tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132309152236561622024-03-13T16:59:18.395-05:00Hallow-Holics AnonymousA horror-themed blog, especially on the subject of Halloween.ranranbollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225086501704113192noreply@blogger.comBlogger471125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913230915223656162.post-37379248105792916902021-06-01T19:18:00.001-05:002021-06-01T19:18:18.273-05:00Episode 101 - Insidiounister: I Know That's Not a WordIn this episode, Corey breaks down the good and the bad of the first 3 'Insidious' films, Maddy talks about 'Sinister' and Corey can't resist mentioning that questionable sequel as well. Check out this episode!ranranbollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225086501704113192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913230915223656162.post-50609014506803232352021-05-22T09:21:00.005-05:002021-05-26T17:28:38.590-05:00Halloween 2020 Costumes Last year, I had intended to upload my yearly Halloween photos, but time got in the way and one week quickly turned into a month — then another, then yet another — and here we are less than half a year to our next Halloween and they are still sitting on my phone.Well, my friends, no longer! Today I am finally posting them. Quick disclaimer, this is my roommate, my friend and next door ranranbollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225086501704113192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913230915223656162.post-24905015165491682352021-05-09T14:12:00.001-05:002021-05-09T14:12:36.234-05:00Episode 100 - Night of the Living Dead Dawn BreadIn this 100th episode special - - we've finally done it. We've watched and evaluated the film you've all been waiting for, 'Night of the Day of the Dawn of the Son of the Bride of the Return of the Revenge of the Terror of the Attack of the Evil, Mutant, Hellbound, Flesh-Eating Subhumanoid Zombified Living Dead'. We also touch on the much lesser known piece 'Night of the Living Dead' and dinner ranranbollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225086501704113192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913230915223656162.post-75537576893135947882021-04-22T20:38:00.001-05:002021-04-22T20:38:33.131-05:00Episode 99 - Breaking the Hungry HabitDo you like Bauhaus? Do you like New York? Do you like crippling alcoholism and the inevitable crushing depression of death creeping up behind you while you watch yourself aging by the second? Then do we have the episode for you! This week, Corey and Maddy explore two unusual vampire classics, Larry Fessenden's first major feature 'Habit, and the ode to Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie's new ranranbollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225086501704113192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913230915223656162.post-10245449130404856012021-04-10T08:56:00.001-05:002021-04-10T08:56:38.890-05:00Episode 98 - What Dreams may Kill is KissThis week, only a few months late, we explore the works of Stephen McHattie and Bruce McDonald, a dark speaking horror flick, "Pontypool", and what may or may not be a spiritual sequel, "Dreamland". Check out this episode!ranranbollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225086501704113192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913230915223656162.post-51576036509966761802021-03-07T13:53:00.001-06:002021-03-07T13:53:46.182-06:00Episode 97 - Oh, the Non-Horror!Taking a shortcut to movies we just felt like watching, we took a bit of a break this week and only mildly regretted our choices. In this episode, Corey and Maddy discuss the Weird Al masterpiece, 'UHF' and the Seth Green's magnum opus, 'Can't Hardly Wait'. Check out this episode!ranranbollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225086501704113192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913230915223656162.post-42961520306111423172021-02-13T09:10:00.001-06:002021-02-13T09:10:02.493-06:00Episode 96 - Deadly SplitsThis week we explore the delightful world of childhood best friends, from robot girls next door to - - robots in costumes, to nothing else because we're only reviewing two movies. First is Wes Craven's cult classic 'Deadly Friend' and the long awaited gritty adaptation of 'Banana Splits' none of us realized we were waiting for. Check out this episode!ranranbollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225086501704113192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913230915223656162.post-14762745086652668692021-01-16T10:41:00.001-06:002021-01-16T10:41:34.211-06:00Episode 95 - It Couldn’t Happen HereStarting off the New Year with some metal and mayhem. A good cop goes bionic in the 1980s satirical sci-fi classic, Robocop, while Soviet soldiers head to Germany during World War 2 to discover the true limits of medicine and madness in Frankenstein's Army. Check out this episode!ranranbollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225086501704113192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913230915223656162.post-77840124536698073732020-12-04T08:02:00.001-06:002020-12-04T08:02:49.784-06:00Episode 94 - Found Footage-’Tober’: Blair Witchin’Only four weeks behind, Found Footage-Tober finally meets its end with the mother of all found footage films: Blair Witch, and her sister sequels. Viral marketing, shaky cameras, creepy forests. Everything you need for a low budget masterpiece. Check out this episode!ranranbollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225086501704113192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913230915223656162.post-48561016874548531772020-11-07T10:27:00.001-06:002020-11-07T10:27:04.331-06:00Episode 93 - Found Footage-Tober: Behind the News Station: The Rise of Serial Killing NutcasesAs October stretches into November, we continue our found footage journey with a couple of favorites, 'Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon', and 'WNUF Halloween Special'. This is also a horror pack featured episode. Check out this episode!ranranbollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225086501704113192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913230915223656162.post-22953974318036741002020-10-31T09:37:00.001-05:002020-10-31T09:37:26.215-05:00Episode 92 - Found Footage-Tober : The Ghost and the HostAt absolutely the last minute and into November, we've finally done it. We've begun releasing our 'Found Footage-Tober' event. Three episodes in which we discuss iconic and otherwise found footage films. This week we tackle 'Ghostwatch' and 'Host'. Check out this episode!ranranbollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225086501704113192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913230915223656162.post-85740313673522851732020-10-24T10:32:00.003-05:002020-10-24T10:32:47.924-05:00Horror Flick of the Week: The Exorcist (1973) Sometimes it's difficult to define why a film or book remains a permanent icon of its field. There are plenty that I've seen or read which don't quite click for me, and some over time become so terribly dated that they become reflections of a time instead of pure entertainment. The Exorcist is not one of those films or books. This week, I re-watched it on the big screen in an empty theater ranranbollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225086501704113192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913230915223656162.post-560087165872030622020-10-23T18:13:00.000-05:002020-10-23T18:13:01.952-05:00Featured Fear: Chromophobia (Fear of Colors) I hate wearing white. Sometimes I hate wearing pastels. I will usually pick a black shirt if it's an option, though I wouldn't say I'm afraid of other colors. There are those, however, who find that their disinterest in colorful clothes goes far beyond wanting to look a bit thinner or coordinate with their jeans. In fact, for some it may be such an intense dislike - - a fear - - that a ranranbollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225086501704113192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913230915223656162.post-70540743233132063752020-10-22T21:59:00.001-05:002020-10-22T21:59:16.156-05:00Vintage Comics: Blue Bolt Weird Tales #116: The Ghostly Guardians, The Weird Mr. & Mrs. Murder; Deathc Danger, and Deceit (Cover - Pg. 15) No excuses. I watched the debates tonight and am rushing for an entry before bed - - so comics today, commentary tomorrow.ranranbollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225086501704113192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913230915223656162.post-70432493101281877572020-10-21T19:20:00.001-05:002020-10-21T19:20:48.913-05:00Drive-in Trailers: Teen Terror What is Hollywood's odd obsession with adolescence? Is it the drama of raging hormones? The vulnerability of youth? The general penchant certain older people with money have for kids less than half their age? Or maybe, it's because the nightmares of our youth seem to linger more strikingly than what we go through as adults. Who knows? Really, at the end of the day, this is just an excuse ranranbollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225086501704113192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913230915223656162.post-10259353790604910912020-10-20T23:02:00.001-05:002020-10-21T19:05:56.447-05:00Vintage Comics: "Beware! Terror Tales!" Issue 6; The House of Death, Strange Friendship, Search into the Unknown (Pg. 16 - End) With little time left to meet tonight's deadline, I'm going to go ahead and post the rest of this issue. Commentary to be added in tomorrow!Edit: I always keep my promise. The first story is very Tell-Tale Heart, with greed playing more of a role in the character's motivation rather than simple irritation or seeds of madness. I think I prefer this darker punishment for the villain, however.ranranbollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225086501704113192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913230915223656162.post-24008811719335109712020-10-19T22:14:00.002-05:002020-10-19T22:14:30.082-05:00Vintage Comics: "Beware! Terror Tales!" Issue 6; Horror at the Lighthouse, The Tattooed Heart (Cover - Pg. 15) Because I'd been so underwhelmed by the last series, I decided to dig up something a little more substantial this week, 'Beware! Terror Tales!'. There is no doubt in my mind that this comic is not telling me to just realize that I might have an uncomfortable dream tonight. I'm in for (and obviously you, readers are also) TERROR! The first story includes a lighthouse and a creepy old dude, ranranbollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225086501704113192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913230915223656162.post-72907998487552907562020-10-18T00:00:00.008-05:002020-10-18T00:00:03.600-05:00Book of the Week: "Horror Cinema (Bibliotheca Universalis)" by Jonathan Penner, Steven Jay Schneider, et al. How many of you demanded to see the pictures in the storybooks when your parents or teachers read them to you? I'm going to be frank here, even when I have been a grown-up and responsibly poured through mountains of novels or academic papers, the lack of pretty pictures sometimes breaks my heart. Do not worry, my friends and fiends, for not only does Horror Cinema have loads of awesome ranranbollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225086501704113192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913230915223656162.post-57585550910685271792020-10-17T09:07:00.001-05:002020-10-17T09:07:15.945-05:00Horror Flick of the Week: "Snow White: A Tale of Terror" Where to even begin with this one? Yes, this is the second time I'm recommending a Snow White adaptation. However, while the 1987 edition highlighted a strangely dark attempt at a children's story with the ethereally beautiful Sarah Patterson, these two films are night and day. In this version, not only do you sympathize with the witch before she becomes truly evil, but Sigourney Weaver ranranbollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225086501704113192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913230915223656162.post-51397311736350053402020-10-16T22:11:00.000-05:002020-10-16T22:11:05.749-05:00Vintage Comics: Do You Believe in Nightmares #1, 'The Champ', 'You Can Make Me Fly', 'The Man Who Crashed Into Another Era', 'I Am Being Followed' (Pg. 20 - End) Wrapping up this issue, I'm trying my best to be as positive as I can about these stories, but I just feel like the writers are teasing me here. The Champ did not have the ending I'd have preferred, as I'm always going to lean towards the darker option when it's available. Ghost fake-outs are just the worst. Incidentally the inventor's flying machine - - I won't comment on what ranranbollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225086501704113192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913230915223656162.post-63414562519671144882020-10-15T21:15:00.001-05:002020-10-15T21:15:45.917-05:00Spooky Board Games: The Bloody InnBear in mind, I am not a professional board gamer, but I had this game sitting in my apartment for about half a year before I gathered a team of friends to play it - - and a word of advice, before you venture into more adult board games, study the rules first. It was like hosting an event I wasn't prepared for, and ended up sort of stumbling through the rules before we all pretty much gave up ranranbollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225086501704113192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913230915223656162.post-41121978683786499442020-10-14T17:30:00.002-05:002020-10-14T17:30:36.509-05:00Featured Fear: Politicophobia (Fear of Politicians)Have any of you seen 'Dr. Strangelove or; How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'? How about 'The Dead Zone' or 'Braindead'? 'The Manchurian Candidate', 'Society', 'The Invasion of the Body Snatchers', 'They Live'? It's no surprise to me that horror often revisits the themes of government and/or religion time and again. People can take both subjects pretty far in their devotion to them.ranranbollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225086501704113192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913230915223656162.post-32918734215017782192020-10-13T19:56:00.001-05:002020-10-13T19:56:33.698-05:00Drive-In Trailers: From Page to Screen Let's be honest, most films rarely do books justice. With horror, you've got that extra level of suspense so difficult to nail down without character thoughts in the mix. However, once in awhile a movie is perfectly accurate and nails it, or absolutely goes off and does it's own thing - - beautifully. Some of these trailers are the perfect examples of that success, while others...Either wayranranbollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225086501704113192noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913230915223656162.post-67755557133805991662020-10-12T20:15:00.001-05:002020-10-12T20:15:15.238-05:00Vintage Comics: Do You Believe in Nightmares #1, 'Nightmare', 'The Somnambulist', 'The Strange Silence' (Cover - Pg. 19) Going with some lighter fare today, 'Do You Believe in Nightmares' maybe should have been something more along the lines of 'Do You Have Mildly Upsetting Dreams?' While the stories in this one aren't terribly dark or original, the line art is fairly decent. I don't have a lot to say on these early stories, but I do believe the latter part of the issue gets a little more entertaining.ranranbollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225086501704113192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913230915223656162.post-3470247414256981792020-10-11T22:42:00.000-05:002020-10-11T22:42:24.171-05:00Book of the Week: House of LeavesTo quote my boyfriend this week, as I haven't finished the novel yet and feel like everyone needs to check this one out, "House of Leaves is a must read for any horror fan. What initially started for me as a slow burn quickly turned into a page-turner that reminded me of what made me such a huge fan of the genre in the first place. It transported me back to a time before I had consumed ranranbollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12225086501704113192noreply@blogger.com1