For Taletobetold, the $65,000 Lightning City Stakes on Opening Day at Tampa Bay Downs had all the makings of a bad horror movie. ...more

December 13, 2009

The monster that can't be killed is a common theme in horror stories. It's easy to see the Taliban of Afghanistan that way, but the analogy is misleading. ...more

November 3, 2009

Every Halloween, we pause a moment to remember the late, great Dr. Paul Bearer, who was the longest-running horror movie TV host in Florida. ...more

October 30, 2009

The term "local haunt" will have a whole new meaning tonight when seven downtown bars and restaurants will be decked out with classic scary movie motifs. ...more

October 24, 2009

Universal Orlando will focus Halloween Horror Nights 19 on horror movie themes brought to life for theme park patrons. ...more

June 25, 2009

NEW IN TOWN Bride Wars *½ Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway star as two life-long friends who become enemies when their weddings are planned for the same day, a circumstance that leads them to try to out do each other - and undermine each other - at every turn. Not a great movie, but not near as bad as it could be. Review, Page 4. 89 minutes (PG; suggestive content, profanity and some rude behavior) ...more

January 9, 2009

People who put faith in government to solve national or even individual problems are headed for deep disappointment, if it hasn't already arrived. Still, that doesn't stop politicians from attempting to sell political snake oil to the gullible. No one ever lost money betting on the ignorance of the uninformed masses. ...more

October 22, 2008

Some vampires have pale skin, pointed teeth and prominent widow's peaks. "Ours look more like crack addicts," said Mark Terry, producer of "Live Evil," a feature-length action-horror movie completed last year. ...more

September 24, 2008

Thank you, Melissa Dojka, for having the courage to tell this community about the rape you suffered at the hands of three marauding thugs who, if found guilty in a court of law, should be locked up for life. ...more

September 22, 2008

The Progress Energy Art Gallery has placed a call to movie producers for its inaugural Horror Shorts Film Festival. ...more

September 20, 2008