If you're anything like me, you've collected a zillion media files over the years. Music, Photos, Movies, even entire series of TV shows. Yes, you can store them on your computer and watch them when you get the chance, but what if you want to watch them from your iPhone or tablet? What if you want to watch them when you aren't home, or even in the same city? What if you just want to hear podcasts or watch web shows?The Plex Media Server can solve all those problems for you. It serv...

What if, instead of simply plugging an external or internal hard drive into your working computer, you could have a file server located somewhere in your home or office? One that offers access to files for any device on the premises, taking into account security settings that you can set up?This is the function of a NAS, or "Network Attached Storage" device. This file server does nothing except act as a go-between between the network and the hard drives. The Raspberry Pi, a super-i...

Horror Bulletin Monthly March 2023 (#18)The newest issue of the Horror Bulletin Monthly includes reviews of everything we reviewed last month-- a film each day! As always, we look at a wide range of films, from the distant past to the newest releases. This time, we did a full week of "Disaster films of the 70s" and another of "Man vs. Nature: Nature Wins." We really liked all these films, but some were better than others.Each of the films contains a complet...

The fifth issue of the Horror Guys Monthly review digest, Horror Bulletin, includes reviews of twenty-six full-length films and three horror shorts. There's also a fun word search at the end that contains the titles of the films.Each of the films contains a complete synopsis of the film, including spoilers (so beware!), as well as our commentary on the quality of the story and how well it holds up for viewers today.This one includes the fil...

Horror Monthly July 2025 (#46)The newest issue of Horror Monthly includes reviews of everything we reviewed last month. This month, we've got a weird mix of films, both excellent and excruciating as usual, but they were all fun!We've reviewed fewer than usual short films this year so far, but this month, we've brought back shorts with a vengeance!Each film contains a complete synopsis, including spoilers (so beware!), as well as our commentary on th...

"I think we need a new crystal for this thing." --Scanner guy from the 70sScanners were a lot simpler in decades past, when everything was analog, had a fixed frequency, and was unencrypted.Nowadays, we have those old analog stations as well as digital, trunking systems, protocols, sites, talk groups, and who-knows-what coming down the road for next year. There are a lot of frequencies, systems, groups, codes, and little nit-picky details that have to go into our r...

Hammer Horror!For the decades between 1930 and 1950, the undisputed masters of horror were Universal Pictures. From their early success with Dracula and Frankenstein to the later additions, such as the Creature from the Black Lagoon, Universal has created and popularized more memorable creature flicks than any other studio. But during the 1950s, they drifted away from the genre, leaving a hole in horror lovers' hearts.The torch quickly passed to Hammer Film...

Horror Monthly September 2025 (#48)The newest issue of Horror Monthly includes reviews of everything we reviewed last month. This month, we've got a weird mix of films, both excellent and excruciating as usual, but they were all fun!We've got a bunch of 2025 releases this month, but as always, we've got a choice selection of oldies as well.Each film contains a complete synopsis, including spoilers (so beware!), as well as our commentary on the quali...

Countdown for blastoff... X minus five, four, three, two, X minus one... Fire!X Minus One was an NBC-created show that ran weekly from 1956 to 1958 and had an attempted but failed comeback in 1973. It was a science-fiction anthology series; each week was a completely different story, with no recurring characters or cast. Most of the stories came from the pages of "Galaxy Science Fiction" and "Astounding Science Fiction" magazines and were written by the li...

Horror Bulletin Monthly April 2024 (#31)The newest issue of the Horror Bulletin Monthly includes reviews of everything we reviewed last month-- a film each day! This time, we had "Easter Rabbits" for a theme week, watching some fun killer rabbit films. We also took a Quick Look at several of Bela Lugosi's final films, along with the comedic "Ed Wood," which featured Bela-- sorta. As always, we looked at a variety of old and new films.Each of the films conta...

Son of Shock!For the decades between 1930 and 1950, the undisputed masters of horror were Universal Pictures. From their early success with Dracula and Frankenstein to the later additions, such as the Creature from the Black Lagoon, Universal has created and popularized more memorable creature flicks than any other studio.By the time the 1950s had come around, filmgoers' tastes had changed from the supernatural monsters that Universal excelled at to more sc...

"Please don't describe me as a 'horror legend.' I moved on from that." - Christopher LeeDon't let him fool you, Christopher Lee is a horror legend.He's been Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, Count Dooku, Saruman, Fu Manchu, and even Rasputin. He's fought Van Helsing, Gandalf, James Bond, and Anakin Skywalker, not to mention Gorgons, Aliens, Satanists, Witches, Gremlins, and a host of other baddies.Over a period of s...