Kurt Barlow: Bald or No?

Kurt Barlow is the vampire lord in Stephen King’s SALEM’S LOT, both in the original novel and in the cinematic adaptations that have followed, the masterful 1979 miniseries and the less-than 2004 remake of the miniseries, the one with Rob Lowe. Barlow will, we can safely assume, be the Big Evil in the forthcoming big…

Movie Review: MALIGNANT

There’s a certain approach, a certain, shall we say, subtlety one expects of a specific type of movie, what we can call the INSIDIOUS approach, the kind seen in the THE CONJURING movies and the like. The supernatural threat is understated and creeping, slowly rising, often overlooked by any characters on the outside, perceived only…

THE CHOSEN Part Five: THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS AND THE MORNING AFTER Chapter Fourteen

Brian walked ahead of Gale down the corridor, his sword held with both hands; the bluish overhead lights glinting off the polished steel caused the runes and glyphs along the blade to stand out in bold relief. The air conditioning chilled him, the artificial breeze licking the sweat from his skin. His wet clothes stuck…

Is Nadja the Most Badass of the Vampires on WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS?

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS -- Pictured: Natasia Demetriou as Nadja. CR: Brendon Meadows/FX

Sexiest? Yes. (It’s the accent.) Smartest? No. Well, maybe. But that’s not really saying all that much, now is it? Funniest? How could anyone pick just one, as far as that goes? But Nadja may just be the most badass of the quartet. I would have said Nandor before, but after seeing the way she…