Signal Horizon Magazine

Nov 8, 2024 | signalhorizon.com | Orrin Grey

“Maybe it’s that flu that’s been going around.”We are contractually obligated to get a new adaptation of Jack Finney’s 1955 novel The Body Snatchers every twenty years or so – which also means we’re about due for another one. The novel was originally serialized in Collier’s magazine in 1954 before being released as a standalone novel in 1955 and adapted to screen for the first time the following year.

Nov 7, 2024 | signalhorizon.com | Horror Homeroom |Brian Fanelli

Horror fans know Nick Frost best for his iconic performance as Ed, Shaun’s (Simon Pegg) slacker best friend in Shaun of the Dead. Frost went on to star in several other films, many of them comedies, including Hot Fuzz, where he again acted alongside Pegg. Frost’s career has also included lots of voice work in cartoons. As diverse as Frost’s career has been since that unforgettable role in Shaun of the Dead, it’s great to see him return to the horror genre in the British film Black Cab.

Oct 22, 2024 | signalhorizon.com | Orrin Grey

“It’s supposed to be some form of acknowledgement for what I can and can’t control.”I’m one of the few people I know who really liked Parker Finn’s 2022 feature debut Smile – it was one of my favorite movies of that year – but obviously I’m not alone.

Oct 14, 2024 | signalhorizon.com | Orrin Grey

Before we talk about Brian Taylor’s ill-starred 2024 adaptation of Hellboy: The Crooked Man, we need to talk about Manly Wade Wellman. Born in 1903, Wellman was called the “dean of fantasy writers” by Karl Edward Wagner and though he wrote prolifically and widely, he is best known for his numerous weird tales incorporating (and sometimes creating from whole cloth) Appalachian folklore.

Oct 8, 2024 | signalhorizon.com | Orrin Grey

“Away wit’ you damn creatures of the night!”Regular readers are probably already aware of Analog Sunday but, for those who aren’t, it’s a monthly event here in Kansas City hosted by Elijah LaFollett, a designer and connoisseur of analog media who runs Magnetic Magic Rentals and curates some of the weirdest and wildest shit ever committed to magnetic tape for our collective delectation at the Rewind dive bar behind and beneath Screenland Armour.