2020. The world locked down as COVID-19 stormed into our lives like a Rocky Mountain blizzard. For weeks we were trapped in our own homes, cut off from friends, family, and neighbors. We understood how the Torrance's must have felt during their stay in the Overlook Hotel. We made bread, joined Zoom calls, and learned new skills, though each day we grew more and more on edge. Monday. Tuesday. Thursday. Saturday. But just imagine if we were isolated from civilization with n

Deadstream (2022) follows Shawn Ruddy, a disgraced influencer, attempting to regain his online followers and sponsors after being “cancelled” due to an apparent stunt gone wrong. Ruddy issues an apology to the community and vows to spend the night at a haunted house known as Death Manor to win back his audience. From the onset, it’s clear this dude is a major douchebag. With that said, it's really hard to hate him, and found myself wanting him to pull off the come back. Whi

Now on the tasting menu is John Carpenter’s 1982 Sci-Fi Horror film, The Thing, which combines isolation, distrust, way-ahead-of-it’s-time practical effects, and an invisible enemy that blends in and can infect others usually unnoticed. Sometimes, the only evidence as to whether or not you have been infected, is a blood test that leaves you dying for the results. Infections, asymptomatic carriers, paranoia? Good thing this is a just a movie, right? For our bourbon today I’v

When you have a chance to pick up a hitchhiking Donald Pleasence and share a drink, you pull that car over pronto. I should mention that George Dickel is a brand of Tennessee Whiskey (NOT bourbon), but this is Doctor fuckin' Loomis we’re talking about here. Rules can be bent. In Halloween 4, Dr. Samuel Loomis (Donald Pleasence) is hot on the trail of The Boogeyman, Michael Myers, after returning to Haddonfield on Halloween night. He has come home… again. Dr. Loomis sips G