Robert England celebrated his 75th birthday on June 6, 1947. To celebrate, we are taking a look back on some of his many roles. Robert Barton Englund is an American actor and director, best known for playing the Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street film series and has appeared …
Read More »John Carpenter’s ‘THE THING’ (1982): 40 Years, 40 Memes
John Carpenter’s masterpiece, THE THING (1982), turns 40 years old in 2022. The film returned to theaters recently thanks to Fathom Events. I don’t know about you, but personally, I’d love to watch it on the big screen at least once a year. About the only thing I love as …
Read More »Ten Fun Facts About Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Death Proof’ (2007)
Quentin Tarantino’s grindhouse throwback, Death Proof, turns fifteen this month, after its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2007. Let’s celebrate with ten fun facts about the film. Two separate sets of voluptuous women—Rose McGowan, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Tracie Thoms, Rosario Dawson, and Zoë Bell—are stalked at …
Read More »Ten Fun Facts About Ellory Elkayem’s ‘Eight Legged Freaks’ (2002)
It’s been 20 years since we’ve seen David Arquette take on killer spiders in Ellory Elkayem’s Eight Legged Freaks, which had its Zurich premiere on May 30, 2002. The residents of a rural mining town discover that an unfortunate chemical spill has caused hundreds of little spiders to mutate overnight …
Read More »8 Horror Franchise Crossovers That Almost Happened
Horror is no stranger to crossovers or expanded universes. The Universal Monsters did it back in the 1930s-1940s, and there is of course, Freddy Vs Jason (our retro review). But there were almost a lot more of them that were all scrapped for one reason or another. Below, we’ll look at …
Read More »My Top 5 Characters In The ‘Friday the 13th’ Franchise
It’s Friday the 13th again, so I thought it was a good time to talk about my favorite characters of the F13 franchise. Film critics through the years have accused Friday the 13th of having simplistic characters with no depth. Now, I don’t expect any actors from the franchise to …
Read More »Ten Fun Facts About Nimród Antal’s ‘Vacancy’ (2007)
Nimród Antal’s horror/thriller, Vacancy turns 15 on April 20, 2007. That’s right, it’s been fifteen years since this movie made me—and everyone else—absolutely terrified of motels. To celebrate, we have compiled a list of 10 fun facts. Vacancy follows the story of David (Luke Wilson) and Amy (Kate Beckinsale), a …
Read More »Ten Fun Facts About Jordan Peele’s ‘Get Out’ (2017)
I can say I honestly can’t believe it’s already been five years since we were introduced to Jordan Peele’s Get Out. I truly believe that the horror community will never be the same… in the best way possible. Get Out wasn’t just a thriller; it wasn’t just a horror film. …
Read More »Top Ten List of Fun Facts From Dave Meyers’ ‘The Hitcher’ (2007)
Released on January 19, 2007, Dave Meyers’ remake of The Hitcher turns 15 in 2022. To celebrate, we have compiled a list of fun facts about the film. I remember stumbling across The Hitcher DVD in my sister’s movie book. I had seen all her other thrillers and horrors and …
Read More »Nine Fascinating Facts About The Notorious ‘Nekromantik’ (1988)
One of the most notorious films ever made, Jörg Buttgereit’s Nekromantik, was released on January 29, 1988. Filmed on 8mm with little money and a homemade corpse, Nekromantik was courtesy of co-writers Jörg Buttgereit and Franz Rodenkirchen. It’s a nasty little number, an irreverent, late ’80s journey through perversion and …
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