Soul TV, Black Power, & African American Media Culture of the 1970s

I hope you'll like my discussion of several important "Black Power TV Shows" of the 1970s, including Soul, Soul Train, and Inside Bedford Stuyvesant, which appeared on UCLA CSW's blog.  The piece includes interviews with Devorah Heitner (author of Black Power TV), Melissa Haizlip (filmmaker of Mr. Soul!: The Movie), and Ericka Blount (author of Love, Peace, and Soul: Behind the Scenes of America's Favorite Dance Show Soul Train: Classic Moments).  It also includes links to some amazing video footage.

Soul TV, Black Power, & African American Media Culture of the 1970s

Best Horror Couples

There is nothing more romantic than the notion of repressed gay men discovering their passion for one another because of a haunted Ouija board, or a one night stand with a hitchhiker turning into a true love affair because of violent ghost pirates and a town's history of genocide.  On this week's Friday 13, horror movies are for lovers.

Chiller TV Friday 13: 13 Great Horror Couples

In Memory of Marcia Wallace

I wrote a blog for UCLA's Center for the Study of Women, in memory of the great Marcia Wallace (the highlight of so many pop cultural touchstones, including Teen Witch, The Bob Newhart Show, and The Simpsons).  Marcia, I will miss you and your brilliance.

UCLA CSW Blog: In Memory of Marcia Wallace

Things to watch on Halloween, other than HALLOWEEN

John Carpenter's Halloween is perfect (and Halloween II and Halloween III: Season of the Witch aren't far from it!).  However, if you want to get adventurous this Halloween season and watch something else, check out some of these Halloween themed gems.

Chiller TV Friday 13: 13 Things to Watch on Halloween Besides Halloween

Friday the 13ths, Best to Worst

On this week's Friday 13, I rank the Friday the 13th series from best to worst.  A task almost as daunting as fighting Jason with my telekinetic powers, or saving the world from hundreds of cursed antiques (it only made sense to put Friday the 13th: The Series last, but actually it deserves to be at the number one spot as a tie with the original F13 movie!  Both are perfect!

Chiller TV Friday 13: The 13 Friday the 13ths, Best to Worst

Weird and Glamorous Horror Movie Outfits

The main reasons that I watch horror movies are character development and costume design.  Check out this week's Chiller TV Friday 13, in which I examine 13 of the weirdest and most glamorous horror movie outfits that you will ever see.

Friday 13: 13 of the Weirdest Horror Movie Outfits You'll Ever See

Awesomely Terrible Dance Sequences From Horror Movies

When you're being stalked by a vicious killer or possessed by a demon, sometimes you just have to DANCE.  Read my latest article for Chiller TV's Friday 13: "13 Awesomely Terrible Dance Sequences from Horror Movies!"

Friday 13: 13 Awesomely Terrible Dance Sequences from Horror Movies