Tag: This Way to Egress
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Deleted Darlings
Newsletter Challenge #2 In a previous post, I shared details and images of a deleted scene from the anthology film Nightmare Cinema. Produced by Mick Garris and featuring the critically acclaimed segment This Way to Egress (directed by David Slade and based on my short story Traumatic Descent), the film had a scene that never…
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Out Now: “Echoes” in Weird Fiction Review
Prosperous Progeny. “And now, once again, I bid my hideous progeny go forth and prosper.” That’s Mary Shelley, writing in her Introduction to the 1831 edition of Frakenstein. While writing the book as a teenager, she could not have imagined how successful the novel would become. But as an adult, after witnessing a reissue of the…
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This Way to Egress: Monster Performances
[This is the fifth in a series of posts on the filming of the “This Way to Egress” segment of Nightmare Cinema. The film is available for free on Freevee and Tubi or to rent or own on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu.] Creating the monsters in “This Way to Egress” was a team effort. Starting…
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This Way to Egress: Toilet Nightmares
[This is the fourth in a series of posts on the filming of Nightmare Cinema’s “This Way to Egress.” The film is available to stream on Freevee and Tubi or to rent/own on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu.] Seven years ago this month, the crew of “This Way to Egress” transformed the restroom of a downtown LA office building to create the scene…
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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…