The Brain that Wouldn’t Die was directed by Joseph Green in 1959. It’s the creepy tale of a brilliant surgeon who perfects a method for keeping human body parts alive. When his girlfriend is decapitated in a car-wreck, he manages to keep her lovely head alive and talking in a tray. Unbelievable! She talks and everything! I love the tray! In fact, we used the tray idea in our Frankenstein – The Creature Must Die! game.
Category Archives: Horror
Horror Movie: The Curse of Frankenstein
In keeping with our horrific new game, Frankenstein – The Creature Must Die!, here’s a 1957 Hammer Film called The Curse of Frankenstein. It stars Peter Cushing as Victor Frankenstein and Christopher Lee as the monster.
This version of the Frankenstein story caused critical outrage when it was released. It was ground-breaking in its level of gore and violence and it kicked off a long series of popular horror flicks from Britain’s Hammer Film Productions.
Browser Game: Frankenstein – The Creature Must Die!
If you wonder what it might have been like to be Victor Frankenstein working in his laboratory to bring life to the stitched together parts of dead people… wonder no more! You can be the brilliant doctor as he fights off a mob of angry villagers and tries to harness the power of lightning to animate his dead creature.
Enjoy splattering blood, flying brains, bats carrying explosives, and unlimited firepower in this action-packed horror spectacle.
WARNING: This is a frightening and violent horror game. May not be suitable for young children. Parents must use their judgment.
Our little game is based upon the wonderful work of totally original horror and philosophy by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus. It was published in 1818, when Shelley was 19.
If you are going to read one great horror novel, this is it. Here’s a book scan of the novel at the Internet Archive. Here’s a download text version.
Here’s an excellent blog devoted to Frankenstein.
Japanese Toilet Paper Horror
Lucky Koji Suzuki is the Japanese author of a 9-chapter novella to be printed on toilet paper rolls. The story takes up approximately 3 feet of toilet paper and allows readers to enjoy their fill of horror from the comfort of their toilets which may in fact turn out to be the best place for them to be in case the little story scares the **** out of them. But what happens if you’re in the middle of the story and you stop and then a friend comes over and uses up a couple of chapters? Also, how do you bookmark your place? Or do you even have to? I might buy this for a Halloween joke. But then all my party guests might spend the entire evening in the bathroom which would be pretty weird.
Horror Podcast: Fear on Demand
Fear on Demand is an excellent horror story podcast. Their latest offering is Room 412 by Michael Laimo. The narrator is Gord Mackenzie. When a man checks into a hotel during a business trip he is irritated by a constant thumping from the room next door. What’s making that noise? His terror mounts as the circumstances around room 412 become increasingly bizarre.
The story really had me sitting perfectly still with complete dread.
This story is not for very young listeners.
Listen to the Room 412 podcast.
Night Zero: Online Zombie Photo Comic Book (not for very young readers)
Night Zero is a photo comic book aimed at older readers. It’s set in the months following a deadly viral outbreak. It follows the lives of survivors in Seattle, Washington who barricade themselves against the terrors of the outside world and try to build a future for themselves. The novel is riveting and beautifully designed.
The collaborative team of artists shoots the photos on location with a full cast and crew, then uses high dynamic range photography and a process called tonemapping to give the comic a style that is both photography and illustration. The effect really catches the eye and draws the reader in immediately. I found myself turning pages quickly and not wanting the story to end. It’s a very violent, gory zombie story that is not for the very young or the very squeamish. That’s what a good zombie story should be. The two lead characters are vivid and exciting. The actresses who play them are doing a wonderful job and I will continue to follow the adventures of these two in their zombie world!
This thing is just fantastic. You can get all the episodes here.
