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FeatureFright-Flick Countdown: No. 26

John Vincent spotlights the genre's top ghost films

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All Hallows' Eve is just around the corner, so what better time to snuggle up and watch a ghost movie? So few of these films are made and even fewer actually have the power to scare. So without further ado, here are my picks -- one a day at a time leading up to Halloween -- for the scariest 28 gh ...

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FeatureFright-Flick Countdown: No. 27

John Vincent spotlights the genre's top ghost films

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All Hallows' Eve is just around the corner, so what better time to snuggle up and watch a ghost movie? So few of these films are made and even fewer actually have the power to scare. So without further ado, here are my picks -- one a day at a time leading up to Halloween -- for the scariest 28 ...

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FeatureFright-Flick Countdown: No. 28

John Vincent starts his spotlight on the genre's top ghost films

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All Hallows' Eve is just around the corner, so what better time to snuggle up and watch a ghost movie? Now ghost movies are among the toughest of all the types of scary movies to make -- it's hard to show a believable ghost on screen and even harder for actors to act scared of the ghost (especia ...

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FeatureTV Watchlist: 'Supernatural' Returns, '666 Park Avenue' Takes 2

Get your first look on what to watch and what not to watch in the week ahead

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For science-fiction and fantasy fans, the television landscape isn’t as bleak as it seems. However, with all the shows beginning and getting cancelled each week, who has time to keep up with the DVR? Look no further! Every week I'll countdown the best in genre television for you, the viewer wi ...

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Feature'The Secret Circle' - A Post Mortem

The good, the bad and the nonsensical

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The season is over, and "The Secret Circle" has not been renewed. This is sad and something of a surprise. It was the second highest rated show for The CW after its sister show, "The Vampire Diaries," but lost a third of that show's lead in audience as compared to a 20 percent loss by last year's pa ...

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FeatureRabid Rants: Unlocking The 'Hellraiser' Puzzle

The glorious freedoms of cable may be Pinhead's Holy Grail

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The puzzle of what direction a new "Hellraiser" reboot could thrive may have been solved by Sonar Entertainment, which is currently poised to develop it for television. And by television, hopefully we are talking cable and not a NBC sitcom. Sonar Entertainment is co-developing the series with ...

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Feature'Grimm': An Overview Of NBC's Supernatural Series

Late to the party? Take a tour of a show that mixes 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer,' 'Supernatural'

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You can never tell when the procrastination bug will strike, but even though remixed fairy tales are one of my favorite things, I didn't watch "Grimm" or "Once Upon a Time" until most of my other current series were on hiatus and I had nothing new to watch for a while. They were, of course, accu ...

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FeatureWhat Will eBay Ban Next? Superman?

The move against 'Chillerama' and 'Teenage Werebear' is silly, Michael Hinman says

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If you take a look online, there are some great promotional pictures of "Smallville" star Tom Welling donning the famous Superman suit. Sorry "Smallville" fans, I'm more of a Batman guy, so I'm not sure if Welling actually wore the costume in the series or not, but he did look great in those photos. ...

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FeatureFinding Your Way In 'Lost Girl'

A brief introductory guide to the Fae world

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American Syfy viewers are about to take a journey that Canadians (and many Europeans ... and even some South Americans) have been traveling for well over a year now. A journey into a hidden world so deeply integrated into the human one that we still laughably consider ourselves the top of the food c ...

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FeatureA Special 2012 Message For Our Readers

It's been a tough year for online news sites, but there is a way you can help

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When the ball dropped in Times Square over the weekend, I'm sure I wasn't alone in feeling elated that we have put a difficult year behind us, and can look forward to something better. Not that life has been bad for our sites in the GenreNexus. In fact, based on our traffic numbers, they couldn't ...

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FeatureBlack Dahlias, Red Rooms Pushing 'American Horror Story'

What kind of historical accuracy is new FX show achieving?

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This story contains SPOILERS for the "Spooky Little Girl" episode of "American Horror Story," which originally aired Nov. 30 on FX. So far, the "Murder House" in American Horror Story had, for the most part, stood outside of actual historical events. While some aspects of the overall story -- inc ...

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FeatureWhere Have All The Original Ideas Gone?

Audiences are rarely demanding a remake

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I'm just trying to imagine a conference room where Bryan Fuller is trying to present his latest idea to a small group of NBC suits. "You could say this series is a cross between 'The Munsters' and 'Falcon Crest,'" Fuller shares enthusiastically. "In fact, imagine this: 'The Munsters' as 'Falcon C ...

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FeatureRabid Rants: AMC Dismembers 'The Walking Dead'?

Cable channel's Bizarro-like antics may give us the next 'Superman III'

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Will the dead have the same bite without Frank Darabont? Fired as showrunner of "The Walking Dead" shortly after he appeared at Comic-Con International for a promotional panel, Darabont (“The Shawshank Redemption,” “The Green Mile”) helped steer the series to ratings glory when it premier ...

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FeatureGetting to Know Emily Rose

'Haven" star reflects on life, role on hit Syfy series

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Syfy will premiere the season opener of “Haven” this Friday and there are a lot of fans who are having a hard time waiting to find out who Audrey really is. Emily Rose wants to know too. Rose puts some of herself into her character on "Haven," but it would be unfair to claim she and Audrey ar ...

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FeatureRabid Rants: 'Suspiria' Remake Tricky Affair

Traits that make the 1977 Italian film unique will be hard to replicate

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Like a colorful lollypop dipped in the fires of apocalypse, “Suspiria” is one devilishly seductive treat. Italian director Dario Argento’s ("Deep Red," "Tenebra") candy-colored supernatural exercise in mood is a unique picture that drips with unnerving music, striking images and impending ...

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