Lawrence C. Connolly

Author: Lawrence C. Connolly

  • More Reviews:
    Nightmare Cinema & This Way to Egress

    The Connolly Brothers played last night, performing for a full house at Riley’s garden pavilion. So much fun … and exhausting in a way that always seems to leave one strangely energized. As a result, I’m up early today, catching up on writing and perusing the reviews for Nightmare Cinema that are continuing to appear…

  • The Boys are Back in Town:
    Connolly Brothers Band @ Riley’s on July 19

    The Fantasia International Film Festival was a blast, and it’s still going. I might have been tempted to stay longer if not for an opportunity to join brothers Mark and John for a recording session in advance of our July 19 show at Riley’s outdoor pavilion. Usually separated by thousands of miles (with one brother…

  • Today’s reviews:
    Nightmare Cinema & This Way to Egress

    I’m heading out to catch a flight, preparing to face what everyone in Montreal is describing as nightmarish traffic – road closures and construction between downtown and the airport. So … while I’m experiencing nightmare traffic, I’ll leave you with some links to the latest reviews on Nightmare Cinema and “This Way to Egress.” It’s…

  • Nightmare Cinema Premieres at Fantasia

    An enthusiastic crowd gathered well in advance of Nightmare Cinema’s premiere. By 9:00 last night, the line already stretched around the block, assuring a full house for a project that producer-director Mick Garris began dreaming up over a decade ago. Shortly before 10:00, Festival Programmer Tony Timpone took the stage to introduce directors Mick Garris,…

  • Don’t sleep: Nightmares are coming!

    Montreal is gearing up for the event that Quentin Tarantino has called “The most important and prestigious genre film festival on this continent” – The Fantasia Film Festival. It’s a fitting venue for the premiere of a project that producer Mick Garris began working on nearly a decade ago. That’s a long time to be…

  • Hearing Voices:
    Recorded Live at Fantastic Fiction @ KGB

     The audio from my June 20 KGB appearance with Mary Robinette Kowal is available now. It features the stories “Aberrations,” “Step on a Crack,” and “Prime Time!” (all from the collection Visions: Short Fantasy & SF) and an excerpt from “Siren” (the bonus story from new digital edition of Voices: Tales of Horror). For her part, Mary Robinette Kowel…