Rom-coms doubled their audiences with the bromance. Scifi and fantasy have reached unprecedented levels of popularity in recent years, now serving far more than just the “geek squad.” Everyone has always loved a good action hero. But in many ways, horror is still defined by who it is NOT for.…
If you follow news surrounding the evolution of man—as we all do—you’ll know that every few months, archaeologists seem to come across a new tooth, jawbone, or pinky toe that could rewrite early human history as we know it. When did humanity first wander out of Africa? At what point…
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: The only thing creepier than movies with possessed kids is a really solid haunted house movie. And the only thing creepier than a haunted house movie is a haunted house movie with possessed kids. You may disagree, but my particular kryptonite…
What’s the greatest Christmas movie of all time? It’s a Wonderful Life? A Christmas Story? Elf? Die Hard? Wrong. A Christmas Prince? Dead wrong. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians? Close. But still wrong. If you’ve been watching Christmas standards all your life, you’ve missed out on some truly great gems.…
Among the many legends about mandrake, cousin to potatoes and member of the nightshade family, are images of fertility, delirium, magic, ritual, pain, sin, and death. So feared were the strangely human-shaped roots, that they featured numerous times throughout Shakespeare’s works. It was said that dogs had to be “sacrificed”…
You guys! Tomorrow is Friday the 13th. In October—the same month as Halloween! Such a morbidly magical occurrence happens only once every…five or six years, depending on leap years. What a wondrous occasion demanding immediate recognition! At the SML Haunted Mansion and Blog Laboratory, we’re celebrating with an epic, 19-day…
There are movie reviews that help you decide if you want to somehow drop $27 for a matinee showing or wait until it’s streaming for free. And there are movie reviews that help you unpack the cinematographic madness that you just witnessed so your head doesn’t feel like it’s been…
From the Oscar-winning mind behind Juno comes the touching story of a demon cheerleader and the best friend who swears revenge for eating her boyfriend! I have to admit: When it came out in 2009, I didn’t think Jennifer’s Body was my thing. I was just far enough removed…
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Featuring movie essays from the Head Monsters of SML and others that explore our love for horror cinema! Published by the Collinsport Historical Society.
