Category Archives: Review

Spooky Small Town America (August 2015 Literary Meeting)

Posted on August 16, 2015 at 11:33 am by Joshua Tuttle

Welcome to the August 2015 Literary Meeting! The most recent literary theme has been “Spooky small town America.”  This is a topic for which there is an abundant supply of literary material, so the theme ran for two months rather that … Continue reading →




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July 2015 Cinematic Meeting: Spanish Lovecraftian Horror

Posted on July 30, 2015 at 11:00 pm by Joshua Tuttle

Welcome to the July 2015 Cinematic Meeting! The theme for this meeting was Spanish Lovecraftian Horror, which can mean only one thing: The Valdemar Legacy. Spanish horror is fantastic.  Spanish cinema is fantastic, actually.  It’s a shame they don’t have a … Continue reading →




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Movie Review: The Gallows (2015)—You Aren’t Giving This Film Enough Credit

Posted on July 15, 2015 at 8:15 pm by Joshua Tuttle

[Note: To do the sort of detailed analysis of the film that I like to do requires some spoilers.  I’m not going to tag each one.  If you’d rather see this movie cold, go watch it, then come back.] Here’s … Continue reading →




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Movie Review: Venom (2005)—Southern Gothic that showcases setting

Posted on June 4, 2015 at 6:05 am by Joshua Tuttle

  This review isn’t strictly speaking of a movie shown at a Society meeting, but I watched it privately with one member recently and I have enough to say about it that it’s worth a post.  The official trailer is … Continue reading →




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Movie Review: Red Sands (2009)—Outpost Horror That Misses the Mark

Posted on May 3, 2015 at 6:40 am by Joshua Tuttle

Red Sands comes very close to being an excellent outpost horror movie.  The overall setup is good, and it has many moments that are genuinely creepy, but on the whole the execution fails. The setup: A US Army squad is … Continue reading →




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