Tag: horror
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This Way to Egress: “Heft and Presence”
[This is the third in a series of posts on the shooting of Nightmare Cinema’s “This Way to Egress.” You can find the previous installments here and here. The film is available to stream on Freevee and Tubi or to rent/own on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu.] In his essay “The Effect of Effects” (2008), critic Roger Ebert praises the cinematic illusions created for…
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This Way to Egress: Grit
[This is the second in a series of posts on the shooting of the “This Way to Egress” segment of Nightmare Cinema. You can find the first installment here. The film is available for free on Freevee and Tubi or to rent or own on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu.] Filming “This Way to Egress” began…
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Investigating a Playhouse Ghost:
What is the Sound of One Ghost Clapping?The story behind a real-life theatre mystery. This month’s five-act installment of Prime Stage Mystery Theatre picks up where our previous story left off, with mysterious sounds emanating from somewhere in a theatre building. But before diving into this new mystery, I had the chance to meet with writer and martial arts enthusiast Michael Brendan…
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Frankenstein Week:
Print, Audio, & Video PreviewsIf this past weekend was Frankenstein Weekend (see my previous post if you have any doubts about that), then this week must be Frankenstein week. At least it looks that way judging from the advanced media attention that Prime Stage Theatre’s all-new production of Frankenstein has been getting. Out today are previews from three of…
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On a Night in November…
Shelley’s “Hideous Progeny” Comes Alive“It was on a dreary night of November, that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils.” So begins the creation scene in the book that The Guardian calls one of the top 10 novels of all time. And this November, that scene and more will come alive as Prime Stage Theatre premieres the first production…
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A Child and a Monster go to the Lake, or …
“What shall we throw in now?”Set in central Spain shortly after the Spanish revolution, Victor Erice’s film The Spirit of the Beehive opens with the children of a rural village watching James Whale’s Frankenstein (1931). Two of the children, sisters Ana and Isabelle, watch wide-eyed as the monster encounters a young girl by a mountain lake. It’s the same scene you’ll…