You know what they say…you just can’t keep a good guy down. For decades, this sentiment has rang true for Chucky (Brad Dourif, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest 1975), everyone’s favorite Good Guy doll. But what about when, after countless soul switches, reincarnations and possessions, death is finally a …
Read More »Shout At The Devil: 10 Spectacular Satanic Scares
On the heels of Late Night with the Devil, the conversation has steered back to a topic that never really left – Satan! The cinematic Lucifer love has only increased since the boom of demon-inspired intrigue in the ‘70s, and in honor of the latest David Dastmalchian-helmed hit, here are …
Read More »Sleeping With The Light On: Ten Horror VHS Covers That Creeped Me Out As A Kid
I’m sleeping with the covers pulled up over my head. Here are Ten VHS horror movie covers that creeped me out when I was a kid! I really miss the old school Mom and Pop video stores that used to be around back in the day. As a matter of …
Read More »Kiah Roache-Turner’s ‘STING’ (2024) – Movie Review
I’ve been a huge fan of Kiah Roache-Turner since his first film Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead. I followed his career ever since from his demon/Ghostbusters pastiche Nekrotronic to Wyrmwood: Apocalypse. I’ve been anxiously awaiting his killer spider film Sting since it was announced a couple years ago. Now the …
Read More »‘SHAUN OF THE DEAD’ (2004) – 20 Years Later
Shaun of the Dead hit in the early 2000s when there was a surge in zombie movies. They were a dime a dozen, and most of them left a sour taste in my mouth. I am a “coming out of the grave” type of person. I hate the idea of …
Read More »Familiar Faces, Familiar Places! ‘CUTTING CLASS’ (1988) 4K Ultra Review
Writer Rospo Pallenburg (Deliverance) only had one other directing credit (albeit, uncredited), the 1977 stinker Exorcist II: The Heretic when he went dove headlong into 1988’s Cutting Class. Largely formulaic, but with a solid cast, budget and some inventive kills, Cutting Class gets the 4K treatment from MVD Visual’s “Rewind …
Read More »Flashback: 15 Years Of ‘THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT’ (2009)
The Haunting in Connecticut (2009) just turned 15! Let’s revisit this ghostly film as well as looking at some movie trivia. Let’s start by checking out the trailer: Synopsis When their son Matt (Kyle Gallner) receives a diagnosis of cancer, Sara (Virginia Madsen) and Peter (Martin Donovan) Campbell move to …
Read More »George A. Romero’s ‘THE CRAZIES’ (1973) – Retro Review
Recently, I watched The original 1973 version of George A. Romero’s The Crazies with a group of friends. The Crazies is a film that has existed for a lot longer than people realize, having been remade by Breck Eisner (Sahara 2005) in 2010, and being one of the better remakes …
Read More »‘LEPRECHAUN 2’ (1994) at 30 – A Retro Review
Leprechaun 2 (also known as One Marriage Lots of Funerals in the United Kingdom) is one of those movies that I had to watch cartoons after it was over as a kid. That didn’t happen to me often, but let’s face it, that Leprechaun is one scary little dude. Join me …
Read More »The Final Girl And Killer Relationship – ‘A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET’
Slasher films have a foundation of tropes and archetypes that make it one of the most popular and successful subgenres of horror. But the true ground level that holds up the heart of the story is the relationship between the killer and the “final girl.” Their hearts beat as one, …
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