Share a favourite horror-related website.

David Z. - Tomb It May Concern

One great resource on the web is zine pioneer Willam Connolly’s great Spaghetti Cinema / Martial Arts Movie Associates page. I used to live for M.A.M.A. when I could pick it up in my favorite poster shop in Cambridge, MA many many many moons ago, and I didn’t really find this site until a year or so ago thanks to a friend forwarding it. Very no frills, it is loaded with amazing information, great stills and contains an excellent database of Italian and Spanish cinema of many groovy types. Go here and enjoy!

Also, just because I like them, I made a little gift for the site if they ever see this post…

Curt - Groovy Age of Horror

I don’t know about “obscure,” but my favorite horror-related website is Eurotrash Paradise. It’s a very lively group with a ton of knowledgeable contributors. The discussions there have really crystallized a lot of my tastes and ideas about horror, and pointed me down paths I might not have explored otherwise. That’s where I learned to love the Groovy Age, and I doubt I’d have my blog if it weren’t for that group. The folks there are remarkably civil, considering how much they care about the topics generally under discussion. I’ve had the privilege to meet a lot of them offline, and consider them true friends.

Jeff O’Brien

Fred Olen Ray’s site although I almost hate to let that cat out of the bag… more pro than fan and LOT’S of horror talk.

Kimberly - Cinebeats

I’d like to mention a great site called Black Horror Movies.

I came across the site by accident a few months ago while I was looking for reviews for the great horror film Ganja & Hess and added the link to my own blog right away because I thought the site was really interesting. It was created by a writer named Mark H. Harris who also writes for Pop Matters and he offers great insights into the role of black actors in horror films while still managing to keep his sense of humor. He also reviews lots of interesting and sometimes obscure horror movies and I’ve gotten interested in a few films thanks to his site.

JA - My New Plaid Pants

Just a little shout-out to CampBlood.org, which covers the queer end of the horror spectrum pretty commandingly.

Sean T. Collins - Attentiondeficitdisorderly Too Flat

You know what site I really love? Leviathan: The World Serpent. This little stand-alone web mockumentary about the biggest sea monster EVAR was an early discovery of mine on my journey through the scary section of the Internet, and it’s stuck with me. In part that’s because of the way its subject matter–the horrific potential of immensity, with the whole water-monster thing itself–are right down my alley. But it’s also because it’s clearly the work of someone who knows what he likes, if you will, and created a horror project that celebrates his personal idiosyncracies regardless of how that affects the viewer/reader’s experience of or belief in it. So it’s both fun and, in its way, courageous. And yeah, it’s scary.

Billy

The sheer horror and terror that comes out of this website will go down in the history of mankind as one of the chief reasons for the fall of western civilization. If only there was a silver bullet for this monster…..

Louis - Damaged 2.0

Although I am a huge fan of just about everyone who participates in this here forum, probably one of my favorite horror-sites isn’t a blog per se, but a podcast, which is really just a blog you can listen to, right? It’s the gang over at NIGHT OF THE LIVING PODCAST, who are the funniest fuckers ever, making up for what they don’t know about horror with one-side-splitting aside after another. They’ve been in battles with FEAR OF CLOWNS’ Kevin Kangas and LIVE FEED’s Ryan Nicholson, have a segment that reviews gay horror porn and makes fun of some of the best of the worst straight-to-video crap. Listening to their show is a regular Sunday night ritual for me and I think that most of you here would dig it, as long as you’re not pretentious about how serious you take your horror.

Gary Wintle

That one’s a given. The Horror Blog is my only source for horror news and goodness.

I’m not a guy that really learns about horror movies beyond watching and digging them and all that, but I’ve always been a fan. I first started checking out this site obviously because it’s my brother’s, but now I check it everyday. Brother be damned, it’s rich with small news bites, which I like and multiple opinions from the Roundtable which I really like. It’s cool being able to fly through it and stop wherever there’s something of interest. No clicking necessary, but I do click on the comments part a lot, seeing other people’s opinions on everything. It’s a horror site that a non horror guy like me can sink my teeth into, that’s why it’s my favourite; not because I love you, Steven.

Casey - Cinema Fromage

The majority of the horror sites I read are already on the Weekly Roundtable, so I’ll try not to reiterate those!

Outside of that, for general news on what’s coming down the pipe theatre wise I generally check in on Arrow In the Head at Joblo.com. Sure, it’s prone to fanboyism every now and them, but we all are from one time or another! That aside, he’s always pretty up to date on news tidbits on horror flicks. And he likes to post pics of hot chicks. Hard to top that eh?

For entertainment value, the flash toon Xombie was a fun way to while the way the hours at work. Revisiting now, looks like I have to hit the comic shop as I didn’t realize it was a print comic now as well!

T. Van - Tolerated Vandalism

There are a lot of absolutely fantastic horror sites and blogs out there. I’m such a lazy blogger most of the time, I’m always amazed with Fatally Yours. If you are looking for insightful reviews of indie horror films, Fatally Yours is the site to visit. Check it out and you won’t be disappointed.

And your source for all things horror - Night of the Living Podcast. A group of friends from Ohio [that Southern state known for pig fucking], gather each Sunday to pontificate on bad movies, comic books, and all things horror. Shows have been running long lately [almost 2 hours in length] but each week brings a series of nonsensical ramblings from Freddy, Amy, Andy, Kelley, Matt, Chiseck, and Ryan.

Dave - Rue Morgue’s The Abbatoir

I don’t think it qualifies as “obscure,” seeing as the man behind it is part of the Round Table, but it’s always fun to cruise over to Louis’ Damaged 2.0 for cool soundtrack downloads, entertaining movie reviews and the odd piece of inspired vitriol. Otherwise, I guess I’d have to go with Box Office Mojo, which isn’t obscure as much as it is an odd choice for horror content. The site lists box office earnings and I’m obsessed with tracking how well certain fright flicks are doing in comparison to other movies. For example, it was here that I first realized /Land of the Dead/ had bombed in North America, and then I later found out it was doing much better in foreign markets. I’m really not sure why I care so much, though.

Tim - Mondo Schlocko

That would have to be THE GROOVY AGE OF HORROR. There are two reasons behind this. The first being that I am in a constant state of awe and amazement at how Curt can crank out article after article including reviews on a almost daily basis. It’s as if he is a machine set to blog.

The second being is that Curt always seems to find the grooviest and sleazy best that the horror genre has to offer.

Doug Nagy

For Horror news I usually go to three different sites. The first would be The Horror Blog, which is focused on horror delights alone. Film Junk is the second - It is a general film site but also covers quite a bit of horror related news. The third is Twitch which is chock full of foreign, indy and horror related goodness. Todd at twitch always hooks me up with crazy Asian films that are always kickass.

Warren - 150 Days of Sodom

My favorite non-blog site is Critical Condition. It’s got a wealth of information for video collectors and the back story is awesome. It started as a print bi-monthly newsletter in 1982! This guy Fred, he’s been into these movies for a long time and I’d say that’s pretty amazing. Think of all the past fans who have turned their backs on horror. They are probably pretty quick to say “It’s crap, I should know, I used to write a newsletter about it…”. Not Fred.

I suppose Fred saw a lot of the reviewed films in the theater, but on the site we’ve also got a wealth of information about video releases and no small share of scanned cover art. I bet a lot of these images exist on the web only on this site, or perhaps they occasionally pop up on ebay to later disappear into broken-google-images oblivion.

Fred hates shot-on-video and shot-on-vhs features, but he’s got a buddy who reviews those for the site in the FILMS ON THE FRINGE section, which is very amusing. If you only check out one thing on the Critical Condition site, check out the intro on the front page. It’s a great read.

Also this site features old-style web design, reminding me of my early html work with lots of scrolling down and blue-hyper linked text.

Also… Fred delivers the news on the deaths of b-movie stars and directors, really not news to the mainstream media or even on the radar for most horror sites. Did you know the director of Last House of Dead End Street died March 6th at age 58? RIP Roger Watkins.

Thanks to all the Roundtable participants for divulging their secrets. Fools! Bwahaha! Make sure you check out their recommendations.

This Roundtable almost didn’t make it. My email wasn’t working properly and as of Thursday I still hadn’t received any responses. I honestly thought it was the worst topic ever. Kudos to the Roundtable rapscallions for resending their contributions on such short notice.

And I just assumed it was a given that The Horror Blog would be exempt from this Roundtable. How embarassing.

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