If you haven’t gone to the theater to see #Weapons yet, what the hell is wrong with you?! You know how amazing #Barbarian is, right? Don’t watch a trailer. Don’t listen to a review. Just go. Let it wash all over you. Best horror film of 2025 so far.

Arguable the best #horror trailer ever produced, 28 Years Later has produced mixed results. Hear Jay and I battle it out in this latest episode of Dead Man STILL Walking—and then head over to Undead Symphony on Instagram to hear their take! www.newhorrormovies.com/new-horror-m...

Would five be MORE fantastic or LESS fantastic?

One of the best #zombie movies from last year, Die Alone sees Carrie-Anne Moss’s return to the subgenre (since Fido), and she does a great job in this eco-zombie film with a cool, twisty plot. Take a listen and learn why I like it so much! www.newhorrormovies.com/dead-man-sti...

I am SUPER excited to be helming a new series of academic books on UNfaithful adaptations of well known text systems. A Frankenstein collection is underway, followed by one one Jekyll and Hyde. Please share widely and consider proposing a monograph or collection! mcfarlandbooks.com/imprint/stud...

The regular zombie-movie-love of Dead Man STILL Walking is back! Here’s a pretty new, Spanish #zombie movie, one based on the first book of a series, Apocalypse Z. Some cool sequences with a motorcycle and a boat. Plus, you know, zombies. #zombiepodcast www.newhorrormovies.com/new-horror-m...

Aaaaaand Season 2 of The Last of Us ends with some carnage and tragic deaths, but not enough heart. :/ It does transition to Season 3, but not everyone will be sticking around for that. . . . www.newhorrormovies.com/horror-movie...

Season 2, Episode 5, of The Last of Us—“The Price”—is a bittersweet, episode-long flashback. It’s well structured and finely acted, but see what you think! www.newhorrormovies.com/new-horror-m...

More exciting coverage of The Last of Us Season 2 with me and Jay of the Dead! It’s an uneven season, but episode 5, “Feel Her Love” has some creepy cult stuff in it. Take a listen! www.newhorrormovies.com/new-horror-m...

The Last of Us: Season 3, Episode 4, “Day One.” Our avenging duo make it to Seattle where they, initially, do very little. Elle does play some guitar, though! www.newhorrormovies.com/new-horror-m...

Man! I forgot to keep posting links to my The Last of Us coverage with Jay of the Dead. (I secretly really bad at social media.) So here comes some episode dumping, starting with the apocalyptic roadtrip that is Season 2, Episode 3, “The Path.” www.newhorrormovies.com/new-horror-m...

Just a reminder that Ironheart comes out tonight. they’re dropping 3 episodes at 9pm. This show didn’t get the best marketing and is currently being review bombed by loser incels that get overly emotional when characters don’t look like them on screen. Produced by Ryan Coogler. Go check it out.

This is the film turning fifty? Right? #jaws

The University of Heidelberg was so kind to bring me to town just to talk about #zombies for a couple of hours. I discussed the parallel attitudes toward government and authority in both zombie narratives and the United States today. It was so fun!

The Post-Zombie has arrived! mcfarlandbooks.com/product/the-...

PROOFS! Kind of a pain, but oh-so-sweet as the last step of a long journey (over five years for this gem). So excited to see the first issue of American Gothic Studies! @ssag.bsky.social @cypheractive.bsky.social

I have four academic articles out for review and consideration at journals at the same time. That may be a record for me! Here’s hoping!

Sometimes, when you’re a zombie scholar, you have to watch bad #zombie movies. It’s for work!

So apparently when I read for fun, I just alternate between @sgj.bsky.social and @paultremblay.bsky.social. This is a very good thing. Zombies + wrestlers + soccer moms + grandmas + baked goods = a helluva good time in Zombie Bake-Off! Oh—and there’re also donuts, swords, and a Zamboni!

Season 2, episode 2 of #TheLastofUs is a masterpiece of #zombie dread, terror, and action, but it also really hits you where you live. This is great #horror television, folks! Hear me and Jay break it down! www.newhorrormovies.com/new-horror-m...

The Last of Us is back on Max for Season 2! Join Jay of the Dead and me each week for our exclusive coverage of this fabulous #zombie series! www.newhorrormovies.com/new-horror-m...

I gratefully give you the FIFTIETH EPISODE of Dead Man STILL Walking! Wow—so many #zombie movies! To commemorate, Jay of the Dead and I debate and discuss our ten favorite zombie flicks of all times! Please listen! Enjoy! And share! www.newhorrormovies.com/new-horror-m...

Indexing The Post-Zombie collection of scholarly essays. This is it! The final stretch! (And a maddening process!) #zombie #zombiestudies #postzombie #zombiescholarship

Dead Man STILL Walking double feature! These two flicks—I Drink Your Blood and I Eat Your Flesh—were originally exhibited together, so I discuss them in tandem. They don’t do well at the “Is It a Zombie” game, but give it a listen! www.newhorrormovies.com/new-horror-m...

I give you the TRUE “One Cut of the Dead”—the French #zombie film #MADS. Very cool production concept here, but also some great zombie action and gripping characters. One of the better Z-films of 2024! www.newhorrormovies.com/new-horror-m...

Years ago, I theorized that two #horror #monsters just didn’t work in writing: #zombies and #slashers. Many fine writers have proven me wrong on the first count, and now @sgj.bsky.social has REALLY proved me wrong on the second. Wow. Slasher lore plus REDACTED! This novel does NOT disappoint!

I keep forgetting to share my new episodes of Dead Man STILL Walking! Here’s my luke-warm analysis of a one-note #zombie comedy. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies does have its moments, though—like its great casting! (And use of flies.) www.newhorrormovies.com/new-horror-m...

If you know, you know!

I quite enjoyed War of the Rohirrim, even though it hits too many plot beats from The Two Towers, and I just LOVED Héra! She kills Wulf with a yonic symbol instead of a phallic one! Take that, Anduril!

The first session of #SWPACA was all about Robert Eggers, with one paper on each of his four #horror films. Cool insights about the connections between these films and folklore (VVitch & Nosferatu) and mythology (Lighthouse & Norseman).

I’m just putting the finishing touches on my paper, analyzing the amazing retelling of “The Fall of the House of Usher,” T. Kingfisher’s _What Moves the Dead_. Come to the #sporror session at 11:30 in Salon E!

Excited to be in Albuquerque for the annual Southwest Popular and American Culture Association conference! Follow for exciting revelations and insightful commentary! 😉

As I was finalizing my end-of-year “best of” list, I rewatched Alien: Romulus. I still really like it, but it went down a point because of the opening sequence. Not to be pedantic, but remember the cataclysmic triple-explosion of the ore refinery? No way even a fragment of the Nostromo survived!

#Zombie fans! New Dead Man STILL Walking up and ready for a listen! I focus on the NEW zombie movie Handling the Undead, one of the best horror flicks of the year. It’s haunting and sad—not your typical zombie fare—so buckle up! www.newhorrormovies.com/new-horror-m...

I (finally) published a piece on the adaptive processes behind iZombie, after many years of drafting, writing, and revising. Hang in there, young scholars! Your day will come! lfq.salisbury.edu#gsc.tab=0

#Milk&Serial is a pretty gripping found-footage #horror movie on YouTube that has solid acting, great twists, and some decent gore. The most amazing part? It was produced for $800! All prospective filmmakers need to check this one out. 7/10

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I’m so excited for my literature and film course on adaptation this spring! The Shawshank Redemption, two versions of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, @paultremblay.bsky.social’s The Cabin at the End of the World and its adaptation, and SIX different takes on The Phantom of the Opera!

These two most excellent novels made for one helluva double feature! Similar subjects, but delightfully different approaches and treatments. I highly recommend both @paultremblay.bsky.social’s #AHeadFullogGhosts and @gradyhendrix.bsky.social’s #MyBestFriendsExorcism!

Just in time for Nee Year’s Eve—my double feature review of #Antropophagus and #Absurd! These are some wild B-flicks with varying echoes of #zombies (and lots of gore). Thanks to @landofthecreeps.bsky.social and what might be called a “dare.” 😂 www.newhorrormovies.com/new-horror-m...

Merry Christmas!

Every Christmas Eve, the delightful “Book Mouse” comes to our house, bringing people new pajamas and a book. So excited to finally have a copy of @sgj.bsky.social I Was a Teenage Slasher! ❤️

How creepy is this poster? It sure looks like #SoulEater is a supernatural #horror movie, and it often works as one, but mostly it’s a really upsetting #thriller and police procedural. Not perfect, but it kept me guessing and invested, especially in terms of the titular myth. 7/10

I came for the German and stayed for the monsters. I enjoyed #Cuckoo because of the initial mystery, the general tone, that chase scene, and the creepy forest creatures. I do wish things had been explained a bit more in the end, though—I wanted to know more about these “cuckoos”! 8/10

If you liked #Smile, you will LOVE #Smile2. The films opens with a pre-title sequence that masterfully contexts the two films with a brilliant oner shot, and the cinematography remains gripping throughout. Naomi Scott is amazing—acting, singing, dancing, stunting—the works! I quite enjoyed it. 8/10

#Creep2 is a great sequel because it redoes the structure of the first film while turning so much else upsidedown. The heterosexual tension is MORE awkward than the sexual tension in the first one, and “Aaron” is open about being a killer from the start. Great performances by both actors here. 8/10

The Twisted Temptress over on @landofthecreeps.bsky.social spoke highly of the new #Creep show on @shudder.bsky.social, so I figured I should go back and check out the films. There’s some powerhouse acting here that transcends most #foundfootage movies, especially as it was mostly improvised.

Anyone in the mood for a #zombie podcast for Thanksgiving? 😬 In this “very special” episode of #DeadManSTILLWalking, I rant about different kinds of zombies. And I review the non-#horror zombie film, #Otto. 😱 www.newhorrormovies.com/new-horror-m...

Creepy period piece with a great lead actor? Sounds awesome! Well, #HoldYourBreath isn’t bad at all—tons of suspense and mystery—but it’s a bit of a gradual build. It feels like a haunted house story (with lots of dust!), but it might just be a realist story. That’s the mystery! 7/10

Aaaaand now #Deadpool&Wolverine. LOTS of multiverse here. This film feels more like a #Loki sequel than a #Deadpool sequel, but I guess that makes sense with the tanking of #XForce. All the Void stuff is super fun—great cameos—but the story lacks something to me. And maybe TOO MUCH heart? 7/10