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NJ Horror Con and Film Festival: The Creature Awakens – By Baron Craze

September 9, 2022
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Hey calling all fiends, friends and fans of the beloved genre of horror, the time has come again for a fan orientated convention, The 10th-time, to rise once more, a great way to get a jump start on the Halloween season, it’s a wonderful time to be had by so many, seeing old friends and…

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Horror Icon: Bram Stoker – By Baron Craze

August 10, 2022
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In this year of 2022, marks an incredible remembrance for one of the premier authors, Abraham “Bram” Stoker (November 8, 1847 – April 20, 1912) in just seeing those dates he would have been 175-years-old and his death marks 110-years-ago, and his significance to the cinematic horror genre is without a doubt extremely impactful has it also…

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Psycho (1960) Q&A – By Baron Craze

June 15, 2022
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This article, which I wrote as a cursory overview of the film, serving more as a brief introduction; originally appeared on the Horrornews.net site from 2019; it now appears here for the fans of Hitchcock and students of the class I lectured. WHERE DID THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT COME FROM? The initial concept came from Robert…

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New Jersey Horror Con Returns Once Again! – By Baron Craze

March 29, 2022
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Well, fans it’s time to launch another year of the treasured NJ Horror con this time in April for 3-days of wonderous fun, excitement and allowing them that opportunity to meet the guests, see independent films, and attend Q&As, to discover even more about these beloved movies. There’s plenty for them to do and see…

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Zombie Evolution: The Understanding of the Film Species: Part 1 – By Baron Craze

March 5, 2022
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There have been several articles on the topic zombie flicks, the culture surrounding them, the influence of them and the reflection of their possible existence to our philosophy of society, asking the appropriate questions of revolving around psychology and theology. One always wonders about mortality, if anything happens to life after death, and for the…

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Print Media Isn’t Dead, But The Creeps is… – By Baron Craze

January 27, 2022
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For some, horror magazines are rather passe but there’s still a large primary core that embrace the articles, tidbits of collector’s these insightful interviews, fulfilling their daily life with wonderous enjoyment. There’s plenty to choose from, in the printed categories from Rue morgue to Classic Monsters and Darkside to Horror Hound, there’s a rebirth of…

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Halloween II (1981) – By Baron Craze

December 31, 2021
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It surprises no one that after Halloween [1978] became a box office hit that the producers and studios would want a sequel, especially since the film assisted in the launch of the slasher genre with Friday the 13th [1980], though a few blips proceeded it. In 1981, before the filming actually started, over 10-movies on…

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A Handicap Perspective on NJ Horror con – By Creepy Crazy Cathy

December 22, 2021
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So, I officially went to my first New Horror Con and Film Festival and was accompanied by fellow journalist/Horror Film Historian Baron Craze, we arrived near to the opening tick of 5p, and it was a friendly line, also, in great spirits for them and myself. We didn’t stay in the line long because Baron…

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The New Jersey Con and Film Festival November 2021 – By Baron Craze

November 30, 2021
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A Bloody Good Time!!!   This event to me, is similar to a child anticipating adventures in trick-or-treat, yes, it’s similar each time, however little nuances constantly evolving change the experience every time, and that’s how I feel about the NJ Horror Con. We all know it occurs for the same three days Friday through…

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Hands of the Ripper (1971) – By Baron Craze

November 23, 2021
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    Hammer Films Studio had their notable director Peter Sasdy take the helm of Hands of the Ripper and turned it into a lasting quality made horror film, however his talents also extended to other films for this legendary studio, such as Taste the Blood of Dracula [1970] and Countess Dracula [1971]. This studio…

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