Archived Episode VII: Women in Horror Month 2017

Originally recorded at the end of Women in Horror Month 2017! Tune in as Cat and guest Gretchen review XX (2017), discuss Women in Horror Month, and whether or not films pass the Bechdel test - and what that means for movie-goers.

EpisodesCatApril 2, 2017wihm, women in horror, anthologyComment

2. Horror in Video Games

A conversation regarding horrors behind the controller.

EpisodesCatMarch 26, 2017gaming, video games, pc, console, horror gamingComment

Aesop’s Terrors: Horror & the Moral of the Story

All new horror films do not follow the fable-like quality of childhood tales, but we can't deny the recent trend of cautionary horror stories concerning man’s interaction with technology.

ArticlesCatMarch 22, 2017technology, scream, new horrorComment

1. Modern Ghosts

Tune in for our inaugural episode - Matt, Cat, and Gretchen get together to talk the more modern take on ghost stories with Personal Shopper and I Am the Pretty Thing that Lives in the House.

EpisodesCatMarch 20, 2017ghosts, ghost, episodes, rumComment

Archived Episode VI: From the Bookshelf - Poe's The Masque of the Red Death

Cat loves scary stories, and wants to share them with you - this week, it's Edgar Allan Poe's The Masque of the Red Death. Originally published in 1842 in Graham's Magazine.

ReadingsCatMarch 19, 2017reading, short story, red death, classic lit, literature, horror litComment

TV and Gothic Literature: Tales for a Dark & Stormy Night

ArticlesCatMarch 18, 2017Feature Eps and ArticlesComment

Archived Episode V: From the Bookshelf - Lovecraft's Hypnos

Tune in for the first short story-telling, meant to get you in the shivery mood. Cat loves short scary stories, and wants to share them with you - this week, it's Lovecraft's Hypnos!

ReadingsCatMarch 18, 2017reading, lovecraft, literature, short story, story telling, cosmic horrorComment

A Ratings Game - Horror's Complicated Relationship with the MPAA

ArticlesCatMarch 17, 2017ratings, indie horror, horror communityComment

Archived Episode IV: 2016's Lovecraft Film Festival

Originally recorded in October of 2016.

Fresh off the boat from Innsmouth, we recap the 21st annual Lovecraft Film Festival at the Hollywood Theatre in Portland, Oregon. We talk independent film, the vast array of multimedia that horror can be presented in, and the awesomeness of Stuart Gordon.

EpisodesCatMarch 17, 2017lovecraft, cosmic horror, short film, independent film, indie horror, film festivalComment

Archived Episode III: Outside the Movies, a Year in Horror Review

Tune in to hear Matt and Cat review various horror “extracurriculars” from Box of Dread to conventions such as HorrorHound Cincinnati, Flashback Weekend in Chicago, and the "one time only"s being - CthulhuconPDX and the Living Dead Con that took place right here in Portland.

EpisodesCatMarch 16, 2017conventions, horrorhound, subscription boxes, horror conventions, episodes

Archived Article: Awesome Vendors from 2015's CthulhuconPDX

Originally posted in the Spring of 2015, the following article talks a bit about Pacific Northwest Lovecraftian vendors who were in attendance at CthulhuconPDX. Looking for something non-euclidean and unique for a special Old One? Look no further!

CatMarch 16, 2017vendors, conventions, lovecraft, portland Comment