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The home of film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain who, for the best part of a decade, have parlayed their shared, lifelong obsession with horror, B-movies, and direct-to-video shenanigans into a writing career.

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Knock ‘Em Dead (2014): Screaming n’ Queening

Matty is swept up by David DeCoteau and Barry Sandler’s whirlwind of catty comments and camp carnage.… Read More Knock ‘Em Dead (2014): Screaming n’ Queening

July 3, 2023 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Voodoo Academy (2000): One From the (Rapid) Heart

Matty explores David DeCoteau’s groundbreaking LGBTQ+ chiller and the impact it had on the auteur’s remarkable career.… Read More Voodoo Academy (2000): One From the (Rapid) Heart

July 7, 2022November 13, 2022 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Schlock & Awedio: Ring of Darkness (2004)

In the first of a new feature, Matty and Dave chat David DeCoteau’s zombie boyband flick. … Read More Schlock & Awedio: Ring of Darkness (2004)

January 1, 2021 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Art Attack! David DeCoteau’s Leather Jacket Love Story (1997)

Matty talks the cult auteur’s joyous B&W rom-com and ponders the link between artists and their art.… Read More Art Attack! David DeCoteau’s Leather Jacket Love Story (1997)

June 27, 2020December 15, 2022 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Rules of the Road: David DeCoteau’s Speed Demon (2003)

Matty takes the cult auteur’s typically poised action/horror hybrid for a retrospective spin.… Read More Rules of the Road: David DeCoteau’s Speed Demon (2003)

April 28, 2020April 27, 2020 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Three Star Masterpiece: The Stylistic Allure of David DeCoteau’s Prison of the Dead (2000)

Matty unleashes a quick appraisal of homoerotic horror auteur David DeCoteau’s slick programmer. … Read More Three Star Masterpiece: The Stylistic Allure of David DeCoteau’s Prison of the Dead (2000)

March 6, 2020June 25, 2025 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Podcast: Natural Selection Episode 007 – The Auteurs

The seventh episode of mine and Dave’s creature feature podcast is now live. … Read More Podcast: Natural Selection Episode 007 – The Auteurs

March 1, 2020March 1, 2020 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

The Bones of It: Skeletons (1997) in Conversation with David DeCoteau

From the vault of Zombie Hamster: Matty’s epic 2015 chinwag with cult filmmaker David DeCoteau, who discusses his underrated thriller in this unprecedented, career-encompassing interview.… Read More The Bones of It: Skeletons (1997) in Conversation with David DeCoteau

January 12, 2020July 23, 2022 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Blu-ray Review: Nightmare Sisters (1988)

Cult helmer David DeCoteau’s perky scream queen vehicle makes a grandiose Blu-ray debut courtesy of Vinegar Syndrome.… Read More Blu-ray Review: Nightmare Sisters (1988)

November 30, 2016June 29, 2025 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

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