Picture this nostalgic scenario, if you will: I was but a wee young lad when I became infatuated with old horror and sci-fi movies. I would venture into video stores of varying quality, cruising thru aisles featuring horror videos with their garish box-art on display, and spending cheap money with hopes that the title you rented was cinematic gold or putrid crap. And if you couldn’t find a horror movie not legitimately available, you had to rely on mail-order catalogues from various bootleg outfits that could supply you a video copy of a rare title taken from “questionable” sources. But now, the era has changed: video stores have dissipated like dust in the wind, illegal bootleggers have been replaced by legit quality cult DVD/Blu-Ray labels, and acquiring movies can all be done via a few simple clicks on your computer. Yet one thing hasn’t changed after these many years and that is my love for the horror genre.

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So then, what do I look for in a horror movie? Well, it can vary: I like a horror movie that has a well-constructed plot with some degree of character development and interesting situations, and I also like a horror movie that allows you to shut your brain off and enjoy the mayhem that, in some cases, delivers the three-B’s (i.e., Beasts, Blood and Boobs…in no particular order, I might add). I’m a guy who likes his horror delivered with class and style, but I also like horror that can fall into the category of trashy “drive-in” style exploitation. The best of both worlds, I must say…

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And yet, I believe it’s important for a horror film to take me somewhere special, entertain and, most importantly of all, deliver the goods. If it follows these rules, then you’re in horror-movie heaven. And hopefully, I will be able to provide you with my knowledge of horror, be it about classics that we all know of or obscurities collecting dust on the bottom shelf waiting to be discovered and re-evaluated. Oh, and yes, for all the ladies out there: I do like long walks on the beach…all right, giggity, giggity.