The Daily Grindhouse: Halloween (dir. by John Carpenter)
What better way to bring back a new daily grindhouse than the film which started the teen slasher genre. I speak of John Carpenter’s Halloween. The film was truly a child of 1970′s independent...
View ArticleSong of the Day: Halloween Theme (by John Carpenter)
The penultimate choice for this week’s horror-themed “Song of the Day” feature brings one of the best theme songs ever composed and put on film. I am talking about the Main Title theme for John...
View ArticleCelebrate Halloween with Ms. 45!
Happy Halloween! In honor of the holiday, here’s a Halloween-themed clip from one of the greatest films ever made — Ms. 45, the movie that proved that the Grindhouse is often more sincerely pro-woman...
View ArticleOctober Music Series: Townes Van Zandt
Townes Van Zandt lived a troubled life, characterized by constant alcoholism, drug abuse, and failed relationships. He finally passed away of heart failure in a state of delirium tremens on January 1,...
View ArticleHappy Halloween From The Shattered Lens!!!
Happy Halloween to all of the readers and the visitors and the writers of The Shattered Lens! Filed under: Editorial, Film, Scenes I Love Tagged: Halloween, Lisa Marie Bowman, Scenes I Love, Through...
View ArticleThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Another October here at Through the Shattered Lens is coming to a close and I must say that everyone’s participation in this month’s horror/Halloween themed month has been an unqualified success....
View ArticleOctober Music Series: Nokturnal Mortum – Lastivka
And so my month of folk and folk/pagan/black metal indulgence comes to an end. Of course they’re the styles I listen to the most throughout the year, but October always holds a somewhat special status...
View ArticleHorror Music
I suppose if I asked most people what music they identified with horror, John Carpenter’s “Halloween Theme” and Mike Oldfield’s “Tubular Bells” (The Exorcist) would come up first. After that, you’d get...
View Article6 Trailers For Halloween, Part 1
With Halloween rapidly approaching, it’s time for another 3-part edition of Lisa Marie’s Favorite Grindhouse and Exploitation Film Trailers! Today, we start things off by revisiting 6 trailers from a...
View ArticleHappy Halloween From The Shattered Lens!
Happy Halloween From the Shattered Lens!Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Halloween
View ArticleHorror On The Lens: Night of the Living Dead (dir by George Romero)
Happy Halloween! Watching Night of the Living Dead is a bit of a Halloween tradition here at the Shattered Lens. Check out Arleigh’s review here and enjoy the film!Filed under: Film Tagged: Film,...
View ArticleHappy Halloween with The Greatest Film Ever Made
It’s that time of year again when Through the Shattered Lens celebrates it’s favorite month with another screening of I consider the greatest film ever made. This is a film that speaks to everyone at...
View ArticleScenes I Love: Another Halloween Has Come And Gone
Filed under: Scenes I Love Tagged: Halloween
View ArticleDuke Tries A Halloween Marathon…Part One.
So, I think it may be fair to say that of most of the posters on this great site, I am probably the one who least enjoys the horror genre…or at least is never as excited about it as everyone else. It...
View ArticleHorror On TV: That 70s Show 2.5 “Halloween”
Okay, so technically, this really isn’t horror. But who cares? It deals with Halloween traditions and, even more importantly, I loved That 70s Show. This episode was originally broadcast on October...
View ArticleScenes I Love: Linus Explains The Great Pumpkin
Halloween’s almost here and it’s time for the Great Pumpkin to bring gifts to all the good boys and girls of the world. Never stop believing, Linus.Filed under: Scenes I Love Tagged: Halloween, It's...
View Article6 Bloodsucking Trailers For Halloween
Here is today’s special Halloween edition of Lisa Marie’s Favorite Grindhouse and Exploitation Film Trailers! For today’s edition, the Trailer Kitties took a special trip to old Transylvania. Let’s...
View ArticleHappy Halloween From The Shattered Lens!
Happy Halloween from the Shattered Lens! Filed under: Scenes I Love Tagged: Halloween
View ArticleHorror on The Lens: Night of the Living Dead (dir by George Romero)
Happy Halloween! Here at the Shattered Lens, we’re all about tradition! And what could be a better tradition than watching Night of the Living Dead on Halloween? Watch it below and enjoy! And then,...
View ArticleSong of the Day: GWAR – The One That Will Not Be Named
In the past, I have always taken the opportunity on Halloween to feature some song or compilation respectful towards the pagan roots of the holiday. Halloween is, after all, a celebration of all those...
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