The Daily Beasts

For theme projects (like #Kaijuly, #Mocktoberfest, and #SeasonsBeatings—for example),
a new film/show is profiled every day by a different writer.

Jackie Jardine 10/13/22 Jackie Jardine 10/13/22

The Pumpkin King: PET SEMATARY (2019)

Some critical changes to the source material and 1989 adaptation infuse the cautionary tale with greater horror.

Derek Smith 5/19/22 Derek Smith 5/19/22

Fred Olen May: Boggy Creek -The Bigfoot Series

A Fred Olen Ray-produced series about Bigfoot?!? Derek Smith provides an overview and interviews its director, Henrique Couto.

Rafael Motamayor 7/29/21 Rafael Motamayor 7/29/21

CLOVERFIELD (2008)

Rafael Motamayor revisits 2008’s CLOVERFIELD and explains why a camera-shy Kaiju is so terrifying.

Andy Vanderbilt 7/22/21 Andy Vanderbilt 7/22/21

GAMERA THE BRAVE (2006)

Gamera returns to more family friendly ways with GAMERA THE BRAVE. The latest reboot still packs a lot of fun, fights, and feelings—making it akin to an ‘80s Amblin Kaiju film.

Mark Saldana 7/20/21 Mark Saldana 7/20/21

KING KONG (1976)

G.G. Graham 7/15/21 G.G. Graham 7/15/21

THE MIGHTY PEKING MAN (1977)

Too strange to live, too rare to be destroyed…G.G. Graham writes about how bizarro cult film THE MIGHTY PEKING MAN is best when it forgets its supposed to be a KING KONG cash-in

Peter Melancon 7/13/21 Peter Melancon 7/13/21

THE HOST (2006)

Peter Melancon revisits Bong Joon-ho’s 2006 film THE HOST and he finds a lot of familial love amidst the slime.