Floorboards creak, doors slam shut, and spooky spirits go bump in the night; the haunted house movie is a staple of the horror genre, and for good reason — paranormal thrills never go out of style. Where slashers and creature features come and go from cinematic trends, tales of ghostly apparitions and supernatural spooks never seem to go out of style. Perhaps it's because the haunted house genre contains magnitudes. Gothic romance, quirky comedies, and of course, tales of terror populate the genre, which offers a big, free realm for filmmakers to play in. It's also a visceral, primal …
How do you review a nightmare? That's basically the question in front of me as I try to sum up the first three episodes of Season 2 of The Shivering Truth. Adult Swim's sophomore season of the stop-motion animated series returns tonight at midnight (just after Rick and Morty's new episode) to show off creator Vernon Chatman's latest batch of unfiltered, stream-of-semi-consciousness thought brought to life through meticulous craft and a creative team possessed of surprisingly strong stomachs. It's part nightmare, part philosophical pondering, and all mind-melting enigmatic entertainment. You …
https://youtu.be/fGbBUUFlcWM Listen / download here: Adult Swim's haunting yet thought-provoking stop-motion series The Shivering Truth returns for Season 2 this Sunday at midnight, right after a new Rick and Morty. To celebrate that fact, we had a chance to chat with director/executive producer Cat Solen in a rather unique interview experience. We stepped into the simulated world of Second Life to carry out the interview in a uniquely designed venue tailormade for the series itself, complete with crawling ants, dangling swords, and plenty of avatar accessories to suit the mood. You can actually check …
Way back in the simpler times of December 2018, Adult Swim brought The Shivering Truth into our lives, a stop-motion animated show that pushed even their brand of adult-oriented insanity to its limits. I loved it, of course, comparing it to yesteryear's avant garde animation in MTV's Liquid Television and Oddities, something that's definitely not for everyone but is absolutely spot-on for a select few. So it's with great pleasure (and a little bit of anxiety and a sweaty, creeping fear) that we bring you the exclusive debut of the trailer for The …
Even now that Rick Grimes is officially no longer on The Walking Dead, he will probably go down in history as one of the most quotable characters on television. Andrew Lincoln always seemed to have a true talent for bringing an appeal to whatever material the TWD writers gave him. Even instances of weaker writing sounded alluring through Lincoln's one-of-a-kind delivery.