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[Comic] Deadly Burlesque
To be honest, there's not a hell of a lot of story to this one-shot comic book from small publisher Freaktown Comics, but to a certain extent, that's okay. The official synopsis will probably tell you...
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Horror Patents 1
For whatever reason, I've been entranced with the illustrations over at Google Patents ever since I discovered it. They're intended to be clinical and descriptive, however they hold a certain and...
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[Automatonophobia] Short Film: The Ventriloquist (2012)
Frank & Mr. HigginsFrank and Mr. Higgins are a ventriloquist act, but they're not selling out theaters or performing in front of crowds. They are street performers, bantering back and forth on the...
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Unholy Grails: Shaun of the Dead Promotional Beanie
I distinctly remember in 2004 that a theater not far from home was playing SHAUN OF THE DEAD on opening night, and the newspaper advertisement declared that if you attended the showing dressed as a...
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Recommended Reading: Form-Shattering Fiction Edition
House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiProbably the most well-known novel to be found on this list, HOUSE OF LEAVES seems to exist in a love-it-or-hate-it universe--there is no middle ground. It's a...
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Short Film: Moving Takahashi (2011)
Craig, an unscrupulous employee of Takahashi Moving, is planning on taking the belongings from the wealthy family that hired him and selling it all on the black market for a pretty tidy sum. Things...
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[Automatonophobia] Making Contact AKA Joey (1985)
Theatrical PosterAfter the death of his father, young Joey discovers the newfound ability of telekinesis, and furthermore, an unlikely means of communicating with his deceased daddy—via a glowing red...
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The Poster Art of Saul Bass
For my money, two of the most striking movie posters have always been those for Otto Preminger's THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM (1955) and ANATOMY OF A MURDER (1959). Both feature stark colors and a...
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Horror Patents 2: Ouija Boards
With the new OUIJA movie opening today, I thought we'd take a look at some of the real-life devices upon which the movie is based. As stated in a previous post, the graphics which accompany patent...
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[Automatonophobia] Twilight Zone: The Dummy (1962)
Jerry & WillieJerry Etherson and his dummy Willie are actually quite a talented duo, but their agent Frank is the first to admit that they are stuck performing in smoky nightclubs instead of living...
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Iconography: Zombie Blood Nightmare
Today's iconography comes from 1987's THE VIDEO DEAD. The plot revolves around a magical TV of sorts, and the zombies that crawl out from the screen to prey on the suburbs stem from this...
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[Automatonophobia] Twilight Zone: Caesar and Me (1964)
Jonathan West, Ventriloquist ExtraordinaireJonathan West is a down-on-his-luck ventriloquist, forced to pawn his personal belongings just to make ends meet. He's got a pretty good act with his dummy...
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Horror Patents 3: Ventriloquist Dummies
To go along with this month's theme of AUTOMATONOPHOBIA (the fear of ventriloquist dummies, naturally), I thought we would take a look at the inside of these creepy bastards to find out what makes them...
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Moon Memories: The Crush
When THE CRUSH came out in 1993, I had a pretty big crush myself on that film's Lolita villainess, Alicia Silverstone. I had seen it numerous times between the theater and home video, and when I saw...
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[Automatonophobia] Tales From The Crypt: The Ventriloquist's Dummy (1990)
Title ScreenEver since he was a young boy, Billy Goldman has only wanted to be a ventriloquist. On the verge of making his first public appearance, Billy seeks out his hero Mr. Ingles, hoping that the...
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Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween!This ends my first full month blogging here at my new home of Flag on the Moon, and tomorrow will see the release of the first issue of the 'Phobia Zine--AUTOMATONOPHOBIA, the Fear of...
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AUTOMATONOPHOBIA is now available to download...FREE!
The AUTOMATONOPHOBIA 'zine is now available to download for absolutely free, simply by clicking HERE!Automatonophobia: The Fear of DummiesIncluded in this issue:The Great Gabbo, 1929Dead of Night,...
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The Bedroom of Fright Night's Charley Brewster
I always find it interesting how Hollywood films depict the bedrooms of "average" teenagers. While watching the original FRIGHT NIGHT (1985) the other day, I was struck by the bizarre combination of...
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Artwork: Return to Horror High
Today's artwork comes from 1987's RETURN TO HORROR HIGH. With the neck of a turtle and the mane of a (red) lion, this mystery man must have had all of the cheerleaders taking numbers to meet him...
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[Movie Review] Fantasm: A Convention Documentary (2013)
Lifelong horror fan Kyle Kuchta attended his first horror convention at age fifteen. Years later, he returned to the convention circuit with a camera to document the events, and attempt to capture the...
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