Category Archives: My Year of Horror

The Hero’s Tale: The Conclusion of My Year of Horror

When is a myth like a horror movie or when is reality like a myth? Tom Gualtieri concludes his year of horror with five films that send their heroes into the darkness. Continue reading

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My Year of Horror: Back to School

Disturbed, possessed, infected, supernaturally influenced or preternaturally gifted, the children of this month’s brood are only slightly more terrifying than the roaming packs of precocious preschoolers on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Continue reading

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The 10 Best Worst Horror Movies or Summer Camp

See a severed head talk! See deranged blondes! See Lyle Waggoner naked! See the best worst movies in this month’s installment of MY YEAR OF HORROR. Continue reading

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My Year of Horror: Why Does Nature Hate Me?

Bugs! Aliens! Missing links! And monsters! This month in MY YEAR OF HORROR, Tom Gualtieri feels the wrath of Mother Nature. Continue reading

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My Year of Horror: Strange May Flowers

April showers of blood bring strange May flowers in Tom Gualtieri’s month of hybrid horror. Continue reading

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The Dubious Allure of Gore

With the release of Evil Dead today and the death of Roger Ebert yesterday, Tom Gualtieri reflects on his despair at the equation of gore with fear. Continue reading

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My Year of Horror: March Madness

Your shrink will have a field day with this month’s twisted psychotics, neurotics and schizophrenics, coming around to fill your life with horror. Continue reading

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