Friday, October 16, 2026

WHO CAN KILL A CHILD? (1976) — Narciso Ibáñez Serrador’s Spanish Horror Classic Turns 50!

WHO CAN KILL A CHILD? (1976) d. Narciso Ibáñez Serrador (Spain)




Narciso Ibáñez Serrador’s taboo-smashing classic, Who Can Kill a Child (1976), is a movie that packs a lethal punch both in terms of onscreen mayhem and intellectual philosophizing. When a couple of English tourists (Lewis Fiander, Prunella Ransome) arrive on an isolated Spanish island, they begin to discover the mutilated corpses of adults and eventually realize the shocking truth: These innocent-looking youngsters have massacred their elders, exploiting the grownups’ reluctance to defend themselves against the children.

Friday, October 9, 2026

THE BEYOND & THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY - Lucio Fulci's 1981 Double Feature from HELL!!

THE BEYOND (1981) d. Lucio Fulci (Italy)
THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY (1981) d. Lucio Fulci (Italy)




Italian director Lucio Fulci’s 1981 pairing of The Beyond and The House by the Cemetery represents perhaps the most beloved period of his career, especially by horror fans. Paradoxically, these films are also why his wider cinematic career is often overlooked. By this point, Fulci was already a veteran filmmaker who had worked across comedy, westerns, crime films, gialli and historical dramas. But these days, The Beyond and The House by the Cemetery—alongside Zombie and City of the Living Dead—have become almost a shorthand for what “a Fulci film” is.

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

SCARE-A-THON 2026: PREDATORS HIT THE BRICKS

Greetings, my blood brothers and sanguinary sisters! It’s that time of year again, when the night air turns crisp and cool, the shadows contain mysteries dark and deep, and tricks and treats trade beats with greets on the streets....

It’s time for SCARE-A-THON 2026


This year, for reasons that might seem obvious, I have selected IMPACT Chicago, a non-profit organization dedicated to ending sexual violence and harassment through empowerment-based self-defense training for women, girls, LGBTQ+ and people with disabilities, providing them with the tools needed to prevent, minimize, and stop violence.

Friday, October 2, 2026

Andrzej Zulawski's POSSESSION (1981) Turns 45 — Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

POSSESSION (1981) d. Andrzej Zulawski (France/West Germany)




This week, we dive deep into the abyss of challenging cinema with Andrzej Zulawski’s Possession (1981). Deliberately abrasive and queasy, the idiosyncratic Polish director’s best known film assails its audience from the opening scenes and never lets up for a second, leaving the viewer exhausted, exasperated, and exhilarated.