Category: Horror
DoT Podcast EP58: Shape of Water Author Daniel Kraus plus New Music from 6 String Drag
Daniel Kraus has written a number of novels, including Rotters, a great horror novel I’m reading now. What puts him front and center...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP57: Mole Man Doc Director Guy Fiorita with Audiobook Excerpt from The Shape of Water
Back in March, I saw this great film at the Salem Film Festival. The festival focuses on documentaries, and the film is Mole...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP56: Comedian and TV Guidance Counselor Host Ken Reid plus New Music from Kassin
This week’s guest is stand-up comedian and host of the TV Guidance Counselor podcast Ken Reid, someone I have known for years in...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP55: Hadron Gospel Hour’s Rich Wentworth plus New Music from Courtney Marie Andrews
This week’s episode is a conversation with podcast host/artist/musician Rich Wentworth. He is co-creator of the Hadron Gospel Hour podcast, a serialized sci-fi/comedy...... Read More
Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the Department of Tangents!
Who wants to watch Halloween III? Merry Saint Patrick’s Day, Tangent Lads and Lasses!... Read More
DoT Podcast EP52 Folk Duo The Lowest Pair with New Comedy From Paige Weldon
Two performers. Two microphones. Banjo and acoustic guitar. The Lowest Pair are about as elemental an act as you’ll see onstage. You can...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP46: Boston Comic Con Part II
This is Part II of the Boston Comic Con 2017 edition of the DoT podcast. It’s the last podcast of the year, and...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP45: Boston Comic Con Part I
You’ve heard of Christmas in July? This is more like July in Christmas. Or August in Christmas. This is kind of a lost...... Read More
Christina Raia’s “Night In” Short Horror Film Premieres Today Online
One of my favorite entries in this year’s Daily Horror Film Fest was Christina Raia’s “Hello,” which subverted the expectations of a ghost...... Read More
John Carpenter: Movies for Your Mind Live in Boston
John Carpenter: The Anthology Tour The Royale, Boston 11/15/2017 John Carpenter is a goddam rock star. When I bought my tickets to him...... Read More
Preview the Werepony – Stan Against Evil Season Two Premieres Tonight IFC
Halloween is over, but Stan Against Evil season two is kicking off tonight on IFC to keep the horror flowing. If you want...... Read More
Daily Horror Film Fest: Planchette
It’s the final day of the Daily Horror Film Fest, which means it’s the best day of the year – Halloween! Before the...... Read More
DoT Podcast: Halloween Fiction Special – “Walter’s Friends”
Happy Halloween! Welcome to the Halloween Fiction Special of the Department of Tangents Podcast. In this episode, I read my short horror story...... Read More
Daily Horror Film Fest: This Is A Dream and I’m Going To Kill You
Two days left for the Daily Horror Film Fest, and I have a familiar name for fans of the Department of Tangents Podcast....... Read More
Daily Horror Film Fest: Vienna Waits for You
It’s the final weekend of the Daily Horror Film Fest, and I have a film for you that’s a little longer than usual....... Read More
DoT Podcast EP44: Lonely Troubadour David Ramirez Gets Some Company on the Road, New Comedy from Dana Gould, and New Release Roundup
For the past several years, David Ramirez has been traveling around the country with an acoustic guitar, pouring his heart into his fine,...... Read More
Daily Horror Film Fest: Is That You
Heading into the final weekend of the Daily Horror Film Fest, the Department of Tangents presents Is That You, written, directed, and edited...... Read More
Daily Horror Film Fest: And You Films’ Ranger Things
October has flown by quickly. The Daily Horror Film Fest is almost over, and we are already at our last installment of our...... Read More
Daily Horror Film Fest: Wednesday at 2 AM and Wednesday (The Smiling Man)
Just one week left for the Daily Horror Film Fest, so I doubled up for today’s entry. I enjoy a good creepypasta, those...... Read More
Daily Horror Film Fest: Scarlet Says
We’re getting down to the last week of the second annual Daily Horror Film Fest, just eight more days of short horror films...... Read More
Daily Horror Film Fest: Hello
Every day in October, the Department of Tangents Blog & Podcast is presenting a different horror film as part of the second annual...... Read More
Daily Horror Film Fest: Zombie Survival Guide
Every day in October, the Department of Tangents Blog & Podcast brings you a different short horror film as part of the Daily...... Read More
Daily Horror Film Fest: The Toothbrush
Every day in October, the Department of Tangents Blog & Podcast is presenting a different short horror film as part of the Daily...... Read More
Daily Horror Film Fest: Leave Us Alone
Every day in October, the Department of Tangents Blog & Podcast is featuring a different short horror film as part of the Daily...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP43 Grady Hendrix on Paperbacks from Hell, plus New Music from Hound
When I first scheduled this interview with author Grady Hendrix, I was expecting him to be much more tongue-in-cheek about the subject of...... Read More
Daily Horror Film Fest: Diary of a Wimpy Alien 2 – Predator Rules
Every day in October, the Department of Tangents Blog & Podcast is presenting a different horror film as part of the Daily Horror...... Read More
Daily Horror Film Fest: Killer Kart
Every day through October, the Department of Tangents Blog & Podcast is presenting a different short horror film as part of the Daily...... Read More
Daily Horror Film Fest: Mannequin
Every day in October, the Department of Tangents Blog & Podcast presents a different short horror film as part of the Daily Horror...... Read More
Daily Horror Film Fest: Tuck Me In
Every day in October, the Department of Tangents Blog & Podcast is featuring a different short horror film as part of the Daily...... Read More