Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Alvin Schwartz's beloved nightmares come to the screen

"...Directed by: André Øvredal. Starring: Zoe Margaret Colletti, Michael Garza, Austin Abrams, Gabriel Rush,..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Scary Stories for the Thinking Man

Director Guillermo del Toro keeps company with the undead in two new films, Blade 2 and The Devil's Backbone.

"...Horror movies aren't known for their subtlety. It's a fact I reflect on as I..."

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

'There To Tell the Truth'

Seymour Hersh on journalism, politics, presidents, and war

"...During the week of March 19, legendary journalist Seymour Hersh..."

March 30, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

The Last Voyage of the Demeter

Horror sets sail with the scariest section of Dracula

"...Directed by: André Øvredal. Starring: Corey Hawkins, Aisling Franciosi, Woody Norman, Liam Cunningham, Javier..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Persecution of the Juggalos in United States of Insanity

Tom Putnam talks Insane Clown Posse's First Amendment fight

"...What's the difference between Deadheads and Juggalos? The FBI doesn't classify..."

Oct. 26, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"..."The present-day composer refuses to die!"..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Things They Used to Do

Dick Holland assesses two Texas journalists, Gary Cartwright and Jan Reid, whose new collections of articles possess a cautionary wisdom, the kind you acquire when you court danger and danger provides you with a keen view of what lies beyond.

"...Turn Out the Lights: Chronicles of Texas During the 80s and 90sby..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Books Feature by Dick Holland

No Prozac for the Wicked

The Cool Capers of Donald Westlake

"...Like God and the Devil, - - writer Donald E. Westlake has many..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Countdown to Ecstasy

A New Drug for a New Millennium

"...I Feel Love I'm sitting in one of the myriad coffee shops on Congress..."

June 9, 2000 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Killing Nazis for Funsies in The Wrath of Becky

Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote unleash teen hell in the splatter satire

"...When teenager-versus-Nazis gory romp Becky dropped in cinemas and kicked in skinhead chromedomes in 2020, it..."

March 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Empathy for the Devil

Discourse on Evil

"...Memnoch the Devil..."

Oct. 27, 1995 Books Feature

Reefer Madness: The Thin Green Line

Author Jonah Raskin explores the contradictions of life in Marijuanaland

"...Jonah Raskin smokes pot...."

Oct. 7, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

In Memoriam

Longtime friends and colleagues of Eagle Pennell remember the filmmaker.

"...Eagle Pennell died a few weeks back, a talented, influential filmmaker who had become a hopeless alcoholic. His last..."

Aug. 30, 2002 Screens Feature

The Adventures of Sancho Panza

Guitar Techs

"...by Mindy LaBernz..."

June 23, 1995 Music Feature

The Rock Pile

"...Music From the Heart by Rod Kennedy Eakin Press $39.95 hard/29.95 paper..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Books Feature by Margaret Moser

My Obsession: The Dick Van Dyke Show

Was the Sixties sitcom a harbinger of horror?

"...September 30, 1964: Viewers of The Dick Van Dyke Show receive an unusual treat. Instead..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Screens Column by Joe Gibson

The Man Behind the Leatherface Mask

Gunnar Hansen signing "Chain Saw Confidential" at Bookpeople Sunday

"...Austin may have changed a lot since 1974, when UT..."

Sept. 28, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Bedtime Stories That Bite Back

Jennifer Kent discusses horror debut The Babadook

"...Psssst! Hey child, there's something dreadful hiding under your bed, with too many..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Animated Adventures of Don Bluth and Gary Goldman

The men behind 'The Secret of NIMH' visit Austin this weekend

"...From The Land Before Time to An American Tail, from Dragon's..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Scary Movie

Sid Moody interviews director Larry Clark about his new film, Bully.

"...have heard of Larry Clark probably know him as the director of Kids -- a tale of teenage lust..."

July 27, 2001 Screens Feature by Sidney Moody

MFA and Prevenge Give the Revenge Genre a Feminist Spin

Vengeance is hers

"...Women rarely have the opportunity to play superheroes or serial killers on the..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Sarah Marloff

Beyond the Closet Door

Gay/Lesbian Filmmakers Find New Inspiration

"...The Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival (aGLIFF) is..."

Aug. 30, 1996 Screens Feature

Patton Oswalt Catfishes His Son in I Love My Dad

And you thought your love life was tough

"...Imagine: You meet the love of your life online. You..."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Trace Sauveur

Letters at 3AM: Hitting the Street

Michael Ventura remembers how poverty bred contempt toward those he loved the most

"...street kid – I was a street kid. (No. There is no "was" to the street. Still a street..."

May 30, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

In Horrifying Times, the Haunting Season Is More Important Than Ever

This is Halloween

"...this time of year is a strange one. As winter draws near in the Northern hemisphere, tradition after tradition..."

Oct. 23, 2020 Features Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Filmmakers Return to Horror

Karen Skloss, Owen Egerton, and Don Swaynos talk terror

"...concern: "Why do people make and watch horror movies? These seem to have no purpose except teach [sic] people..."

June 30, 2017 Screens Feature by Sean L. Malin

Mortal

Norwegian attempt to reclaim old myths from Marvel is Brightburn 2.0

"...Directed by: André Øvredal. Starring: Nat Wolff, Pryanka Bose, Iben Akerlie, Per Frisch, Per..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

This Ain't No Picnic: Minutemen on Patrol

The sinister legions of the 'Drug Cartel' have little to fear from the latest incarnation of border hysteria. As for the rest of us ...

"...On the first of October, if you wanted to contact the..."

Oct. 28, 2005 News Feature by Diana Welch

Geisha and Other Books of 1997

Dusting off the Bookshelf

"...Columbia Pictures, but for God's sake, don't wait for the movie. This is one bestseller that delivers the shamelessly..."

Jan. 16, 1998 Books Feature

Clear As 'Mud'

Writer/director Jeff Nichols dishes the dirt on his third feature

"...that are very personal and precise yet universally identifiable. These films have furrows that are deep, rich, and fecund...."

April 26, 2013 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

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