In the Mouth of Madness

Clearly having a ball, Carpenter fills the screen with equal amounts of unsettling atmosphere and shameless jolts, while at the same time successfully walking the tightrope that separates the horrific from the hilarious. ? Joey O'Bryan

"...Directed by: John Carpenter. Starring: Sam Neill, Julie Carmen, Jurgen Prochnow, David Warner and..."

Feb. 3, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

More Madness from the Mouth of ONDCP Flack Tom Riley

Sounds like ONDCP spokesman Tom Riley's been smokin' the whacky weed....

"...It looks like it’s been a big couple of weeks for our man Tom Riley, spokesman for the..."

Feb. 8, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith

David Dastmalchian Welcomes Satan to the Set of Late Night With the Devil

From Svengoolie to Carson, the hosts that made the horror

"...Horror nerd alert! Early in Late Night With the Devil, there's a reference to..."

April 26, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Adventures of Sancho Panza

Guitar Techs

"...by Mindy LaBernz..."

June 23, 1995 Music Feature

Village of the Damned

"...Directed by: John Carpenter. Starring: Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley, Linda Kozlowski, Michael Pare and..."

April 28, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As Captain America enters a Brave New World, every MCU film reviewed

"...The Marvel Cinematic Universe has lost its greatest heroes, but..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Into The Void

Gruesome cosmic horror hits VOD today

"...Ask Canadian horror wunderkind Steven Kostanski what his favorite Stuart Gordon movie is,..."

April 7, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Scare Game

Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon on what went wrong with horror and where to go from here

"..."It's not like we set out to make something audacious, you know?" says The Cabin in the Woods..."

March 9, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Call Girl of Cthulhu Comes Knocking

Director Chris LaMartina on puns and Lovecraft

"...In the history of indie horror-comedy, the name Call Girl..."

April 16, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Round Two: Israel, Japan, and a 'Field in England'

New Ben Wheatley historical shocker added to 2013 lineup

"...Fantastic Fest 2013 has announced its latest additions to the schedule, with two more Drafthouse Films titles added to..."

Aug. 13, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: 'Halloween'/'Prince of Darkness'/'Eyes Without a Face'

Three throwback horrors for your Halloween pleasure

"...When the sun goes down on All Hallow's Eve and you've..."

Oct. 29, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Best Things We Saw at Oblivion Access 2023: Earth, BEAK>, GEL, and More

Highlights from year two of the underground Austin music festival

"...Not just setting local temperature records for the month of June, this..."

June 19, 2023 Music Post by Wayne Lim

In Search of Marcel Proust

Once UT's Dr. Seth Wolitz discovered Proust, he didn't turn back, but it took a real beating for him to get to that point.

"...Marcel Proust, it would seem, is everywhere these days: Two massive biographies published this year (see review),..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Books Feature by Sidney Moody

The Stendahl Syndrome

"...Directed by: Dario Argento. Starring: Franco Diogene, John Quentin, Julien Lambroschini, Paolo Bonacelli, Luigi..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

We Remember What the Dormouse Said

Ten authors cut you a little slice of their own personal Wonderlands

"...Down the rabbit hole we go, reader, and you're already familiar..."

March 31, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

To Marfa, on a Tuesday in December

When high art and hipness move in, what happens to a tiny Texas town?

"...a legend silk-screened on a trucker cap. I walk into a packed Chelsea gallery and before I can untangle..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Arts Feature by Dan Keane

Ethan Hawke Teams Up With Local Writer for The Black Phone

The team behind Sinister creates the summer's scariest film

"...In pop culture, the late Seventies signify a cutesy suburban..."

June 24, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...As ever, SXSW has been impelled to augment its predominantly indie hip-hop lineup with a major-label ringer. But old..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

30 Years of Hot Sauce Festival Creates Many Memories

Reminisce with event staff, judges, and fans during this year’s break from the heat

"..."The only unpleasantness that we ever had was at the..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Food Feature

To Ancient Troy (By Way of Denver)

Ancient Greece and modern Denver may seem an incongruous pairing, but in the new Greek epic Tantalus, produced by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, they prove a striking fit, creating a work that's heroic.

"...Just before 10am -- ancient Greece and modern Denver. The two locales are so incongruous that their pairing seems..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...that high-concept horror A Quiet Place is this year's opening night film. Now Wes Anderson's new star-studded canine animation..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

'Another Long Stretch of Continuous Soft Rock'

The third-place story

"...The machine maintains a relentless cadence, disseminating paper over paper,..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Books Feature by Josh Justice

Austin at Large: Hanging Guns on the Wall

As Abbott tries to keep the drama alive, whose behinds will end up busted?

"...It's the old dramatic maxim attributed to Russian master Anton Chekhov:..."

June 25, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The Lost Cause

"...Jack Jackson's Lost Cause: The TrueStory of Famed Gunslinger John Wesley Hardin is what..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Books Feature

The Good Eye: On Productivity and Reproductivity

You could pick this column up and read it right now or ...

"...A recent study of academic economists by the research division of Federal Reserve..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

Revelations: A Gen Z Writer Witnesses the Eternal Battle of an Iron Maiden Concert

Waving flags and fighting monsters with the hallowed NWOBHM troopers

"...When we arrive at the Moody Center, surrounded on all sides by beer-bellied metalheads..."

Sept. 14, 2022 Music Post by Julian Towers

The Tenth Annual "Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest Results

"..."Close the door, boy," barked the drunker and rougher of the..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Books Feature

The Hightower Report

Monsanto goes on the attack; and giving thanks for American progressivism.

"...If insanity could be packaged, Monsanto Co. would surely own the..."

Nov. 28, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower

All Over Creation: I Was Meant for the Stage

To learn which actors were destined for the theatre, watch how they hold the stage alone

"..."From the floorboards to the fly,..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Arts Column by Robert Faires

A Gathering of Tribes

Timmy Hefner sleeps in a fortress of vinyl just to bring you Chaos in Tejas

"...Timmy Hefner tries counting on one hand the bands he's booked flights for..."

May 22, 2009 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

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