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March 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Getting Ready For Freddy
A Nightmare On Elm Street was the one that cured me from getting scared – or worried at all – by horror films. The entire franchise, I mean. Not just the first film. But certainly the first four are the ones I adore. Well, number two is a bit shit (sorry!) But it gets a […]Archive
February 3, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: I Used To Be Scared of Horror Films So I Watched Every Single One From The Local Video Store And Now I’m Cured
When I was a kid a rather stupid movie had a deep impact on me. It’s called Alligator. It’s from about 1980 – and I reckon we saw it just a few years after that. And in it, a pet alligator gets flushed down the loo. It ends up in the sewer where the bodies […]Archive
August 31, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Wes Craven
Sad news in just now that Wes Craven has died. He’s one of my heroes when it comes to the modern horror movie (his Nightmare on Elm Street series) – and then of course the meta-horror film (the hugely popular Scream series). I was such a Craven fan I even bought – and read (and […]Archive
June 27, 2014 by Simon Sweetman