Stephen Graham Jones's Blog, page 203
October 27, 2018
Do You Like Scary Movies?
If you like a good gory time with some ridiculous storytelling and nothing but laughs, you can’t do better than Gravy:
If you like that, then Murder Party‘s a sure bet:
And it goes without saying that Trick ‘r Treat is called for this time of year:
And, for something less silly that comes in one-two punch form (there’s a third, too, if the first two leave you all leaning forward, and you have to fall into something), Cold Prey and Cold Prey II are som…
October 26, 2018
Cold Pursuit
Now THIS is the kind of research I can get behind. Well done, whoever:
Liam Neeson's new action film as seen through the prism of The Simpsons' Mr. Plow episode
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Winter is Coming
but the app window for my horror workshop at the Stanley closes on Halloween. Click here to go there.
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October 25, 2018
The Main Staples of Horror
For real horror, you need:
an empty rocking chair, rocking
a crackle-faced porcelain doll
the close-up of an eyeball
a spread-fingered hand on the other side of a window
a tree swing, creaking back and forth
and a cat flying out of every closet:
doesn’t hurt to have a mysterious shape walking past a doorway, either:
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October 24, 2018
Pumpkins & Werewolves
October 22, 2018
Halloween 2018
Isn’t that mask just so expressive? It’s supposed to make Michael Myers faceless, but really it kind of gives him a soul. A dark, evil, tortured soul. Anyway, I think it’s going to be a touch before I get to actually talking about this latest version, BUT:
if you haven’t seen it yetAND you don’t like spoilersAND you can’t help but finish every post you start reading, then:maybe don’t start this one yet?
Which is to say, spoilers wil…
October 21, 2018
PSA
My name is Stephen Graham Jones, and I support this tweet:
PSA: #mappingtheinterior by @SGJ72 is gorgeous and blowing my mind. You should all read it! PSA over!
