Reviews

Review – Zombeavers (2014)

When I found out that I’d be reviewing Zombeavers, I got excited. Really excited. I bought some beer, ordered a pizza, and invited my friends over for a beaver party. In hindsight, I maybe should have worded my invitation differently because nobody showed up. Still, without a soul in the …

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Adam Green’s ‘Hatchet’ (2006) is a Modern Classic

Ten years ago this month, a new horror movie monster was born. In a world of found footage, zombies, and demonic possessions, deformed hunchback Victor Crowley lumbered out onto the screen at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 27, 2006 in Adam Green’s Hatchet. Green both wrote and directed the film, his …

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‘Chopping Mall’ (1986): 30 Years Later!

For many of us, our horror obsessions started at a young age and involved fond memories of the video store. There was something magical about browsing worn down VHS boxes with cheesy (or sometimes terrifying) cover art. It was during one of these memorable excursions that I was first introduced …

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Review – Slither (2006)

At the end of its theatrical run in 2006, Slither had failed to recoup its production budget of $29.5 million (almost half of which was spent on marketing), and was therefore considered a “box office flop”. Paul Brooks, president of the film’s production company, Gold Circle, was “crushingly disappointed”, blaming …

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Retro Review – Phantasm (1979)

The 4K restoration of the original Phantasm, spearheaded by J.J. Abrams and Bad Robot Productions, premiered at SXSW last week to tremendous accolades. It’s ironic, since critics weren’t nearly as kind when Don Coscarelli’s surrealist nightmare premiered on March 28th, 1979 (almost exactly 37 years ago). Trevor Johnston of Time …

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A Look Back at Romero’s ‘Night of the Living Dead’

The idea of a horde of undead, flesh-eating ghouls was completely unheard of before George A. Romero picked up a camera in 1967 and filmed one of the most influential horror movies of all time, Night of the Living Dead (1968). Now a pop culture icon, Romero has spent nearly a half-century creating films that …

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