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Read My Martin Scorsese Articles in Vague Visages

Earlier this week, I shared the link to my article "The Way of the Future: The Connections Between Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull and The Aviator".

I now have two more Martin Scorsese pieces on Vague Visages, both available to read online:

"Toxic Masculinity and Empathetic Comedy: Martin Scorsese’s Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore"

"What I Learned from Martin Scorsese's Life Lessons"

The Way of the Future: The Connections Between Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull and The Aviator

Read my new article, "The Way of the Future: The Connections Between Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull and The Aviator" in Vague Visages here.

DarkFuse #5 Now Available & New Film Criticism Info

DarkFuse #5 (featuring my story “Hair”) is now available in three formats:

Signed, Trade Hardcover ($20)
Kindle eBook Edition ($3.99)
EPUB eBook Edition ($1.99)

You can also now read my new article, “James Benning’s Stemple Pass: Minimalist Horror for Trump’s America”, in Vague Visages (click here).

Check Out My New Website

My website is now up and running.

Check it out.

I'll still post links and publication updates here.

Preorder DARKFUSE #5

https://www.darkfusemagazine.com/2016...

The fifth volume of DarkFuse’s anthology series, featuring 7 original tales of dark fiction, will be released on Dec 13, 2016.

This is a signed trade (optionally autographed by editor Shane Staley) mini-hardcover production, extremely unique with wraparound cover.

Table of Contents:

“Lights Out, Happy People” by Jeremy Thompson
“The Ritual” by Jennifer Loring
“Hair” by Mike Thorn
“Whispered Sweet Nothings” by T. G. Arsenault
“Trashtown” by D. S. Ullery
“What Lives in the Trees” by Tim Curran
“Antibody” by Renee Miller

Tobe Hooper Retrospective

Can all those terrible IMDB ratings and the critical and popular drubbings be correct? Was Tobe Hooper really washed up by the 1980s? Works like TOOLBOX MURDERS, MORTUARY, SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION, and his most recent, DJINN, have been lost in the shadows of Hooper's unquestionable successes LIFEFORCE, POLTERGEIST, and supremely, THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE. Clearly an auteur in need of rescue. Our resident horror maven, Mike Thorn, watched many of these later Hoopers and finds much to love there. See if you concur with his positive reappraisal of this singular artist.

Read my article "Experimenting with the Horrific: A Reappraisal and Retrospective of the Films of Tobe Hooper" here

Two Reviews of New Horror Films (31 & Don't Breathe)

I recently reviewed Rob Zombie's 31 and Fede Alvarez's Don't Breathe for Bright Lights Film Journal.

Check 'em out, if you're interested:

The Horror of a Nation’s Despair: Rob Zombie’s 31 (2016)

Don’t Breathe, Just Keep on Surviving

New Film Criticism Piece: "Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith: George Lucas’s Greatest Artistic Statement?"

My new article for Bright Lights Film Journal discusses my choice for the 21st century's best film yet, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Fight me, BBC.

You can read the article here:

http://brightlightsfilm.com/star-wars...

Read My New Story, "Hair," in DarkFuse Magazine

I am so humbled and excited to share this news. My new story "Hair" is now available to DarkFuse subscribers.

If you're interested, now is the time to subscribe: until midnight EST, a one-year membership to the magazine will be available for $12. Use the coupon code DFMag24 at checkout.

Article Published on (the Great) M. Night Shyamalan

Very excited that my article "M. Night Shyamalan’s Terror Trilogy: Signs (2002), The Village (2004), and The Happening (2008)" has been published in Bright Lights Film Journal.

Check it out here: http://brightlightsfilm.com/m-night-s...