Leah Saylor-Abney's thoughts on movies, books, and writing.
A sequel to 7 Must-See Indie Horror Movies, one of my most visited posts, presents five more must-see independent horror movies for all the movie junkies out there. Okay, technically, a couple of these may not be classified as horror but rather thrillers; they’re worth sharing whatever the genre. Zombies, mind-benders, slashers and the paranormal [...]
Alrighty, as promised in my review of The Other Side, this post discusses the film The Signal (2007), written and directed by David Bruckner, Jacob Gentry and Dan Bush, which will most certainly be a love it or hate it experience for many. Personally, I find something new to love every time I watch it. [...]
A zomedy that delivered on its promises, Boy Eats Girl (2005), written by Derek Landy and directed by Stephen Bradley, won’t win any awards, but it entertained my zombie lovin’ self for 80 minutes. 3 1/2 stars out of 5 Okay, if I’m being completely honest, a few of those 80 minutes I wasn’t entertained; [...]
I recently discovered the Nazi zombie subgenre and consequently went on the hunt for more. That’s when I found a link to The 4th Reich (2010) on IMDb. It’s still classified as in pre-production with production set for spring 2010 but I had to get it posted here so I wouldn’t lose it in the [...]
You had me at In the Hall of the Mountain King (Peer Gynt) by Edvard Grieg as the score in the opening scene while a young woman runs for her life from a mob of…what? I could not tell. Dead Snow (Død snø, 2009), directed by Tommy Wirkola, only gets better from there. 4 1/2 [...]
After a little research, which consisted of reading about 10 random blogs, 10 comments on Amazon, and one thread on IMDb, I’m convinced I have to add my two cents on Automaton Transfusion (2006), written and directed by Steven C. Miller. 3 stars out of 5 While there are a few redeeming qualities to Automaton [...]
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks was . . . interesting. WORLD WAR Z is Max Brooks’s life work. Logging countless hours of travel to capture and preserve first-hand experiences from the Dark Years, Brooks records in great detail the one aspect that has been neglected in all [...]
At 180 pages, Return of the Living Dead by John A. Russo is what I refer to as a “quick read,” having done so in just under three hours on February 7, 2010. A huge fan of the 1968 film, Night of the Living Dead, I was fairly certain I’d enjoy this book. And Return [...]
Broken by Kelley Armstrong was recommended by someone from the Think Sideways forums. After reading 200 pages of the 480-page novel, I had to put it down for good. Why? I just wasn’t feelin’ it. Elena seemed like an interesting woman, being a pregnant werewolf and all, but I wasn’t able to connect with her. [...]
I think Otto is a zombie movie; or, at least a movie within the movie stars zombies. Despite not being the film I expected, I can’t say watching was a complete disappointment. Of course, when it comes to movies, I’m extremely open-minded and don’t mind characters engaged in acts of homosexuality. Yes, you read that [...]
