Video Ferox

Some of the best — if not all the best — genre films are by directors who stick to the genre. I’m hard pressed at the moment to think of a real solid horror or sci-fi film by a director who simply dipped into the game for one elegant slam dunk of a picture. I’m sure you can prove me wrong. But chances are any exception to the rule is a film by a master director whose vision transcends genre boundaries. (So you can’t throw PSYCHO or THE SHINING in my face). As a horror/sci-fi aficionado, you know that when you’ve got a director whose resume boasts a whopping five films and only one of them qualifies as a genre film, you’re probably getting a movie offering which is about the equivalent of your English Comp essay read to a symposium of bored bourgeois intellectuals. (more…)

Etsy, while being an excellent source for small, ceramic owls and feathery things for your hair, is also a good source for all things horror, gore, steampunk, cyberpunk, sci-fi,  and any other genre that could even tangentially be covered by Video Ferox. So, I give you a sampling of what the Etsy crafters have to offer. (And in the spirit of DIY and making a living by your own two hands, I’m not including shit that isn’t hand made. You know who you are, guy selling screws.) (more…)