It’s uncomfortably hot outside. Which can only mean it's the high season for summer horror blockbusters. Blockbusters are big budget...

I’ll give it to him. Alan was on to something in episode 158  of the Lunatics Radio Hour podcast when he compared Popeye to a superhero....

Three years before Frankenstein was published, Mary Shelley traveled through Europe. While in Germany, she passed near Frankenstein Castle, which may have influenced her novel. The castle was home to Johann Conrad Dippel, an alchemist who created a tar-like substance called Dippel’s Oil. Folklore about Dippel’s experiments possibly inspired Shelley, though she never mentioned this in her journals.

The novel Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley was published in 1818. Shelley started writing the story when she was...

Late Night with the Devil (2023) transports audiences back to a time when late night talk shows ruled the networks, and demonic...

I love disaster movies. And I especially love Twister (1996). It has become one of those films I put on when I am having a bad day....

Midsommar (2019) and The Wicker Man (1973) are two stunningly bright horror films inspired by the pagan festivals associated with May...

Currently we are exploring the history of Artificial Intelligence represented in horror and science fiction films. Here are a few that we...

Because I am in my Sleep No More era, I have been rewatching many of my favorite Hitchcock films. Rebecca (1940) is based on the novel of...

In June of 1998, Peter Weir’s “The Truman Show” was released. While not technically a horror film, I think most of us would agree that...

There is a natural hit when it comes to horror and amusement parks. Some filmmakers focus on the strange dystopian visuals of abandoned...

In 1962 Carnival of Souls was released to audiences. It was not an immediate hit, but has evolved into a cult classic. The film stars...

I had avoided watching Uncut Gems for as long as possible. Mainly because it was described to me over and over again as “the most...

I hadn't watched “It’s A Wonderful Life” (1946) in almost ten years, but it used to be a household staple for my family. It’s no mistake...

Somehow, Bell, Book, and Candle (1958) had totally slipped past my radar until 65 years after its release. This dreamy supernatural...

In the annals of cinematic history, 1978 stands as a significant year for horror fans, marked by the release of John Carpenter's...

The first film I watched this Autumn was Practical Magic. It has an intensity to it that places it somewhere between thriller, romance,...

Kaiju films are on a vast spectrum from intense social commentary (i.e. Godzilla from 1954 and The Host from 2006) to some of the...

As we researched the many Kaiju films out there for our series on Lunatics Radio Hour, we are putting together two lists. One on the best...

It's almost a full moon, our next one will be on August 1st, 2023. Here at the Lunatics Project, we know how powerful the moon can be. We...