After a long absence from the genre that he innovated, Joe Frietze witnesses George Romero’s return, to teach the young pups how to make a zombie movie. Land of the Dead hits on all cylinders, serving up classic scares while still moving his overall story along.

Miss Muerte (Atavistic). Review by Aaron Shaul.

God Bless Your Black Heart (Kill Rock Stars). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Point Line Plane (Xeroid). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Chuck Bantam is betrayed by the fickle mistress nostalgia when he picks up the DVD reissue of Return of the Living Dead Part III.

A door creaks, a shadow lurks in the dark, a scream is heard next door. All these circumstances sound familiar to you? Adam Rockoff examines all these scenarios in Going To Pieces. Kiran Aditham recommends you lock your doors and windows for this one…

Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture (Roadrunner). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

400 years in the future, and the forefather of mass homicide has barely lost a step in his slashing. Jason Voorhees returns for the ninth time, but in space. Only this time, the dimwitted victims have better sense of fashion and nicer weapons. Kiran Aditham gives it a stab.

Combining sci-fi, horror, and dark comedy, Donnie Darko is a twisted look into the vail of supernatural melodrama, with a demonic bunny predicting the end of the world on Halloween, and the only one who can see him is a boy already on the verge of madness. Kiran Aditham checks out the DVD.

Dark fantasy writer and palentologist Caitlin R. Kiernan explores the pain and wonder of modern fiction with James Mann.

Return of the Loving Dead (Hellcat). Review by Bettie Lou Vegas.

Cuts From the Crypt (Roadrunner). Review by David Lee Beowulf.

The Independents, with the Cryptkeeper Five and the Green Goblyn Project, at the Hustler in Indialantic, Florida on August 10th, 2000. Concert review and photos by Julio Diaz.