, the undead have been portrayed as mysterious and alluring creatures of the night. Often, they alternated between bloodsucking fiends and sensual beasts, captivating audiences time and time again. For example, today’s incarnation o ...
Read MoreWhy the tale of a tragic ballerina was 2010's best horror film
Why the tale of a tragic ballerina was 2010's best horror film Let’s be honest. By and large, the films being released each week are derivative, bland and uninspiring. Only an elite few elicit the kind of profound movie-going experience that keeps viewers coming back to theaters again and again ...
Read MoreThe world of 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer' prepares for an unnecessary reboot
It may not have been a ratings bonanza, but Buffy the Vampire Slayer - - which graced television screens from 1997 to 2003 -- was one of the biggest genre hits of the last 20 years and helped put the now-defunct The WB network on the map. The series was even followed by a successful spin-off and li ...
Read MoreWhy the Paranormal Activity series has an expiration date and whats missing from modern horror
Its hard to deny that Universal and its monster movies of the 1930s and 1940s essentially invented the horror film. Audiences came out in droves to see Bela Lugosi as Dracula, Lon Chaney as the Wolf Man and Boris Karloff as Frankensteins Monster. It wasnt so much the plot or the supporting players t ...
Read MoreA quartet of films that truly capture the holiday
There are few holidays as divisive as Halloween. Some people see the holiday as nothing but child's play, only applicable to knee-high rascals or, at best, pimply teenagers being peer-pressured into toilet-papering their neighbors' house. Others, however, cling to All Hallow's Eve as an excuse t ...
Read MorePopular novel by Seth Grahame-Smith to become a 3-D movie
I have always been an amateur historian, with a deep interest in the history of the great tragedy of our country, the Civil War. I am also a fan of those who write alternate history novels. When I discovered Seth Grahame-Smith's book, "Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter," I was quickly caught up in ...
Read MoreFamiliarity sometimes does breed contempt, like with 'The Gates'
In the world of science-fiction entertainment, the old cliché, The more things change, the more they stay the same seems to apply now more than ever. Familiar themes and scenarios consistently get recycled as new shows spring up that closely resemble both the successes and failures of the rec ...
Read MoreMany filmmakers, fans thirst for original content, but can the studios find the courage to pursue it?
With a seemingly endless train of remakes and sequels parked on the horizon, it sometimes feels like original ideas are an endangered concept in horror filmmaking. Many filmmakers obviously clamor to see their original ideas reach the big screen, yet here we are, inundated with rehashes of just a ...
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