Stargate SG-1 (2004) – Icon, and Avatar

Daniel (Michael Shanks) is in the middle of a global conflict in Icon. Written by Damian Kindler, it first aired on 6 August, 2004. Told through flashbacks while Daniel recovers, the story sprawls three months, from SG-1’s first contact with the planet of Tegalus. Daniel briefs O’Neill (Richard Dean Anderson), Carter (Amanda Tapping) and Teal’c…

When Evil Lurks (2023) – Demian Rugna

The Spanish language film, When Evil Lurks, from Argentina, has found its way into my favourite horror films along with Late Night with the Devil. It’s creepy, has some legitimate scares, and a real sense of menace. Two brothers, Pedro (Ezequiel Rodriguez) and Jimi (Demian Salomon), find themselves confronting true evil when they encounter a…

In the Tall Grass (2012) – Stephen King and Joe Hill

This week I decided to dig into something quick, and unnerving, and settled in for Joe Hill, and his father, Stephen King’s short novella, In the Tall Grass. And it’s wonderfully unnerving, bloody, and frightening. The concept of the story is so simple, and that is where some of the true horror lies. Cal and his…