Can I Bug You For a Ride? The Subway Car in Mimic (1997)

Growing up, my house tended to be the spot where most of my friends hung out. We had video games, a pantry stacked with snacks, parents that didn’t interfere… you know, the usual. but...

Make it so! Star Trek: First Contact (1996) is a Horror Movie

Hello again! Welcome to the latest edition of Everything But Bone. This article is a little different from my previous ones, because we are finding horror in one of the biggest science fiction franchises...

Taking a Bite Out of the Godzilla: King of the Monsters Novelization

The wait is finally over, after 5 years of dormancy the King of the Monsters has arisen once again to take his place in the annals of American cinema. Along with this resurgence (and...

An Interview with Writer/Actor/Podcaster Michael Swaim

One of the best features of Scriptophobic is how it has allowed me to talk to such wonderfully intelligent creative minds, such as Graham Skipper or the Video Palace duders. However, I have not...

Primeval Surgery in The Ruins (2008)

In my fledgling days of horror fandom, browsing the new release aisle at the local retailers was a weekly tradition. Every Tuesday, I would hit my electronics store of choice, scouring the shelves for...

Citizen X (1995) and the Failure of Soviet Bureaucracy

Not long ago, Serial Killer Celluloid took a look at Joon-ho Bong’s Memories of Murder (2003)— a fantastic film about South Korean police’s first encounter with serial murder, which came with a steep learning...

Ultraman By Way of Takashi Miike

Takashi Miike is one of Japan's most prolific directors. At the age of  60, he has donned the director cap 104 times. In North America, the work he is mainly known for is his...

Batteries Included: The Terrifying Power of Child’s Play (1988)

The TV glowed in the center of the room, reflecting the visage of a stern looking news anchor going on about something I had no doubt was very serious. Sure, I was tired, but...

ZODIAC (2007): Never Let Ethics Get in the Way of a Good Story

Anybody who’s serious about appreciating film, and filmmakers, can admit that David Fincher— whether you like him or not— is one of the great contemporary directors in America. If anything, his style is so...

Replanting Godzilla Vs. Biollante (1989)

Originally the Big G was intended to sit out of this column for quite some time, as there have been a copious amount of writing detailing his storied career. However given that this is...

The Riverman (2004): Staring Into the Murderous Abyss

So much is made out of the lives of serial killers— the men who hunt, rape, torture, and kill. What about the men and women who chase them? How are their stories represented? Fictional...

A Case of Worms: Escaping the Graboids of Tremors (1990)

After the cereal had grown soggy and the orange juice was long gone, the final credits rolled on the morning’s last cartoon. Still, the day was far from over. It was time to roll...

Looking for Silver: Keep Digging, Keep Writing

When we begin writing a story, we’re in love with an idea. The idea may be bold, maybe it’s weird, could be it’s a love letter to our favorite thing. Whatever it is, the...

A Beast Called Gorgo: Exploring the King Brothers’ Kaiju Comic

Gorgo is a 1961 monster film funded by King Brothers Productions after they had a huge success distributing the American version of the Japanese film Rodan (1956). At the time Tokusatsu and suitmation was...

An Interview with Subject #44’s Spencer MacKay

This week I got a chance to sit down with my good friend Spencer MacKay and speak with him about his newest short film, Subject #44 (2019). Subject #44 was made as an entry...

Facing Down a Mack Truck: Severen in Near Dark (1987)

At first glance, I thought I was staring at a copy of Twilight (2008). The pale, brooding face staring down from the top right corner of the key art was a dead ringer for Robert...

Black Fly (2014): The Shock of Serial Murder in a Small Town

In the city, people are often scared by serial and spree killers because of the anonymity involved— amongst a large population, a multiple murderer could be anybody, anywhere. In rural areas the fear strikes...

Introducing ‘Toku Tuesdays’ with Kamen Rider J (1994)

Tokusatsu, in its simplest explanation, is a Japanese special effects film. In the west, the most well known Tokusatsu franchise is easily Godzilla. The giant nuclear monster gets the majority of screentime and conversation....

Found Footage Gets Religious in The Devil’s Doorway (2018)

Welcome back to Everything But Bone, and today we are delving into an oft maligned genre, the found footage film.  Never has a horror sub-genre been so debated, with fans either hating or loving...

Babysitting Jud in Pet Sematary (1989)

Even as a child, with no knowledge or interest in the more horrific stories that the world had to offer me, I was aware of the name: Stephen King. The moniker felt more like a...
A vampire bleeds and screams from a burning cross on his forehead from film Waxwork (1988)

Drenched in Blood: Exploring the Vampires of Waxwork (1988)

The bulk of my experience with horror as a kid can be summed up by all of the unreasonably disconcerting VHS covers I nervously studied while passing by them in the video store. The...
A T-rex prepares to attack Sam Neill from film Jurassic Park (1993)

In Defence of Fanfiction

Fanfiction gets a bad wrap. And I get it. It’s full of weird sex, poor spelling, and a fervent love for a fictional universe that most of us probably only have a passing interest...
A man wearing police uniform aims a hunting rifle from film Out of the Blue (2006)

Gun Violence, Small Town Stability and the Cauterized Wound in Out of the Blue...

America’s all but resigned itself as a nation to being rocked every week or so by new gun massacres. People who’ve seen it as a worse steady decline than ever since Sandy Hook have...
Writer/Director Spencer MacKay directs on film set

“Not Everything is Black and White” by Spencer MacKay

Editor-in-chief Zack Long here. I first met Spencer in my short stint in the film program here. Spencer stood out and, as is clear through the article, can't help but stand out because of...
A corridor drenched in blood and guts with a couple zombies eating bodies from film The Cabin in the Woods (2011)

All Hell Breaks Loose: The Monster Massacre of The Cabin in the Woods (2011)

Horror movie tropes are a funny thing. On the one hand, they’re sort of comforting. Like an old friend, showing up to chat and have a beer. Familiar. Enjoyable in the way that nostalgic memories...