I'm about a week and a half late reporting this, but I just recently found out that the story had gone to print. Back in June, Josh Noel, a reporter from the Chicago Tribune contacted me to see if I could provide some quotes on the enduring power of the ...

Blog entry - Nate Yapp - 2008-08-18 10:20 - 0 comments

You may have noticed a lack of news stories this month, despite a whole bunch of excellent discs coming down the way (new Alfred Hitchcock sets, Nightmare Castle restored, and Beyond the Door , just to name a few). That's because we'v ...

Blog entry - Nate Yapp - 2008-07-21 12:56 - 0 comments

Let's take a second to review the process of listing "best movies". The only word that can really be used to describe the process is "arbitrary." In the case of the AFI's "100 Best" lists, the American Film Institute's &quo ...

Blog entry - Nate Yapp - 2007-06-21 11:38 - 4 comments

Joseph Maddrey, author of the excellent "Nightmares in Red, White, and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film" and occasional Classic-Horror contributor, has a thought-provoking post up at his blog about modern horror. To sum it u ...

Blog entry - Nate Yapp - 2008-02-29 12:02 - 0 comments

Over at DVD Panache , an awesome movie blog, Adam Ross posts a weekly segment called the Friday Screen Test, where a blogger or "web-siteur" answers questions about their film fanatacism. This week, I'm the one answering the questions . ...

Blog entry - Nate Yapp - 2008-02-15 09:39 - 0 comments

Wondering what to watch on Halloween night? We have four lists for you, each one dedicated to a different "era" of horror. Each playlist is ordered chronologically, but you can (and should) mix things up to your preference.  We tried limi ...

Blog entry - Nate Yapp - 2007-10-30 17:02 - 0 comments

I've said it before, but it needs to be said again -- while the recent spate of remakes and sequels is not necessarily a bad thing, it has become a little overkill. That's why we're looking forward to Hatchet , Adam Green's R-rated slasher ...

Blog entry - Nate Yapp - 2007-08-13 21:17 - 0 comments

Here it is, boys and girls, the big day. September 7th, 2007. Adam Green's slasher Hatchet opens in 70+ theaters across the country and it's time to show our support. If you're sick of remakes, sick of sequels, and you just want to see so ...

Blog entry - Nate Yapp - 2007-09-07 10:45 - 0 comments

Classic-Horror.com is a small site, but we're getting bigger all the time. I just thought I'd take a second to give you all a heads-up on what we have planned for the next few months. If you haven't had a chance to check out the coverage from San Di ...

Blog entry - Nate Yapp - 2007-08-03 11:41 - 2 comments

Let me begin by saying that there's a certain irony in the story I'm about to tell. I've spent the last week and a half in defense of the so-called "Dead Teenager Movie". When I started Classic-Horror, eight years back when I was younger and d ...

Blog entry - Nate Yapp - 2007-07-09 12:49 - 0 comments