Friends, we are gathered here today to mourn the passing of Rooster Illusion, which I am killing again. October 31st, 2019: “Friends, we are gathered here today to mourn the passing of Rooster Illusion, which I am killing again.” —Octoberween: Treehouse of Horror V: Time and Punishment, written by me, just now, announcing the re-deadening…
When I was a wee sprog, more than any other kind of movie, I loved classic Universal Studios monster movies. Frankenstein, Bride Of, Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Wolf Man, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, Dracula, Phantom of the Opera, these guys were my buds. Despite the fact that they all enjoyed many sequels,…
Slasher movies have been around for a while, depending on how you want to define the term. From a certain point of view, they were making slashers in the ‘20s. Film scholars traditionally point to the simultaneous releases of Psycho and Peeping Tom as getting the ball rolling, and then in the following decade grungy blood-and-guts extravaganzas…
While my last review may have stretched the definition of a “Halloween movie” to its breaking point, this one will also do that. I aim only for consistency. But hey, maybe by the end of the month I’ll review something that meets the most basic definition of a horror film*. Shin Gojira (2016): When a…
Several years ago, back when I was in the habit of writing Second Breakfast every week without fail, I wrote a few words (~6,000) on one esteemed Mr. Scoobert Doobert Doo. In fact, for my last Octoberween celebration with Rooster Illusion, I dedicated five weeks to write what I somewhat confidently deemed a “Comprehensive History of…
Greetings, to all twelve of our dedicated readers! It’s been a minute, but we’re back in top form and ready to get you in the mood for that most bodacious of holidays, October. The Good Month, as I like to call it (go to hell, June-August, and also the sun. September, you get a pass),…
Friends, we are gathered here today to mourn the passing of Rooster Illusion, which I killed. July 12, 2018: “That’s right, folks. After six years–holy shit, ten years if you count its origins as a column in a college newspaper–I’m laying this old bird to rest.” —Rooster Illusion: Closing Time, the last post on this…
