THE HORTICULTURE OF HORROR

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April 23, 2024

Ape-Mania: A Discussion W/ Hunter Goatley

“YOU MANIACS! YOU BLEW IT UP. DAMN YOU. GOD DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!” -Captain George Taylor   *****   MAD: Hunter, it’s great to speak with you again today and thanks for agreeing to this short discussion! There’…

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April 13, 2024

The Crow and the Winter Soldier

By C. Rommial Butler   ======   Here’s a tough thing for us to admit: We are not responsible for every bad thing that happens to us. Here’s another tough thing for us to admit: We are responsible for the way we deal wit…

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April 10, 2024

MAD GOD - A Review

If you’re a massive horror aficionado such as myself, you likely have a huge stockpile of films waiting in your watch list, across multiple streaming platforms. With so many movies to view, and so little time, it’s often difficult to gau…

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April 5, 2024

FESTIVAL OF THE LIVING DEAD - A Review

When I first saw the news that a “spiritual sequel” to George A. Romero’s classic NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD was about to be released, it immediately jumped to the front of my “to do list”. Romero’s original DEAD tr…

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April 3, 2024

Magnetic Hypnosis and Ethereal Forms

It’s always a pleasant surprise when you stumble upon a hidden gem which manages to break through all the buzzing static of mainstream horror and presents an original story. Even better if that film delivers unique supernatural themes, merged …

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March 28, 2024

Interview W/ Eskeletosart

MAD: Jaime, it’s good to talk to you again! We had some correspondence a couple of years ago in regards to a zine I was working on, and I’ve always dug your style and subject matter (primarily comic books and horror art). It has been ver…

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March 27, 2024

Talking Schop with Slenderman

By C. Rommial Butler   ======   As I was picking my way slowly through Arthur Schopenhauer’s The World as Will and Idea, I happened upon a point of view relevant to horror fiction. Discussing how dogma tends to fail to align wit…

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March 14, 2024

Quoth The Raven: Don't Be A--

By C. Rommial Butler   ======   At a local bookstore, I nabbed a reprint of Cotton Mathers’ On Witchcraft. He was one of the judges who presided over the Salem Witch Trials, and the book is his justification for the proceedings. …

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March 1, 2024

Be Careful What You Wish For...

By C. Rommial Butler   ======   First off, let me say that Talk to Me was an immensely enjoyable film. I urge you to watch this 2023 Australian affair if you haven’t already, and especially before you read the following essay, as…

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Feb. 22, 2024

Secrets Best Kept

There’s a certain inevitability for any avid reader, of which we meet various books that simply don’t hold our interest for one reason or another, and we’ll regretfully put them down, perhaps never to pick up again. There’s n…

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