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John is 29 years old and from Dublin, Ireland. He's been obsessed with horror ever since he witnessed the chest burster scene in Ridley Scott's Alien when he was very young. He puked a bit and his life was changed for the better ever since. Long live the new flesh!

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Where There’s A Will There’s A Forte | MacGruber At 10

John Hogan May 21, 2020 0

When your first introduction to a titular character is a nostalgia-soaked montage detailing one man's insatiable lust to create 'life saving inventions out of household materials' while he stands triumphantly atop the world blowing a golden…

Gaming

Distraint is the Love Child of P.T. and David Lynch

John Hogan May 5, 2020 0

Psychological horror games have undergone something of a renaissance over the last few years culminating in the massive praise for the iconic P.T. and it's subsequent Silent Hills history. With P.T.'s success, a horde of psychological…

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I Trapped the Devil | An Interesting if Underdeveloped Indie Horror

John Hogan May 5, 2020 0

There have been many movies based around the concept of the fallen angel Lucifer and his possible presence amongst us with classics like Angel Heart and Rosemary's Baby regularly topping the bunch. But no film has handled this popular…

Gaming

Game Review: For a Big Budget Remake Resident Evil 3 Disappoints

John Hogan Apr 12, 2020 0

Back in January 2016, the Resident Evil series was having a sort of renaissance with Resident Evil Revelations 2 bringing the series back to it's survival horror roots after the less than impressive Resident Evil 6. With this sudden…

Film

B-Movie Legends Fight Murderous Punks in Instant Cult Classic VFW

John Hogan Apr 12, 2020 0

Have you ever wondered what John Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13 would look like if it were fused with the ultra-violent stylings of a modern survival flick like Green Room? If the answer is yes then Joe Begos' newest flick VFW may be…

Film

Director Profile | A Tribute to Cult Horror Legend Stuart Gordon

John Hogan Apr 2, 2020 0

In 1985, a low budget horror flick about a demented medical student attempting to bring the dead back to life caused a huge stir among B-movie lovers. No one was prepared for the cult importance that film would inevitably create. Earning…

Film

Hell On Earth (But In A Good Way) | Constantine at 15

John Hogan Mar 10, 2020 0

Long before Keanu Reeves was slaying merciless action foes with books and all manners of heavy weapons, his career disintegrated a little in the mid to late 2000’s after the massive success of The Matrix trilogy. But before Reeves’ career…

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Still Crazy After All These Years | In the Mouth of Madness at 25

John Hogan Feb 28, 2020 0

What happens when you combine the technical mastery of John Carpenter, the twisted grotesque aberrations that define cosmic horror and a script that pulsates and twists with every stunning shot into some sort of inescapable nightmare? The…

Film

Polaroid | Long Delayed Horror Not Worth the Wait

John Hogan Feb 24, 2020 0

When a horror movie struggles with scheduling and distribution issues, worry starts to set in immediately. Lars Klevberg’s Polaroid has had a tough time making the transition from short (the original 15-minute film was released back in…

Film

Flaws Aside, Joe Hill Fans Will Enjoy Entering The World of Locke and Key

John Hogan Feb 17, 2020 0

If you asked any horror fan who influenced the horror genre the most over the last couple of decades, the large majority would answer with Stephen King and rightfully so. In recent years, Joe Hill, King's son, has followed in his father's…

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