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.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 24 – A Field in England

Paul Brian McCoy

October 24, 2013 0 6

The film's narrative itself slowly adopts a hallucinogenic style, with long silences, slow-motion sequences, mind-bending fast-cut psychedelic imagery and then suddenly the medium becomes the message.

Agents of SHIELD 1.05 “Girl in the Flower Dress”

Paul Brian McCoy

October 23, 2013 0 16

If you were on the fence about sticking with this show because you thought it was poorly written and you didn't care about any of the characters, this isn't going to be the episode to win you over.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 23 – Byzantium

Paul Brian McCoy

October 23, 2013 0 6

The cinematography is beautiful, the violence is bloody, the sex is raunchy, and the emotional core of the film is solid.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 22 – World War Z

Paul Brian McCoy

Movies Reviews Zombies 101

October 22, 2013 1 8

World War Z is a film that has no right to work as well as it does.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 21 – Berberian Sound Studio

Paul Brian McCoy

October 21, 2013 0 4

Peter Strickland has crafted a love letter to cinema itself, specifically to the Italian giallo cinema of the 70s -- the world of Argento, Bava, Fulci, and more.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 20 – The Purge

Paul Brian McCoy

October 20, 2013 3 2

All in all, The Purge is a problematic film, wearing its politics on its sleeve and embracing nearly every cliché imaginable with the standard home invasion scenario.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 19 – American Mary

Paul Brian McCoy

October 19, 2013 1 4

This is a darkly fascinating and original story that doesn’t end well for anyone involved, but it has a lot of heart. It's good to see Jen and Sylvia Soska get a break and keep moving upward and onward.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 18 – Alyce Kills

Paul Brian McCoy

October 18, 2013 0 16

We watched her disintegrate in front of our eyes, becoming judge, jury, and executioner to everyone who has disappointed her in her life.

Agents of SHIELD 1.04 “Eye-Spy”

Paul Brian McCoy

October 18, 2013 0 2

It's the kind of thematic resonance that was missing from the last two episodes and helps to provide a bit more gravity without overtly sacrificing the family-friendliness.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 17 – Sightseers

Paul Brian McCoy

October 17, 2013 0 4

They're both extremely damaged and demonstrate moments of vulnerability that are heartbreaking.

Schlock & Awe 01: Karen Black

Adam Barraclough, Ben Goldman, Daniel Elkin, Paul Brian McCoy, Shawn Hill

October 17, 2013 0 53

Rest in peace, Ms. Black. Your horror was voluptuous.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 16 – Errors of the Human Body

Paul Brian McCoy

October 16, 2013 1 6

He plays the paranoia and barely restrained hostility that simmers beneath the surface of his character's psyche like a coiled snake.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 15 – Lords of Salem

Paul Brian McCoy

October 15, 2013 0 6

I'd love to see him direct a script written by someone else.

The Walking Dead 4.01 “30 Days Without an Accident”

Paul Brian McCoy

Reviews TV Zombies 101

October 14, 2013 1 8

This is exactly what I was hoping for with Gimple in charge. Quiet stories of madness and desperation, with horrible things happening for a reason, rather than just lurching out of the darkness.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 14 – Evil Dead

Paul Brian McCoy

October 14, 2013 2 23

Alvarez crafted a brutal, no-holds barred schlockfest that lives up the memory of the original and also serves to effectively reboot the series.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 13 – Kiss of the Damned

Paul Brian McCoy

October 13, 2013 0 8

But in the process of the film, each of the main characters either can't restrain themselves from murdering humans, do it in a dream state, or otherwise give in to their passionate animal side. And then everybody feels bad.

Supernatural 9.01 “I Think I’m Gonna Like it Here”

Paul Brian McCoy

October 13, 2013 0 4

And as loyal viewers know, everything is better with Bobby.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 12 – Stoker

Paul Brian McCoy

October 12, 2013 0 8

Seriously. If you've ever had a crush on the weird girl, been the weird girl, or both, you won't be able to take your eyes off of Wasikowska.

Agents of SHIELD 1.03 “The Asset”

Paul Brian McCoy

October 12, 2013 0 7

Well, ABC ordered a full-season pick-up, so that bother is out of the way.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 11 – The ABCs of Death

Paul Brian McCoy

October 11, 2013 0 23

Not only are there some nice and scary bits scattered throughout the anthology, there are also some of the most bizarre and mind-boggling short films I've ever seen.

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