The music of Halloween and Michael Myers (and other John Carpenter-related films and characters) came to life at Flashback Weekend earlier this month as musician Alan Howarth performed many of the creepy tunes that bring to mind the town of Haddonfield. Alan Howarth is, of course, revered for his involvement in the musical scores for the films Halloween II,…

We are a short time away from the festival of darkness – the time of Samhain. Like Harvey Dent said in The Dark Knight, “The night is darkest just before the dawn.” Samhain is a celebration of new beginnings. The time is coming to bring out the Halloween decorations and for Michael Myers to haunt the neighborhood streets…

The Fan Expo of 2011 had been headlined by horror star Robert Englund (alongside my personal favorites Danielle Harris, Doug Bradley and Lance Henriksen). Fan Expo 2012, however, catered more to Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comics and everything else non-Horror. The most popular guests this time were Stan Lee, Gillian Anderson, Christopher Lloyd (wtf) and Amanda Tapping. They descended upon the city of…

Directed by renowned actor Vincent D’Onofrio, Don’t Go In The Woods is a horror film set for release in late 2011/early 2012. It’s the story of a music band that gets away from it all to attempt to get their creative juices flowing. Little do they do know that in the woods there’s a malevolent presence hoping…

This topic really floats my boat. As a huge music guy and a lover of the arts in general, I have always been fascinated by the use of music to enhance a good horror film . It may, I think, be more effectively used in horror films than in any other genre, and in most…