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: The Clone Wars: The Lost Missions

Paul Brian McCoy

DVD/Blu-ray Reviews TV

November 9, 2014 0 11

But when The Clone Wars is good, it's very good.

Doctor Who 8.11 “Dark Water”

Paul Brian McCoy

November 8, 2014 0 11

If there's anyone who could play an appropriate antagonist for Peter Capaldi's Doctor, Michelle Gomez is one of the best choices possible.

The Walking Dead 5.04 “Slabtown”

Paul Brian McCoy

Reviews TV Zombies 101

November 3, 2014 2 15

The Walking Dead generally seems to be a little squeamish regarding rape as a plot point,

Maleficent (2014) Blu-ray Review

Paul Brian McCoy

DVD/Blu-ray Movies Reviews

November 2, 2014 1 5

When I was growing up Sundays were all about Gulliver's Travels, Doctor Doolittle, and other fantastic tales. Maleficent would fit nicely alongside them.

The Walking Dead 5.03 “Four Walls and a Roof”

Paul Brian McCoy

Reviews TV Zombies 101

November 2, 2014 0 11

And we all know what happens to the characters who try to maintain some sort of pre-apocalypse moral code...

ABCs of Horror Day 31: Z is for Zombies

Paul Brian McCoy

ABCs of Horror Movies Reviews Zombies 101

October 31, 2014 0 9

The popularity of the walking dead has done nothing but grow since the initial 1968 release of George A. Romero’s seminal Night of the Living Dead, with zombies infiltrating nearly every level of our pop culture

ABCs of Horror Day 30: Y is for Yuzna

Paul Brian McCoy

ABCs of Horror Movies Reviews

October 30, 2014 2 3

If there is anyone more under-appreciated on this list than Brian Yuzna, I don’t know who it might be.

See No Evil 2 (2014)

Paul Brian McCoy

October 25, 2014 0 51

And the Soska Sisters can apparently do no wrong. Every shot in See No Evil 2 is beautiful.

The Walking Dead 5.02 “Strangers”

Paul Brian McCoy

Reviews TV Zombies 101

October 23, 2014 0 18

I honestly don’t think there’s another show running currently with this approach to scripting and it’s one of the reasons I love Gimple’s run on The Walking Dead.

ABCs of Horror Day 22: R is for Romero

Paul Brian McCoy

ABCs of Horror Movies Reviews Zombies 101

October 22, 2014 2 11

From 2005 on Romero has restricted himself to making zombie films, expanding on the universe he created back in 1968 to lessening impact each new go-around.

ABCs of Horror Day 21: P is for Phantasm

Paul Brian McCoy

October 21, 2014 1 5

When I was growing up, there was only one film that every friend I had said was the scariest, mind-fuckiest film they'd ever seen: Phantasm.

ABCs of Horror Day 19: N is for Night of the Demons

Paul Brian McCoy

ABCs of Horror Movies Reviews

October 19, 2014 2 4

If you're planning a Halloween-themed horror movie marathon, Night of the Demons should definitely be on your schedule.

Wolves (2014)

Paul Brian McCoy

October 18, 2014 0 95

Ultimately, Wolves is a perfectly acceptable, if forgettable, werewolf coming-of-age story.

ABCs of Horror Day 14: H is for Hooper

Paul Brian McCoy

ABCs of Horror Movies Reviews

October 14, 2014 0 3

In 1974 Texas filmmaker Tobe Hooper drew inspiration from America's preeminent serial killer, Ed Gein & gave birth to a new American Nightmare, Leatherface.

The Walking Dead 5.01 “No Sanctuary”

Paul Brian McCoy

Reviews TV Zombies 101

October 13, 2014 0 10

As Season Five of The Walking Dead kicks off, Gimple gets the band back together and drives home the simple fact that Carol is a badass and that Rick was wrong.

ABCs of Horror Day 11: G is for Gordon

Paul Brian McCoy

ABCs of Horror Movies Reviews

October 11, 2014 2 8

If there was a title for King of Low-Budget Horror, Stuart Gordon would unquestionably be in the running for it.

Advance Review: Dry Bones (2014)

Paul Brian McCoy

DVD/Blu-ray Movies Reviews

October 11, 2014 0 13

The commentary track is practically worth the price of the film itself. The fact that Dry Bones is a fun movie is gravy!

ABCs of Horror Day 07: E is for Evil Dead

Paul Brian McCoy

ABCs of Horror Movies Reviews

October 7, 2014 3 4

There are very few film series out there about which you can say every single installment is a must-see, but Raimi, and now Alvarez, have done just that with Evil Dead.

Adventure Time: The Complete Fourth Season Blu-ray

Paul Brian McCoy

DVD/Blu-ray Reviews TV

October 7, 2014 2 23

Season Four is kind of a game-changer, moving Adventure Time into more complex emotional territory as well as opening up more intriguing narrative opportunities.

ABCs of Horror Day 05: C is for Cronenberg

Paul Brian McCoy

October 5, 2014 1 9

Horror, by its very nature, is transgressive, and nobody does film transgression like Canada’s David Cronenberg.

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