Pet Sematary Is Back, and It’s Not Quite the Same

Posted on April 9, 2019 by nzaino

“Sometimes dead is better.” That’s the tagline, spoken by friendly neighbor Jud in Pet Sematary, that defines the story. And when the first...... Read More

Daily Horror Film Fest: It Perfect, a Stephen King/Pitch Perfect Mashup

Posted on October 5, 2017October 4, 2017 by nzaino

Every day in October, the Department of Tangents presents a different horror short as part of the Daily Horror Film Fest. Last year,...... Read More

Daily Horror Film Fest: Stephen King On Childhood

Posted on October 2, 2017September 30, 2017 by nzaino

Like the first entry in this year’s DHFF, I found this one through the Boston Short Film Festival. It’s an oddity for this...... Read More

DoT Podcast EP18 – Miles Hyman Celebrates Shirley Jackson’s Centennial

Posted on December 14, 2016 by nzaino

One hundred years ago today, horror and humor writer Shirley Jackson was born in San Francisco, California. To celebrate this centennial, I spoke...... Read More