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1981: HORROR’S GREATEST YEAR
I’m turning 30 in July. This is upsetting to me. So, naturally, I’ve been spending a lot of time sitting on an ottoman, like a 5 year old, in front of my DVD collection, pulling down horror gems, and staring blankly at their front and back covers. It turns out...
THE ROCKETEER: Dave Stevens is a Boss
This week, IDW Publishing launched a new comic called Rocketeer Adventures based on Dave Stevens’ iconic, jet-powered hero. It features stories by John Cassaday and Mike Allred, that are wonderful enough to have re-kindled my love for the character. I’ve spent the entire week with my head in all of the...
SCREAM 4 DOESN’T SUCK
Wes Craven is a director for whom I have the utmost respect, for one solid reason; he scares me. When I snuck into the local Loews at age 13 to watch his New Nightmare, I remember being terrified and wanting to leave. Freddy’s glove existing in the real world was...
DREAM HOME: Gore and Decor
Last night, I was given a screener of DREAM HOME by fellow Coolidge midnite movie programmer Jesse Hassinger. He and I had been having discussions recently regarding to what extent we should be playing new films for the Coolidge @fter midite screenings. I wasn’t convinced that any of this recent...
Why You Should Be Reading UNCANNY X-FORCE
I’ve just finished reading my copy of Uncanny X-Force #4, and I feel compelled to sound out for you just how awesome a comic it is. This book gets better with each issue that hits the stands. The concept is beautifully simple for an X title; five of the most...
Mark Anastasio’s Allergic to Zombies
I am the Program Coordinator at the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, MA. Among my many duties at the theatre, I help program, promote, and pull off the Coolidge @fter Midnite cult and genre film series, and have been one of the curators of the Annual Halloween Horror Movie Marathon...
10 Awesome Comic Book Moments in 2010
These are the moments I found most enjoyable/memorable while reading a shit-ton of comic books this year....