DOOMSDAY

Welcome to Doomsday, a running journal by this horror/cult film reviewer and the collective critical voice of my network of dark sites.

This reviewer has been writing reviews of horror and cult films/DVDs for several years at DoomsdayDVD.com. The site aims to help inform genre fans about films that may suit their tastes. Even though the website reviews films, whether it be a high-budget modern horror film such as John Carpenter’s Prince of Darkness or a low-budget European production like Zombie Lake, the site strives to review films with a critical approach that does not merely point out the films’ limitations. That would be too easy and too simple - a one-dimensional approach. In a typical review, the site simply gives a synopsis, a little insight as to the film’s place in film history, and a breakdown of the audio-visual quality of the disc it resides on. There are further comments made on extra features, if any. Finally, the review informs the reader as to who would appreciate the film (vs. who would not).

Another site that this writer webmasters is DarkExistence.com. Dark Existence is a free-form website dedicated to members of the gothic community, consisting of artwork and dark poetry, and even a gateway to gothic social network sites.

Readers of this blog should be informed that this writer is a nostalgist. Although new technologies have been embraced over the years (DVD, the ‘net and Monsters HD), sorely missed by this writer are the days of local television horror shows (complete with a horror host - which will be re-lived this Saturday, as Chiller Theatre returns to New York area television), oversized VHS boxes (such as the Wizard Video releases of the mid-80s) and drive-in theaters. The readers of this blog should expect mini-reviews of both popular and obscure genre films, oddball genre efforts outside of film, and general commentary on the bizarre.

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Watching: The Last Man on Earth (1964)

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