HAS THE DESIRE FOR NOSTALGIA LIMITED HORROR CREATIVITY?
We are the exact same cereal except for marshmallow flavors! Yet, you'll still buy this.As the Halloween season rears it’s creepy little head, horror fanatics are quickly scooping up every last themed...
View Article31 LISTS OF HALLOWEEN: "BEST HALLOWEEN KID FLICKS"
Thank FEARnet for the sucker and Sugar&Vice for the bling!HAPPY OCTOBER, Y'ALL! October is undoubtedly my favorite time of the year. It's the one month of the year where everyone else tries to...
View Article31 LISTS OF HALLOWEEN: "BEST HORROR PODCASTS"
Day 2 of our 31 Lists of Halloween has brought me to one of my newest obsessions. If you follow me on twitter @bjcolangelo, you've probably seen me post about relaxing with podcasts and bubble baths....
View Article31 LISTS OF HALLOWEEN: "THE FIVE WORST THINGS ABOUT HALLOWEEN"
Although Halloween is undoubtedly the best time of the year to be a horror fan, it's not all pumpkin spice and everything nice. If I'm being totally honest, there's a lot of things about Halloween...
View Article31 LISTS OF HALLOWEEN: "MOST INSANE PUMPKIN CARVINGS, EVER."
As I'm leaving for Cinema Wasteland today, I'm going to be horribly lazy and post a picture list. It's time to forever feel inferior by the art kids, here's some insanely amazing pumpkin...
View Article31 LISTS OF HALLOWEEN: "THE 15 PEOPLE YOU MEET AT HORROR CONVENTIONS"
This past weekend was the one, the only, Cinema Wasteland. A celebration of schlock, sci-fi, cult, and drive-in cinema, there is truly no other convention quite like Cinema Wasteland. This year I was...
View Article31 LISTS OF HALLOWEEN: "10 TYPES OF INDIE HORROR FILMMAKERS"
This next list was suggested to me by an independent filmmaker. I've only recently begun to dabble in filmmaking from behind the camera, but over the last five years of blogging, I've encountered a...
View Article31 LISTS OF HALLOWEEN: "20 MOST ICONIC VOICES IN HORROR HISTORY"
Have you missed me? I've missed a handful of days here due to real life getting in the way of my e-life, so expect days to have double entries coming up. Horror films are often very, very dark, and we...
View Article31 LISTS OF HALLOWEEN: "KICKSTARTERS YOU SHOULD THROW MONEY AT"
This is a trick list, because right now, there is only ONE Kickstarter you should be throwing money to. FROM THE PRESS RELEASE: Master Horror director Stuart Gordon, brilliant actor Jeffrey Combs and...
View ArticleINCEPTION MEDIA GROUP DOUBLE FEATURE: COMPLICITY AND SILENT BUT DEADLY
Watching independently released films is probably my favorite part about running Day of the Woman. Much like finding that super underground band none of your friends have heard of, finding gems in the...
View ArticleWOMEN WITH DISABILITIES: THE UNDISCUSSED HORROR STAPLE OF FEMALE CHARACTERS
The slut, the virgin, the bitch, the girl next door, the mother, the creepy old lady, the evil little girl, and the final/survivor girl. Female archetypes and stock characters within the horror genre...
View ArticleFEARING THE FLESH: A REVIEW OF THE BALLAD OF SKINLESS PETE
Dustin Wayde Mills of Dustin Mills Productions is without a doubt one of the most adventurous indie/DIY filmmakers on the market. The mastermind behind the horror meets Avenue Q flick THE PUPPET...
View ArticleCLAIRE 'FLUFF' LLEWELLYN'S DIRECTOR'S CUT: A CHEEKY LOOK AT THE MAKING OF AN...
Starring, written by, and produced by Claire 'Fluff" Llewellyn, DIRECTOR'S CUT is a cleverly tongue-in-cheek short film looking at the process of making an indie horror film. Directed by Christopher...
View ArticleICONIC DIRECTOR-ACTRESS COLLABORATIONS AND WHAT THEY DID FOR HORROR
Ever since I was singing songs from Disney's HERCULES as a child, I've always thought that the concept of being a "muse" for another person was one of the highest compliments a person could receive....
View ArticleGRAVEYARD SHIFT SISTERS: READ THEM...NOW!
Day of the Woman has never been a feminist blog, but it is a blog written by a feminist. It has always been the aim of this site to draw attention to the female interpretations and analyses of horror...
View ArticleA REVIEW OF "MY NAME IS A BY ANONYMOUS"
Every once in a while I'll watch a film that I genuinely have no idea where to begin as far as reviewing. This year, that film was MY NAME IS A BY ANONYMOUS. Written and directed by Shane Ryan, MY...
View ArticleHAPPY BIRTHDAY, BARBARA CRAMPTON!
If you thought the celebrating season was over, think again! Today is the birthday of one of horror's greatest Scream Queens, Barbara Crampton. While many of us celebrated the holiday season by...
View ArticleTWO ACTORS ACTING: AN APPRECIATION FOR THE BATTERY AND RESOLUTION
This year I tried something a little different and I reserved my "Top 13 Horror Movies of the 2013" list for Icons of Fright. It's already up and ready for viewing so if you want to check out my "Best...
View ArticleTHE TOP 15 HORROR CHARACTER DESIGNS OF 2013
The ever increasing presence of computer generated imagery in horror films may make a bloody blow-out much cheaper, but its overall appeal on the eye cannot hold a candle to the practical effects and...
View ArticleA GUINEVERE TURNER APPRECIATION POST
Women in horror month is only nineteen days away, but it's never too early to shine some light on a woman that has made wonderful contributions to the genre we love dearly. Whenever the topic of...
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