Tag Archives: Day of the Dead

Howard Sherman- The Romero Retrospective (Audio)

        Ed. note–  Let the fun begin!  Today I kick off Death Ensemble’s coverage of the Mad Monster Party convention this past weekend in Charlotte, NC.  And what better way to start off the celebration than with … Continue reading

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8 Living Dead Films to Celebrate this October

        Months ago, I decided I’d had my fill of zombies.  Around this time last year, I did a whole NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD retrospective, and then in February I challenged myself to review every remaining … Continue reading

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PIECE BY PIECE: Scott Goldberg’s short trailer for THE THREE

    Subject:   A trailer for Long Island director Scott Goldberg’s upcoming film THE THREE, starring John Amplas and Lori Cardille of George Romero’s DAY OF THE DEAD.     Lifespan:   2 minutes 33 seconds     The … Continue reading

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Con Report: Chiller April 2012

        The Sprawling Chaos     Chiller Theatre, Parsippany, NJ   April 28 at the Parsippany Hilton     I take stock of last weekend’s Chiller convention, and here’s what I come up with:  I met five … Continue reading

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Whoring Out For Our Art: DEADTENTION Kickstarts Again!

          ***SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION A 3RD TIME***     The convention trail is starting to pick up, and this gives X and me opportunities to get the DEADTENTION script out to the horror world’s premiere talent.  We’re … Continue reading

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The Romero Retrospective: The Complete Reviews

    Over the last year plus, I’ve said just about everything I could possibly say about George Romero.  If you’ve read my stuff, you know that he’s my favorite horror director, and one of the main influences on myself … Continue reading

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LAND OF THE DEAD

        2005 was a great year for horror.  It marked not only the return of George Romero, but after 20 years, a new film in his Dead saga.  And it did so in grand fashion.  LAND OF … Continue reading

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SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD

        Only one to go!  Phil’s review of LAND OF THE DEAD won’t make it in on time for the end of February, but here’s his review of SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD.  Romero’s last film to date, … Continue reading

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Death Ensemble Turns 1

          A year ago today, I gave birth to Death Ensemble.  After three years of writing for Icons of Fright, the site was self-destructing.  Power struggles had taken a nice gig and turned it into a … Continue reading

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5 Women Worthy of the Hell of Fame

        In the wake of Jamie Lee Curtis’ change of heart about appearing at a horror con, I’ve been thinking a lot about just how important, and just how underappreciated, women in horror are.  The lion’s share … Continue reading

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