C.H.U.D. has reported that Dario Argento is about to begin shooting his next film, which will be called Giallo and stars Vincent Gallo. That is so awesome and ridiculous at the same time, I suspect there is a god and he wears black gloves. I saw Mother of Tears at TIFF and thought that Dario [...]

I was recently interviewed by horror ezine Fearzone.com about Rue Morgue and Burning Effigy Press (my own micro publishing company), among other topics. Right now it’s the front page story on the site, but for those checking it out later, you can reach the Q&A directly by visiting http://www.fearzone.com/blog/monica-kuebler. Enjoy!

It is with great sadness that I report the passing of Maila Nurmi, who died in her sleep several days ago. She was 85. Her dear friend Dana Gould contacted me to give me the unfortunate news. He tells me she passed away peacefully, of natural causes.
Dave Alexander conducted an interview with Nurmi (very likely [...]

Eight sets of bones found in a wooded area in Florida; the two victims identified thus far had criminal records. Hmmm…

The UK’s Daily Mail ran piece exploring what it would really be like if you were the last person on earth.
You wake up late because the radio does not come on. Outside there is only the sound of the wind, and of the birds in the trees. The roar of jumbo jets coming into land [...]

WE SURE DO!
I wrote an editorial in the January issue of my magazine gushing over the Roger Corman-produced, kooky sci-fi/horror mind bender,

This spoof of an iPhone ad using interview footage with David Lynch has been hitting the net hard ‘n’ fast, so in case you haven’t seen it yet, enjoy (it’s not quite safe for work). I can’t help but find his comments ironic, though, given that his latest, Inland Empire, looks like it was shot [...]

Time to take a break from the emailpalooza that is my inbox after being away for a month, to bitch a little bit.
I saw Juno over the weekend, and while it almost lives up to the hype (particularly due the awesome performance of Hard Candy’s Ellen Page), there are some pretty ludicrous bits of banter [...]

The lovely and talented Heidi Martinuzzi over at Pretty-Scary.net, a website devoted to women in horror, by women in horror, has just listed her top 20 Most Influential Women in Horror. I’m proud to be part of the list. Thanks Heidi! Here’s a copy of the article:
The Most Influential Women in Horror in 2007 Pretty/Scary [...]