Pierre Roustan, Author of THE CAIN LETTERS and SCARY HORROR STUFF!
Bio
I am an author, adventurer, and father, living with my wife, four daughters and one son in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I've trekked through tundras, waded through swamps, wandered through deserts, and swam in the Great Barrier Reef.
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Is the Horror Heroine Making a Comeback, or Is It Just Wishful Thinking?
There was a time when the "horror heroine" fell by the wayside in favor of flashy and sexy superheroes. It was a sad time. Then, for ages we had to gladly put up with some of the more visceral horror tropes of our mentality, escaping the camp that was the B-horror flick (although for a time, we saw a throwback coming forward, especially with the age of the "nostalgic movie poster").
By Pierre Roustan, Author of THE CAIN LETTERS and SCARY HORROR STUFF!6 years ago in Horror
3 Big Reasons Why Gamers Prefer ROBLOX Over Minecraft
Truth be told.... I love Minecraft. The design and simplicity of it is rather genius. An open world. And you can build literally anything you want. However, some gamers would argue that the same simplicity that is its strength often can be what ultimately makes it so exhausting!
By Pierre Roustan, Author of THE CAIN LETTERS and SCARY HORROR STUFF!6 years ago in Gamers
5 Top Articles on Kids Horror Proving Goosebumps Are Still Aplenty for the Younger Crowd
That's right, I'll always opt for the more youthful horror sub-genre! Because it tends to be more fun than some of the "gorier" content out there. That's not to say I can't handle a little SAW here or MYERS there, or even some JASON or FREDDY to whet my bloody whistle.
By Pierre Roustan, Author of THE CAIN LETTERS and SCARY HORROR STUFF!6 years ago in Horror
Why 'The Faculty' Has So Much in Common with 'Body Snatchers' and Pink Floyd
That was an interesting shift in horror films: Invasion of the Body Snatchers. It went from alien ships raining down on us poor earthlings to...well, us. Literally. Put a whole different spin on the word 'invasion' where it wasn't about trying to invade a planet, but several thousands bodies. And it grabbed (or I should say snatched) the horrified minds of many.
By Pierre Roustan, Author of THE CAIN LETTERS and SCARY HORROR STUFF!6 years ago in Horror
'It Follows': Not Just a Cautionary Tale About Casual Sex
There honestly should be a manual for devising a true horror story. A horror story ripe with themes and messages that will make so much sense to a reader or viewer that it absolutely has to be revisited just for its pure genius:
By Pierre Roustan, Author of THE CAIN LETTERS and SCARY HORROR STUFF!6 years ago in Horror
To This Day, 'Scream' Does What No Other Teen Horror Flick Can Do: Satirize the Entire Genre Perfectly
The genius of it is unparalleled. Arguably this was Wes Craven's true masterpiece even beyond that of A Nightmare on Elm Street. We've seen satires or parodies before at length (Scary Movie, anyone?), but when Scream was released, not only did it seem to "satirize" an entire genre, but it took the satire and actually made it part of the plot itself.
By Pierre Roustan, Author of THE CAIN LETTERS and SCARY HORROR STUFF!6 years ago in Horror
Why 'The Craft' to This Day Is Still the Best Witchcraft Teen Horror Flick of All Time
The honest truth here is that most teen horror flicks get stale over time. More than any other genre, to be fair. But there are some exceptions: this is one of them.
By Pierre Roustan, Author of THE CAIN LETTERS and SCARY HORROR STUFF!6 years ago in Horror
Why the 'Goosebumps' Books Still Give You Goosebumps Without Killing You
Sometimes scary stories for kids are told just for entertainment. That's it. If they happen to give you a few jump scares, that's gravy! The iconic series of Goosebumps happened to be just that right balance, which truthfully is what the horror genre is all about: entertainment.
By Pierre Roustan, Author of THE CAIN LETTERS and SCARY HORROR STUFF!6 years ago in Horror
Classic Nickelodeon Show 'Are You Afraid of the Dark' Will Get a Film Adaptation
Why's that? After all, this is a brand back in the day on Nickelodeon of all places.... And Are You Afraid of the Dark?, while suitably dark and a bit disturbing in ways Goosebumps could never be, wasn't exactly the Saw series or anything.
By Pierre Roustan, Author of THE CAIN LETTERS and SCARY HORROR STUFF!6 years ago in Horror
Why 'Stranger Things' Actually Allows You to Be a Kid
Bear with me on this, because a lot of people will scoff at what I'm going to say: that breakout hit many of you might have already seen of season 2, Stranger Things (and if you don't have a Netflix account, get one), isn't just for adults who were once kids back in the day when watching films like E.T., Ghostbusters, Monster Squad, The Goonies, and much more.
By Pierre Roustan, Author of THE CAIN LETTERS and SCARY HORROR STUFF!6 years ago in Horror
Watch Out, McDonald's — Amy's Kitchen Is Making Drive-Thru Fast Food Organic
That's a first. You don't see that kind of grub just anywhere in a drive-thru line with a window. But the shocking thing is that Amy's Kitchen, the brand known for its organic vegan TV dinners and canned goods, just went "drive-thru-optimized" a couple years ago.
By Pierre Roustan, Author of THE CAIN LETTERS and SCARY HORROR STUFF!7 years ago in Feast