One Friday night when I was in eighth grade my dad went to the local video store to rent movies for the night. Normally this wasn’t a good thing because when he went by himself, he would come back with a bunch of Clint Eastwood movies or some random western …
Read More »Jason’s Back! (Well, Sort of): ‘FRIDAY THE 13TH: A NEW BEGINNING’ (1985) Revisited – Retro Review
I remember watching music videos on MTV with my sister when I was in 5th grade (yes kiddies, they actually used to show videos on MTV at one time, believe it or not) and was utterly shocked when they showed the trailer for Friday the 13th: A New Beginning at …
Read More »Rock On: ‘HARD ROCK NIGHTMARE’ (1988) Revisited – Retro Review
When I was in high school I really wanted to be a heavy metal bass player (despite the fact that I had no musical talent whatsoever), so horror movies that involved heavy metal bands-such as Black Roses, Trick or Treat, and even the incredibly atrocious Rock ‘n’ Roll Nightmare really …
Read More »You Can’t Cheat Death: ‘FINAL DESTINATION’ Movies Ranked From Worst to Best
I’ve always dug the Final Destination films and think that they are a lot of fun. The series itself is one of the most unique and entertaining horror franchises around, so I am quite excited to see the newest installment that hits theaters in May. I enjoy all the movies …
Read More »Axe Me No Questions: ‘EDGE OF THE AXE’ (1988) Revisited – Retro Review
I remember having a glorious snow day from school one day when I was in the 10th grade and braving the elements to walk down the street to our local video store to see if they had any new horror movies. I spotted Edge of the Axe on the shelf …
Read More »Pottsville, We have a Problem: ‘THE BEING’ (1983) Revisited – Retro Review
I remember seeing the cover of The Being at the local video store when I was a kid, and it freaked me out. I thought that it looked absolutely terrifying, so I was beyond eager to see it. Unfortunately, it seemed like it was always rented out, so I had …
Read More »Have Yourself a Dreary Little Christmas: ‘BLACK CHRISTMAS’ (1974) Revisited – Retro Review
Every year around Christmas my wife and I always watch Silent Night, Deadly Night, Christmas Evil, and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation to help us get into the Christmas spirit. We also always watch Black Christmas as well, and it is without a doubt one of our holiday favorites. It just …
Read More »I am the Night: ‘BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM’ (1993) Revisited – Retro Review
While Spider-Man is my favorite superhero, I am also quite fond of Batman as well. I love Batman: The Animated Series so I was extremely excited when I heard that there was going to be a movie that took place in the same universe coming out back in 1993 and …
Read More »They Shouldn’t Have Let Him In: ‘CRAWLSPACE’ (1972) Revisited – Retro Review
My wife and I have started watching old made for TV movies from the 70s and 80s on Tubi and YouTube recently. The other night we found one called Crawlspace from 1972 that neither one of us had ever seen or even heard of. We thought that it sounded like …
Read More »Santa’s Watching, Santa’s Waiting: ‘SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT’ (1984) Revisited – Retro Review
It’s officially the holiday season again, and while normal folks celebrate and get into the Christmas spirit by watching traditional films like It’s a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, and other Yuletide classics, the Martin household always gets ready by watching the 1984 slasher flick classic Silent Night, Deadly …
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