Steven DeJoseph Jr.

Apr 5, 2024 | crypticrock.com | Jackie Knightowl |Steven DeJoseph Jr. |Jeannie Blue |Samantha Andujar

Originally released in 1976, Blue Öyster Cult’s “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” has sustained itself as one of the most iconic Rock songs ever. A band originating out on Long Island, New York, BÖC are easily recognizable by their Psychedelic, Heavy Metal signature sound that unquestionably has influenced many. Taking stages by storm and exerting a powerful impact on the soul of Rock-n-Roll, they are celebrating their 50th anniversary with a new, yet unique album entitled Ghost Stories.

Apr 4, 2024 | crypticrock.com | Jackie Knightowl |Steven DeJoseph Jr. |Jeannie Blue |Samantha Andujar

Independent Horror films can be hit or miss, and with the amount being produced nowadays… there can be many misses. Entering as a new contender, Alice and the Vampire Queen rose from its red velvet lined coffin bed to satiate a relentless vampiric bloodlust on February 13, 2024 through Breaking Glass Pictures. The work of visionary Writer and Director Dan Lantz  (Alpha Rift 2021, Hayride to Hell 2022), in all, he artistically crafted a fresh take on the vampiric storyline.

Apr 4, 2024 | crypticrock.com | Steven DeJoseph Jr. |Garrett Richardello |Jeannie Blue |Samantha Andujar

The art of animation and filming a stop-motion feature is hard work. It could take days, months, even years to finish the shortest of stop-motion films. For some artists, this is second-nature, where those days and months spent clicking the camera each time a clay-made character is moved a fraction of a millimeter, will only seem like minutes have passed – but, one can only wonder if such an art can take a toll on the mental health of its creator.

Apr 4, 2023 | crypticrock.com | Steven DeJoseph Jr. |Alfie Vera Mella |Jeannie Blue |Samantha Andujar

The year was 1993 – A time when the sun seemed to never set, a time where every day was as beautiful as the day before, and a time when tons of original, genuinely-made-out-of-love movies filled the giant screens of movie theatres all across the world. This was also the year that on January 8th when the infamous production company Trimark Pictures released and distributed the Horror movie Leprechaun to the unsuspecting and pleasantly surprised people of the Horror community.