Author Paul Brian McCoy

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Paul Brian McCoy

Co-Founder / Editor-in-Chief / Dreamweaver

Paul Brian McCoy is the Editor-in-Chief of Psycho Drive-In. His first novel, The Unraveling: Damaged Inc. Book One is available at Amazon US & UK, along with his collection of short stories, Coffee, Sex, & Creation (US & UK). He recently contributed the 1989 chapter to The American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1980s (US & UK). He also kicked off Comics Bulletin Books with Mondo Marvel Volumes One (US & UK) and Two (US & UK) and PDI Press with Marvel at the Movies: 1977-1998 (US & UK), Marvel at the Movies: Marvel Studios (US & UK), and Spoiler Warning: Hannibal Season 1 - An Unauthorized Critical Guide (US & UK). Paul is also unnaturally preoccupied with zombie films and sci-fi television. He can be found babbling on Twitter at @PBMcCoy.

Advance Review: DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: The Complete First Season Blu-ray

Paul Brian McCoy

August 22, 2016 0 13

Legends of Tomorrow is the superhero show I wanted when I was ten. I just didn't know it.

Advance Review: Ash vs Evil Dead : The Complete First Season Blu-ray

Paul Brian McCoy

August 21, 2016 1 11

If you're like me, and excessive, cartoon-like violence makes you giddy as a little girl, then Ash vs Evil Dead won't let you down.

Advance Review: Vampire Season (rough cut)

Paul Brian McCoy

August 10, 2016 1 7

The characters are strong, they have great chemistry, and there are genuine moments of tenderness and sadness mixed in with the vulgar humor and monster fighting.

12 Monkeys (1995)

Jamil Scalese, Paul Brian McCoy

Innocence and Experience

August 2, 2016 0 52

12 Monkeys is one of those films that I can watch over and over, just reveling in the craftsmanship of the design and the intricacies of the plot.

SDCC 2016 Interviews: The Cast and Creators of Syfy’s Van Helsing

Dave Hearn, Paul Brian McCoy

July 27, 2016 0 200

Van Helsing looks to be pretty brutal, bloody, and violent -- as a vampire apocalypse probably should be.

Advance Review – Batman v Superman: Ultimate Edition Blu-ray

Paul Brian McCoy

July 15, 2016 1 16

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - The Ultimate Edition isn't the train wreck that many might be expecting.

Advance Review – Adventure Time: Card Wars

Paul Brian McCoy

July 11, 2016 2 60

When it comes to world-building, nobody's got anything on Adventure Time.

Advance Review: The Ungovernable Force

Paul Brian McCoy

July 8, 2016 0 27

The Ungovernable Force is a smart film that inhabits the very concept of Punk Aesthetic.

Lovecraft on Film: Cast a Deadly Spell & Witch Hunt

Paul Brian McCoy

Lovecraft on Film

July 5, 2016 0 27

The film stars Fred Ward as ex-cop turned gumshoe, Phil Lovecraft (in what is perhaps the least accurate version of Lovecraft-the-person on film).

Advance Review: Carnage Park (2016)

Paul Brian McCoy

June 27, 2016 0 3

Carnage Park, the new film written and directed by Mickey Keating, is an unrepentant throwback to both the independent crime and horror cinema of the '70s.

Preacher 1.03 “The Possibilities”

Paul Brian McCoy

June 19, 2016 0 13

But we can only keep expanding the world of Preacher for so long before we have to get in there and start exploring it.

Advance Review: Honky Holocaust (2016)

Paul Brian McCoy

June 14, 2016 0 30

But that's part of why Honky Holocaust is so awesome. This is a film that gives no fucks.

Preacher 1.02 “See”

Paul Brian McCoy

June 12, 2016 0 12

Preacher continues to build on the strong start of the pilot by opening up its second episode with another quirky creative leap; this time, back to 1881.

Advance Review: The Stray (2016)

Paul Brian McCoy

May 31, 2016 0 16

The storytelling is lean and economical, with the visuals giving you all the information you need to see what's going on psychologically with our main character.

Preacher 1.01 “Pilot”

Paul Brian McCoy

May 25, 2016 0 10

“It was the time of the Preacher…”

Badlands (1973)

Paul Brian McCoy

Big Sleeps and Long Goodbyes

April 24, 2016 2 79

It's this vision of youth and young love in particular that really makes Badlands resonate and disturb.

Fundraising Spotlight: Scythe – A Realistic Slasher Film

Paul Brian McCoy

April 19, 2016 0 15

Scythe (the short) is a nicely done piece of work with strong performances and a professional look that you might not expect from a three-day shoot of test footage.

Blade Runner – Director’s Cut (1982/1992)

Alex Wolfe, Paul Brian McCoy

Innocence and Experience

April 17, 2016 2 70

In 1982, Ridley Scott’s science fiction masterpiece Blade Runner was released in the US but it wasn’t necessarily a masterpiece from the get-go.

The Walking Dead 6.16 “Last Day on Earth”

Paul Brian McCoy

April 8, 2016 2 28

It would literally take a concerted effort to fuck this up.

The Walking Dead 6.15 “East”

Paul Brian McCoy

April 1, 2016 0 20

So Carol decides to walk the earth like Kane from Kung Fu, trying not to murder people, but failing miserably.

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