Retro Reviews

Back in the summer of 1999, I found myself recently single after a lengthy relationship and dealt with my grief by going to the movies. A lot. I went to the local movie theater at least once a week that summer, and saw films such as The Haunting, The Blair …

Growing up, the horror aisle was full of these types of movies—however, Terror Toons was our favorite. The straight-to-video concept was like the Wild West. We were young and dumb, but we still wanted more. Something different, and boy, did we get it. In 2002, Joe Castro released Terror Toons, …

Vampire’s Kiss is a movie that I’d been dying to see for years and finally caught earlier this year. For fans of Nicolas Cage at his most unhinged, this film is an absolute gem. After releasing on June 2, 1988, Vampire’s Kiss celebrates its 35th anniversary in 2024. Read on …

John McTiernan’s Die Hard stands as a quintessential example of the action-thriller genre, weaving suspense and adrenaline-pumping sequences into a tightly knit narrative. The film’s thriller elements are deeply embedded in its characters, plot, and setting, creating a gripping experience that keeps audiences on the edge of their seats. The Menace …

Producer/director/actor Shane Ryan generated considerable buzz, and controversy, with 2006’s Amateur Porn Star Killer. A film that set the found footage/snuff sub-genre on it’s head with shocking realism and subject matter. The film, and it’s subsequent sequels, are finally enjoying a wide release DVD drop from Wild Eye Releasing. Synopsis …

In the summer of 1986, I remember seeing the trailer for Maximum Overdrive one afternoon and thought that it looked promising. Mainly because the creepy-looking Stephen King standing in front of the even creepier-looking Green Goblin head in the background promising to scare the Hell out of us intrigued me. …

The Afterdark Horrorfest: 8 Films To Die For –remember that? While the series was a great platform for new filmmakers to get noticed, and foreign filmmakers to get a foothold in the US, it was responsible for some turkeys too. And don’t get me started on the “Miss Horrorfest” crap. …

There’s a meme floating around about the Cryptkeeper reading kids’ bedtime stories of shock and things they shouldn’t have been doing anyway. It was magical when 11 PM on Saturday nights rolled around. It was like a ritual for me and my friends during many sleepovers. If I was at …

1989 will always be a memorable year for me. I will admit that I am not a comic guy, which makes this even more special. I fell in love with Batman, and it started a fandom for me, even though I wasn’t a comic person, as I mentioned.  I loved …

I’ve heard a lot of things about Tammy and the T-Rex over the years-some of them good, but mostly bad-but I didn’t actually sit down and watch it until recently. I was always curious about it as it sounded like one of the movies, they used to show on the …