Category Archives: Review

Folk Horror Friday: Black Sunday (1960)

Welcome to Folk Horror Friday! Over the summer I’ll be reviewing Folk Horror cinema every Friday! I’ll investigate both canonical Folk Horror classics like the Unholy Trinity as well as obscure gems from the era of silent movies. As always, … Continue reading




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Podcast Preview: Spookypasta Progenitors of “The Last Movie,” a new Podcast from Public Radio Alliance

Public Radio Alliance’s new podcast, The Last Movie, drops tomorrow (on a Tuesday). The premise looks promising: Tanis podcast host Nic Silver and regular contributor MK, explore the possible existence of “The Last Movie,” an infamous underground feature film, reputed to … Continue reading




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[Book Review] An Unsystematic Articulation of the Weird and the Eerie: A Beautiful, Insightful Collection of Readings by Mark Fisher

  An Unsystematic Articulation of the Weird and the Eerie: A Beautiful, Insightful Collection of Readings by Mark Fisher Fisher, Mark. The Weird and the Eerie. Repeater Books, 2017. 134 pages. US $14.95. Includes bibliography but no in-text citations. In … Continue reading




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Podcast Review: Tanis Bonus Episode #1—This is Tanis at its best, and it’s worth subscribing to get access

Recently, Pacific Northwest Stories started releasing bonus episodes of Tanis through Patreon.  This is becoming a pretty standard practice (Lore has been doing this for months).  I think it’s a good model, and it works particularly well for Tanis. As I said in … Continue reading




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Movie Review: The Darkness (2016)—Toby Oliver’s abysmal cinematography renders this an unwatchable mess

Here’s the official marketing blurb: A family returns from a Grand Canyon vacation, haunted by an ancient supernatural entity they unknowingly awakened and engages them in a fight for their survival. Straight up, skip this movie.  I will address content, but … Continue reading




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