Gremlins 2: The New Batch isn’t just a follow-up to Joe Dante’s 1984 horror-comedy, Gremlins. It’s a cinematic prank, a meta-spectacle that turns its back on the original’s relatively darker edge in favor of even more chaos, satire, and total self-awareness. Gremlins 2: The New Batch: A Cartoon in a …
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A lot of horror movies rely on shock value to entertain its target audience. Whether its gore, or an over the top character or a ridiculous premise, a lot of fictional stories take a lot of liberties to scare people. Other times, horrors people face every day are on the …
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There was once a time when bad movies ruled the horror genre. It may be why some of us have an undying love for those golden years. At one time, the horror genre was experimenting, like the wild west. People were making movies, and we ate them all up. Frankenhooker …
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“We are….watching you.” ~Dr. Herkermer Homolka. Those haunting words were in the trailers in the spring of 1995 for a movie coming out on June 9th. That movie was the long awaited film adaption of the 1980 Michael Crichton novel CONGO. Before we get to CONGO, let’s get to the …
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This month marks the 10th anniversary of Mad Max Fury Road. 10 years ago that I sat in a darkened theater with my best friend Wes and experienced one of the best action films I’ve ever seen. Join me as I look back on Mad Max Fury Road and its …
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When I was a wee little thing back in the day, I remember seeing the trailer for Friday the 13th on TV and being absolutely scared to death by it. I had no idea what it was about, but it just freaked me out and I had to either leave …
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For many, Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining is more than a horror film — it’s a cultural monument. Loosely adapted from Stephen King’s 1977 novel, the film blends psychological breakdown with supernatural menace, wrapped in Kubrick’s famously meticulous direction. In 2018, the Library of Congress cemented its status by selecting it …
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Rusty Cundieff’s Tales From The Hood has been terrorizing people for 30 years. Think of Tales From The Crypt on speed, and this is the movie’s total premise: scary stories from the most demented minds. These stories not only entertain you, but they also have a tint of social justice. …
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Released in 1990, Tales from the Darkside: The Movie is a horror anthology that wraps three grisly stories inside a twisted frame narrative. Based on the 1980s TV series of the same name — created by George A. Romero, the man behind Night of the Living Dead—the film sticks to …
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His name is a whispered legend. Lucio Fulci comes from a time when Italian horror was making waves in the genre. We are introduced to hilarious voice-overs and some over-the-top kill scenes from movies like City of the Living Dead. Movies that could easily be considered schlock, and these movies are …
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