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 15 – Lords of Salem

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October 15, 2013 0 7

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

The Walking Dead 4.01 “30 Days Without an Accident”

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October 14, 2013 1 11

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

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October 14, 2013 2 30

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

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October 13, 2013 0 11

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”

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October 13, 2013 0 5

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

31 Days of Halloween: Day 12 – Stoker

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October 12, 2013 0 10

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”

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October 12, 2013 0 8

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

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October 11, 2013 0 25

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.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 10 – The Frankenstein Theory

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October 10, 2013 1 3

There's more to the monster than we're really shown and Vicky's fate is probably worse than death. No. It's definitely worse than death.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 09 – Dark Skies

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October 9, 2013 0 8

The film does a good job accentuating Daniel's emasculation and possible psychological break before firmly establishing an otherworldly influence on the events in the house.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 08 – Warm Bodies

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October 8, 2013 0 5

There's a lot to like here just in the concept alone, but the combination of Levine's clever script and Hoult's heartfelt performance that really brings Warm Bodies home.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 07 – John Dies at the End

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October 7, 2013 0 3

If there was ever an American film maker who should have movies out on a regular basis, it's Don Coscarelli.

Advance Review: Curse of Chucky Blu-ray

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October 6, 2013 1 37

Mancini's direction is sure-handed and effective, from the choice to shoot most of the film from Nica's wheelchair-bound eye-level to the choice of music cues.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 06 – Resolution

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October 6, 2013 3 21

Who cares about ghosts when a meth-addict wants to shoot you in the head?

31 Days of Halloween: Day 05 – Mama

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October 5, 2013 0 21

If there's something to really complain about with the film, it's the reliance on CGI for the ghostly Mama effects.

Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising Blu-ray Review

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October 5, 2013 0 29

Once you get yourself acclimatized to where Predacons Rising is coming from, it's a tightly-plotted, fast-paced action film that does a nice job of quickly amping up the tension and threat-level to Full-On Apocalyptic.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 04 – The Collection

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October 4, 2013 0 3

Of course there are booby-traps galore, tons of gore, and a strange guest-appearance by Alphas' Erin Way as the freaked-out Stockholm Syndrome victim Abby.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 03 – Outpost: Black Sun

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October 3, 2013 1 21

It all goes a bit off the rails as it steamrolls towards an action-packed conclusion involving more Nazi killing, a race against time, an impending nuclear strike, and some weird pseudo-science and occult madness.

Agents of SHIELD 1.02 “0-8-4”

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October 2, 2013 0 9

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is a throwback to the action/adventure shows that I grew up with. Shows like Buck Rogers, the A-Team, The Six Million Dollar Man, or Knight Rider even.

31 Days of Halloween: Day 02 – [REC] 3: Genesis

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October 2, 2013 1 5

I also found it refreshing that in a zombie film landscape that thrives on an atheistic nihilism, [REC] 3: Genesis expands on the idea of the previous films that the zombies are a demonic infestation.

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