Comics Review: Ghost Rider: Hell on Wheels

“Ghost Rider: Hell on Wheels” was first published in 2022 (same year X & Pearl came out) as part of Marvel’s lineup “Marvel Epic Collection” reprinting classic issues in one book. I got good news. In alternate version of The Punisher/Frank Castle is confirmed as a playable character in an upcoming video game, “Marvel Cosmic […]

Eraserhead

After finishing art school as a painter, David Lynch (may he Rest in Peace) made a few experimental short films based on his paintings. Then, he got a scholarship at the American Film Institute. Once he tweaked his short movie, “Gardenback” for feedback, he added more elements based on his other paintings and dreams he […]

Classics Review: Onibaba

Set in the 14th Century during the Nanboku-chō period, an old woman and her daughter-in-law kill samurai, discard their inventory and sell ’em in order to stay alive. The former meets a man wearing a mask. Meanwhile, the latter sneaks out at night visiting a neighbor. All heck breaks lose. Released in 1964, (same year […]

American Horror Story: Hotel

After American Horror Story’s fourth season, “Freak Show” received praise, Ryan Murphy worked on a fifth season, “Hotel.” Set in modern era, ghosts and vampires reside in a hotel. A detective investigates deaths within the place. He also tracks down a serial killer and a missing loved one. Besides the detective, viewers learn about the […]

1408

In 1999, Stephen King released an audiobook of short stories titled, “Blood and Smoke.” One of them, “1408” follow a non-fiction writer who checks himself into a hotel to unconver a room where previous occupants were killed. As you might expect, the titular room haunts him. Eight Years Later, John Cusack starred in a film […]

Classics Review: The Raven (1963)

In 1845, Edgar Allen Poe published a short story on the form of a poem titled, “The Raven.” It’s about a man who descends to insanity when the titular bird torments him. 118 Years Later, the late Roger Corman & Richard Matheson collaborated again adapting yet another Edgar Allen Poe work since “House of Usher.” […]