Frightening Friday (Book review): God mythology is a better key code for understanding Shelley’s novel; it’s influence on science fiction was a wonderful accident.
Movie review: But I wish they were. To be fair, this is a reasonably smart entry in the genre, again driven by Samara Weaving’s brave spurned bride.
Throwback Thursday (TV review): This “Peanuts” half-hour special boasts timeless observations about politics, plus great music.
Movie review: It doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but for a Shudder original, this is a classy throwback treat.
Movie review: Cerebral zombie fiction can be as horrific as the action-based variety as the saga turns into “Walking Dead” for the other side of the pond.
Sleuthing Sunday (Movie review): Austin Trevor doesn’t look like what we now know as Poirot, but the screenplay wonderfully adapts Christie’s case of switched identities.
TV review: The “Friday the 13th” prequel series retcons the timeline, but with a purpose, as we finally get the backstory of Pam and Jason Voorhees.
Frightening Friday (Book review): The mad science is maddeningly vague in H.G. Wells’ classic, hampering the scare factor for today’s readers.
TV review: Christie’s lovebird detectives, who we follow through their whole lives, have had a tough time getting a second season on TV.
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Even the masters can misfire, as seen in this “Peter Pan” riff that doesn’t firmly plant its hook.