Horror on Articulate

I've put together an obituary for Articulate - ABC News Online's arts blog - which just got a bullet to the head.

In the process I rediscovered a heap of horror-related stuff I worked on during those five years.

Here's a list...

An audience with Stephen King: http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200611/s1786544.htm
Horror fans favourite films: http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200610/s1777062.htm
Jason Nahrung: http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200604/s1616997.htm
Horror, give it a name: http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200604/s1617026.htm
New age for horror? http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200612/s1804935.htm
Scariest books: http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200610/s1763609.htm
Horror re-makes: one for the road http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200604/s1625445.htm
When Evil Reigns, horror on a budget: http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200605/s1634689.htm
Ellen Datlow: http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200605/s1649418.htm
Martin Livings: http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200606/s1657115.htm
Edwina Grey: http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200606/s1655071.htm
And the lurch goes on... http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200605/s1649263.htm
The Zombie Diaries: http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200611/s1795742.htm
Jason and Mil: http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200706/s1945042.htm

I also featured a bunch of horror movies in the regular Movie Minutiae spot:

Aliens: http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200511/s1513926.htm
Cigarette Burns: http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200611/s1791726.htm
Dawn of the Dead (1978): http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200512/s1539509.htm
Dawn of the Dead (2004): http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200604/s1610819.htm
Day of the Dead: http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200509/s1467068.htm
The Friday the 13th series: http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200601/s1546063.htm
Halloween: http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200511/s1513174.htm
Mulholland Drive: http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200707/s1970717.htm
The Omen: http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200606/s1659132.htm
Sean of the Dead: http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200608/s1717760.htm
The Shining: http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200603/s1598933.htm
Slither: http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200605/s1636632.htm
The Thing: http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200703/s1885075.htm

Thank you to everyone who contributed over the years. It sure was fun. Now, onto the next project!

Movie Minutiae: WALL-E (2008)

Saw this movie last weekend and I can't stop thinking about the little guy!

I liked the movie, especially the first act. Yeah, it got a little cheesy towards the end, but I can live with that.

But WALL-E himself -- he's just so endearing.

Read my Movie Minutiae post here.

'Swarm' interview tops busy week

My interview with Matt Hanson - the driving force behind A Swarm of Angels - has ended a busy week.

Hanson's enthusiasm is contagious, even via email, and I think the following quote sums it up pretty nicely:

"Everyone knows Hollywood is broken. Hell, even Hollywood knows it. Their business model is hopelessly outdated for the digital age. But A Swarm of Angels isn't about competing with that, it's about creating a complementary entertainment ecology that is peer-to-peer friendly, and offers a way to create large-scale works that are free to give away and share."

Also had the opportunity to post a feature on an interesting comic project by Sydney artist Matthew Huynh, whereby he illustrated the stories of Cabramatta and Canley Vale residents.

(Comic fans should check back at Articulate next week, for an interview with 30 Days of Night artist Ben Templesmith.)

And Movie Minutiae - which has been gaining in popularity since I teamed up with fellow blogger Katie Cassidy - featured an article about The Thing written almost entirely by an Articulate reader (which was what I intended when I started the column 18 months or so ago).

I also received some exciting news this week, but I've been sworn to secrecy!

Stay tuned...