Nicholas Bruner
Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Young Adult Author
Tag: horror
Scary Movies: Phantom of the Opera
This was our family movie last Saturday. It was scary enough my son had to leave the room at one point! This was the version done by Hammer in 1962, and according to Wikipedia had an unusually large budget for a Hammer film, including… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Phantom of the Opera”
Scary Movies: The Wolf Man
My daughter really likes this one for some reason, so we’ve seen it the past two Halloweens in a row. I, however, found it to be the most disappointing movie included in Universal’s two-volume classic monster collection. Compared to the likes of Dracula and… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: The Wolf Man”
Scary Movies: King Kong
Now here’s a true classic, whose imagery has embedded itself in our culture, and which has been re-made multiple times. Surely I don’t need to describe the plot, right? A giant gorilla, discovered by the obsessive Carl Denham on mysterious Skull Island, whom he… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: King Kong”
Scary Movies: The Thing
John Carpenter remade the Thing From Another Planet (1951) in 1982. I wonder if this was the first example of the sub-genre of action-horror? Certainly, Aliens (1986), Predator (1987), Pitch Black (2000), and the 1999 remake of The Mummy, fall into this genre. But I can’t… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: The Thing”
Scary Movies: Village of the Damned
Last night, as per our annual Halloween scary movie schedule, the family watched Village of the Damned (1960). This is a British film, produced by MGM-UK, and I’ve always had something of a fascination for it. When I was seven or eight, an issue… Continue Reading “Scary Movies: Village of the Damned”
Ranking Scary Movies
I’ve love horror movies. I always have, ever since I was a little kid. Not sure why, there’s just something primal in them that appeals to me. In my house, we have movie night every Saturday. We cycle so that my son picks the… Continue Reading “Ranking Scary Movies”
What I’m Reading: The Walking Dead: Safety Behind Bars
The Walking Dead: Safety Behind Bars is the third collection of the Walking Dead, collecting issues #13-18. Of course, now the Walking Dead is a huge phenomenon with the TV show and action figures and lunch boxes (?), but it started off back in 2003… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: The Walking Dead: Safety Behind Bars”
What I’m Reading: The Graveyard Book
The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman, tells the story of Bod Owens, a boy who is raised in a graveyard. His entire family is killed when he’s a toddler and he himself escapes only by lucky accident. When he wanders into the local cemetery later that night, the… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: The Graveyard Book”
