"Having been bombarded with hype-filled reviews, I went into THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL with high expectations. Unfortunately, I came away from the film feeling as disappointed as I felt after watching Oren Peli's over-hyped PARANORMAL ACTIVITY (which may have worked as a short film that took place over three nights, but was simply excruciating at feature length)..."

Please read the rest here: http://www.fangoria.com/blogs/raising-hell/4495-raising-hell-style-vs-substance-in-the-house-of-the-devil.html

"Just when it seemed that usage of the term “torture porn” was behind us, it’s once again raised its ugly head - from reviews of THE HILLS RUN RED and Lars von Trier's ANTICHRIST to blog posts about how PARANORMAL ACTIVITY earned more than SAW VI this past weekend.

"Torture porn" is a term that simply doesn't make sense when describing horror films that feature graphic depictions of torture. To the uninitiated, it sounds more like a subgenre of porn than a horror subgenre, as evidenced by Roger Ebert's review of ANTICHRIST..."

Please read the rest here: http://www.fangoria.com/blogs/raising-hell/4461-the-problem-with-torture-porn.html

Kryptographik is a trans-continental podcast featuring Brian (in the U.S.) and Damian (in Australia), providing news, reviews, commentary and interviews covering horror, dark fantasy and science-fiction.

In our 30th episode, we're joined by Barry Nugent (in the U.K.) from the Geek Syndicate podcast to discuss his how his novel FALLEN HEROES started out being self-published through Lulu.com and has since been optioned for adaptations into both a graphic novel and a TV series.

We also discuss how and why changes are made when stories are adapted to other media, past and upcoming adaptations of Sherlock Holmes, and our opinions about The War of the Worlds (starring Tom Cruise) and Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

Direct Download (iPod not required):
http://media.libsyn.com/media/kryptographik/Kryptographik0030.mp3

Listen to our streaming audio online at:
http://kryptographik.ning.com

Visit our homepage for show notes, links and iTunes/Zune/Podcatcher feeds at:
http://www.lordshaper.com/kryptographik

If you’ve ever asked yourself (or someone else) why part of a story was changed when it was adapted to the screen, why it was necessary to flesh out a villain’s back-story or why movies seem “dumbed down” lately, read this:

http://www.fangoria.com/blogs/raising-hell/3160-all-i-really-need-to-know-about-hollywood-i-learned-in-just-over-an-hour.html

Kryptographik is a trans-continental podcast featuring Brian (in the U.S.) and Damian (in Australia), providing news, reviews, commentary and interviews covering horror, dark fantasy and science-fiction.

In our 29th episode, we discuss Barry Nugent's Fallen Heroes and Modern Horror vs. "Torture Porn." We also give our thoughts regarding the trailers for Transformers 2, Public Enemies, Moon, The Final Destination (in 3-D!), Terminator: Salvation, Drag Me To Hell, Halloween 2, Pandorum, The Surrogates, Inglorious Basterds, Tim Burton's 9, Sherlock Holmes, The Road, Sorority Row, Whiteout & Zombieland.

Thanks to the Everything Comes Back to 2000AD podcast for the clip!

Direct Download (iPod not required):
http://media.libsyn.com/media/kryptographik/Kryptographik0029.mp3

Listen to our streaming audio online at:
http://kryptographik.ning.com

Visit our homepage for show notes, links and iTunes/Zune/Podcatcher feeds at:
http://www.lordshaper.com/kryptographik

Kryptographik is a trans-continental podcast featuring Brian (in the U.S.) and Damian (in Australia), providing news, reviews, commentary and interviews covering horror, dark fantasy and science-fiction.

In our 28th episode, we discuss the re-launch of the Titanium Rain comic book series (this month's sponsor); indie films Nun of That, Nightmare & Family Demons; writing for Fangoria.com & HeroesCorner.com; what we picked up on Free Comic Book Day and which upcoming comics you should look out for - and avoid.


Direct Download (iPod not required):
http://media.libsyn.com/media/kryptographik/Kryptographik0028.mp3

Listen to our streaming audio online at:
http://kryptographik.ning.com

Visit our homepage for show notes, links and iTunes/Zune/Podcatcher feeds at:
http://www.lordshaper.com/kryptographik

My new blog post on "Hollywood Recycling" is up on Fangoria.com

http://www.fangoria.com/blogs/raising-hell/2272-on-hollywood-recycling.html

Fans of David Lynch should be in for a treat!

Check it out here:

http://www.fangoria.com/reviews/2-film/1965-nightmare-film-review.html

Find out here:

http://www.fangoria.com/blogs/raising-hell/1896-whats-wrong-with-the-new-friday-the-13th.html

See who won The 2008 Cyber Horror Awards, who was nominated and who I voted for here:

http://www.fangoria.com/blogs/raising-hell/1646-the-2008-cyber-horror-awards.html