Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), 10/25.

For the WSWS, Christie Schaefer reviews World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War: "Unlike much of the work in science fiction and horror genres today, Max Brooks (son of Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft) approaches his work with a straight face—there is not the expected and desired wink that would make it seem 'all right' and less frightening. From the first pages of this book, which is written as a series of interviews with survivors of a future 'zombie war' from every level of society, Brooks is in character."

The New-York Ghost presents its Halloween issue.

When Not Coming to a Theater Near You's 31 Days of Horror got rolling this year, David Carter placed dibs on Thursdays for a mini-series on cannibal movies. This week, he's made a pretty surprising choice, and a thought-provoking one, too. In a good way.

In The Testament of Dr Mabuse, Fritz Lang "takes M's disembodiment of evil to its logical conclusion, allowing Mabuse to be both everywhere and nowhere; or, rather, transforming him into an omniscient, invisible eye - the presence, rather than evidence, of surveillance," writes Billy Stevenson.

Today at Rob Humanick's Projection Booth, The Evil Dead: "Sam Raimi's grueling debut feature toys with the viewer not unlike its own doomed characters, simultaneously playful and merciless."

"The Horror of Fairy Tales." A list from Monika Bartyzel at Cinematical, where Erik Davis lists the "Most Easily Escapable Movie Monsters" and Peter Martin looks back at Wolfen.

Bill Gibron lists "10 Outsider Genre Gems" at PopMatters.

Another list: "he 10 scariest characters in literature according to visitors to AbeBooks." Via Dwight Garner.

And Jason Kotte's got another scary list.

Scott Kirsner notes that the Devil Music Ensemble is touring with Nosferatu.

Mike Everleth has info on Saturday night's Experiments in Terror 2 screenings at Artists' Television Access in San Francisco.

At the Reeler, ST VanAirsdale talks with Dr Reinhardt van Nostrand, Professor Emeritus of Schlechtendingen at the University of Wurms in Germany, about the Pioneer's 4th annual Month of Horror, Terror and General Mayhem.

Bob Turnbull reports on Z-Day (for zombies, of course) at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival, wrapping tonight.

"Tim Lucas has made a believer out of me. As much as I've enjoyed Bava films over the years I really had no idea of the scope of his career or contributions to cinema." At Twitch, Canfield reviews Mario Bava All the Colors of the Dark.

Online browsing tip. Jonathan Lapper's got some nice artwork for The Most Dangerous Game.

Online viewing tips. Phil Morehart's got a double feature today: Ed Wood directs Bela Lugosi; Tim Burton directs Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi.

More online viewing. The trailers keep coming at Cinevistaramascope.

Posted by dwhudson at October 25, 2007 2:58 PM