L, Author at Ghost in the Magazine

#31daysofhorror day 9: The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)

By L October 9, 2023#31daysofhorror, Season 4

A father-son mortuary team cut into the wrong witch. This well-paced & plotted tale may get a little tangled in the details but it's a solid movie that doesn't lean into puritanical interpretations of witchcraft for a cheap scare. The cat didn't deserve that though, he was an innocent, cranky baby.

#31daysofhorror day 8: Nightbreed (1990)

By L October 8, 2023#31daysofhorror, Season 4

This movie is wildly creative & there is real vision to it but it just does not come together & ultimately we spent a huge chunk of the segment arguing over if we would theoretically fuck ourselves up willingly & become a weird monster for some good dick.

#31daysofhorror day 7: 14 Cameras (2018)

By L October 7, 2023#31daysofhorror, Season 4

Did you ever wonder what happened to Brainy from Hey Arnold? Isn't it wild that he grew up into a crusty, melted-turtle looking moist grandfather?

#31daysofhorror day 6: Flesheater (1988)

By L October 6, 2023#31daysofhorror, Season 4

Movies have different purposes. Some aspire to tell you a great story, to make you think about your own life & purpose on earth parallel to it, to delve into the great questions of our existence — some are just terribly acted vehicles for titties, not just a single pair but lots & lots of titties.

#31daysofhorror day 5: Possum (2018)

By L October 5, 2023#31daysofhorror, Season 4

This is a movie, a mood, an atmosphere — it's definitely confusing but in an artistic way that leaves you digging for symbols & meaning among intense imagery & genuinely unnerving moments.

#31dayofhorror day 4: Case 347 (2020)

By L October 4, 2023#31daysofhorror, Podcast episode, Season 41 Comment

The focus in this movie is off. It feels as if the writers room speed-listened to every episode of Coast to Coast AM in subliminal form while consuming an inhuman amount of drugs.

Episode 135.5: The Goldsmith (SPOILERS)

By L October 4, 2023Podcast episode, Season 3

CONTAINS SPOILERS! Stef (@witchxpudding), L (@nocturnical) & Molly discuss the Italian home invasion thriller "The Goldsmith."

#31daysofhorror day 3: 1408 (2007)

By L October 3, 2023#31daysofhorror, Season 4

We continue last week’s theme of an absolutely insufferable main character with 1408, a psychological horror adapted from a Stephen King short story. & at least part of our disappointment with the film has to land on our expectations for King’s work & in some ways it’s typical of it.

#31daysofhorror week 1 episode

By L October 3, 2023#31daysofhorror, Podcast episode, Season 4

Stef (@witchxpudding), L (@nocturnical), Matt, & Al (@maybmockingbird) kick off the fourth season of A Ghost in the Magazine with three movies that range from pretty bad to aight.

#31daysofhorror day 2: Butterfly Kisses (2017)

By L October 2, 2023#31daysofhorror, Season 4

In theory this should be a good movie, it has all the right components — a compelling urban legend, a feasible found-footage scenario, and passable character motivations. But the characters themselves are inconsistent & fail to really compel the watcher to believe in their stakes.