Each of us horror freaks have those one or two flicks that we remember from childhood that had two profound effects on us; one, they scared the hell out of us, and two, they played a big part in making us horror fans for life. Those particular ones we can see a thousand times, but […]
Sometimes, horror is more effective when its implied rather than expositional. Now I realize that statement seems to somewhat fly in the face of what we all love about horror films, but you and I, Fellow Fans, are both completely aware of how sometimes the “less is more” approach can be very effective; when done well, it can […]
Like most of you out there, I’ve had my share of disappointments when it comes to horror movies. You hear the hype, see the trailer, read about the care that’s gone into a film, and then finally, you see it…and it sucks. Other times, you get drawn in by a fantastic poster or cool DVD […]
Excision is definitely one of the weirdest horror movies I’ve seen lately. It is about Pauline, a high school student who is… troubled, to put it mildly. She dreams of becoming a surgeon. She is constantly at odds with her uber-controlling Stepford Wife of a mother who will not stop trying to push Pauline into […]
When was the last time you watched a short film? Never? Over a year ago? I don’t know why the short film format is so ignored by the majority of the population. It boggles my mind when there are literally thousands and thousands of quality entertainment out there that is free, but no one wants to […]
OK, here’s a question for you Fellow Fans out there; it may be better suited for those born before 1975, but I have the utmost faith that all of you guys and gals can play along: Name a “ghost movie” from the 1980s…first one that pops into your head. All done? OK, pencils down, I’m taking up your answers. […]
The Believers is a horror film that begins with the epitome of innocence and simplicity – milk being delivered right to the front door from a milkman in a truck. A real throwback to the past, right? Even though in 1987, when the movie was filmed, that wasn’t the standard means of getting milk. The […]
Sometimes, films purportedly based on “true events” don’t have to hinge on the supernatural or cryptozoologic to be horrific. Amityville II: The Possession has some horrific elements, but it essentially tells the story of Ronald DeFeo and his possible madness; the frightful images we see can easily be interpreted as what he saw in his own […]
In my last anthology review I mentioned that I dug them because the filmmakers get three chances to get at least on entry right, or the chance to entertain you. When that happens you don’t completely feel as though that the 90 minutes or so was wasted. There is the rare occasion when all the […]
The 1970s had a feel all of it’s own; the music, the cars, and certainly the films. We horror fanatics can rattle off a good-sized list of great flicks from that decade, from a plethora of Italian giallo films to such classics as The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Black Christmas, The Exorcist, and Halloween, just to name a […]
Although the German expressionists like Wiene’s The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and Murneau’s Nosferatu are milestones, it was the 1930s that brought about the first wave of truly popular horror; beginning with James Whale’s classic take on Frankenstein, horror movies hit their opening stride as crowd-pleasers, and more importantly to studios, money-makers. Soon, other classics were being churned […]
I love weird films. Sitting there watching some far out, crazy, fucked up plotline, with crazy visuals and some eccentric characters, even inanimate objects that are characters, is something I find strangely intriguing. Films like Naked Lunch, Chasing Sleep, Brain Dead, Session 9, or the more recent John Dies At The End, find a special […]
The 1980s was, of course, a bumper decade for we horror fans. There was the rise of the slasher flick, with Jason Voorhees and Michael Myers haunting our theaters every couple years, and nightmarish Freddy Kruger hit the scene in a successful franchise of his own. Tales From The Darkside, Friday the 13th: The Series, […]
In my younger days, friends and I would sit around and discuss possibilities of cross-overs in our favorite films. They did it in comic books all the time, right? We’d see Spider-Man show up in the Avengers, Batman would make an appearance in Green Arrow, and sometimes, we’d even see cross-company stuff, answering such timeless and […]
