Happy Halloween, folks! The next Humanstein guest post comes from Alex L, aka TheseAreSongs on Twitter. Hop in your Doom Buggy and strap in as Alex takes you on a whirlwind backstage tour of The Haunted Mansion, its history, and what makes it so darn spooky and fun. It is difficult to consider Disney in […]
Month: October 2016
Netflix and Kill – HALLOWEEN EDITION
Happy October, spooky friends. With it being the last weekend in October, you’re either in the spooky mood or you’re trying to get there. I’m here to help, but there’s an unfortunate truth: Netflix hasn’t been doing an incredible job of bringing in horror films lately. Hell, they’ve honestly been doing a pretty piss poor […]
Ouija: Origin Of Evil – Movie Review
Back in the hazy year 2014, Stiles White made his directorial debut with Ouija. Reviews were – to put it mildly – not kind. None the less, the film was enough of a box office success to warrant the folks behind it, Blumhouse, making a sequel. The internet was less than thrilled and for good reason. […]
Maine Root Pumpkin Pie Soda – Mini-Review
My coworker Jason was kind enough to enable my pumpkin spice addiction by bringing in a couple bottles of Maine Root Pumpkin Pie soda. The soda seemed a little divisive around the office, and I can definitely see why, but I personally quite enjoyed it. Opening the bottle I’m immediately greeted by very strong spice […]
GUEST POST: Ouija Bored – A Terrifying True Story [Kevin Evans]
Welcome to the second in a series of Humanstein guests posts this Halloween season. Our next post comes from Kevin Evans, also known as PhantoMantis on Twitter and Instagram, a true friend of the site and an all around swell guy. You may remember Kevin as being the guy who helped me hooked up […]
Westworld, Episode 2, ‘Chestnut’ Review
“Are you real?” “Well, if you can’t tell, does it matter?” HBO did the world a kindness and granted early entry to Westworld episode 2 on Friday, a full two days early, likely out of fear of having their new fall sci-fi show have to go head to head with the horrorshow that was the second […]
GUEST POST: The 5 Best Horror Anthology Hosts [Josh Houchin]
A Note From Humanstein: Welcome to the first guest in a series of guests posts this Halloween season on Humanstein! The first post is from Josh Houchin, aka Skeleton Head. Here’s his take on the 5 best horror anthology hosts. Enjoy! Even the best anthology horror shows are spotty at best. It simply isn’t possible […]
Westworld Premiere: “The Original” Review
That question, the question you’re not supposed to ask. I’m getting an answer you’re not supposed to know. Would you like to know the question? Humanity is a sticky wicket. What makes a human being human? Is it sentience? Free will? Who decides? The nature of free will and the nature of humanity has served as […]