J. Michael Roddy, Author at Nightmarish Conjurings

[Documentary Review] SAM & MATTIE MAKE A ZOMBIE MOVIE

“Rock on, go wild!” – Sam and Mattie “Critics can French kiss my ass.” – Sam In a world dominated by an abundance of content

[Book Review] THE HALF THAT YOU SEE

“Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see.” -Edgar Allan Poe Rebecca Rowland has assembled a talented crew of writers to craft

[Movie Review] DEATH TRIP

In DEATH TRIP, four friends take a vacation in the dead of winter, looking to escape their busy metropolitan lives. A fun trip to a

[Blu-ray/DVD Review] SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS

Following 2009’s fun and whimsical Sherlock Holmes, SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (2011) takes those characters we loved and strips them to their core. As

[Blu-ray/DVD Review] SHERLOCK HOLMES

When SHERLOCK HOLMES arrived in cinemas in 2009, many were skeptical. Robert Downey Jr. had just played Iron Man, and director Guy Ritchie was best

[Movie Review] LUZ: THE FLOWER OF EVIL

LUZ: THE FLOWER OF EVIL is one of the most beautifully photographed horror films that I have ever seen. Nicolás Caballero Arenas’ cinematography fills every

[Fantasia Digital 2020 Review] FUGITIVE DREAMS

Jason Neulander’s feature film debut, FUGITIVE DREAMS, is based on the stage play Fugitive Pieces by Caridad Svich. What is a powerful piece of live theatre has been retained

[Movie Review] MONSTROUS

I have been obsessed and terrified of Bigfoot my entire life. As a kid in the seventies, I grew up during what I would categorize

[Blu-ray/DVD Review] THE OUTSIDER

“You know the definition of a witness, Ralph, right? A person who thought they saw something.” In HBO’s THE OUTSIDER, when the badly mutilated

[Movie Review] COVEN

“You show up late, and you didn’t even bring a rat.” “I brought beer.” Take a cauldron and add the following ingredients; a dash of

Author: J. Michael Roddy