Whether you love or hate The House of the Devil as a movie, one would be hard pressed to withhold that writer/director/editor Ti West’s (The Roost) fetishistic tribute to 80’s horror at least looks the part, and that may/should be enough to make it worth a viewing. With all the cookie-cutter impersonal product permeating every genre, not just horror, it’s a rarer movie than you’d expect where you can genuinely see the love in every frame. One can imagine House of the Devil as part of someone’s VHS collection, collecting dust, being pushed back into the closet to make room for DVDs, pushed back again for Blu-Rays only to be rediscovered two decades later by someone searching for porn.

I’m happy to report that House of the Devil really is worth a viewing on its own laurels as I can’t remember a horror movie in which I’ve smiled so much from beginning to end. Sure, it’s not all that scary, but you probably won’t notice it in the moment because it’s just so much fun.

Horror critic and journalist Christian Sellers (GoreZone Magazine, Midnight-Theatre.com) wanted to pick Sarah’s brain on being one of the first women horror bloggers back when she started in 2005 and what makes her tick, especially in a male-dominated genre.

Our own founder and editor, Miss Sarah “Fatally Yours” Jahier, has been nominated and interviewed for The Vault of Horror’s Ms. Horror Blogosphere Contest (read original posting HERE)!

You can read the interview HERE!

The voting period will be ten days, ending on Friday, December 4. Voters are limited to one vote apiece. The top five vote-getters will then advance to the next level of the contest. A new vote will then be held, lasting five days, after which the official winner of Ms. Horror Blogosphere 2009 will be announced.

The poll will be located at The Vault of Horror main page.

We recently reviewed the zany killer turkey horror-comedy Thankskilling, and now we’ve got a copy, signed by writer Kevin Stewart and  co-writer/director Jordan Downey  to give away to one lucky reader!

Spirit Camp promotes itself as Bring it On meets Friday the 13th and in some respects it delivers. I found it entertaining enough to merit further viewings. It is not the typical “Let’s go make a horror film and pay homage to everything we love about slasher films” fare, though hardcore horror and slasher fans alike will note numerous references to the 80’s films. Some of them are subtle while some are more in your face, but neither type distracts from the story.

Dark Chamber seems to have a bit of an identity crisis. In prepping this review, I took the obligatory peek at the IMDB profile for this film, and there I found a movie called Under Surveillance. Turns out, that’s another of the three titles for this 2006 film, the third being my favorite, Camera Obscura. This isn’t a rare thing for horror movies, gialli in particular, as some names don’t always produce an idiomatically correct translation from one language to the next. The trouble comes when the movie in question mimics the name-game in its execution.

The contest boasts 20 of the hottest women bloggers on the ‘net, and I’m proud to be among their ranks!

Check out my interview HERE and in a few days you’ll be able to vote for your favorite horror queen to be crowned Ms. Horror Blogosphere.

One of our favorite horror inspired clothing lines, Dance Party Massacre (check our our first review of them HERE), is back with a whole new line of horrifyingly awesome tees! Their Season Three line is all about a retro vibe and feel while still keeping its wearers feeling fresh!

Case in point is the new tee called “The Trilogy”. This retro-styled tee is a throwback to ‘70s and ‘80s horror movie posters. It features plenty of booze, babes and blood to satisfy any nostalgic horror fan!