Retro Reviews

It has been 30 years since Pumpkinhead (1988) hit theaters. Three decades ago on October 14th, the film opened to a limited US release, dropping a bombshell of a horror flick onto the unsuspecting public, that yanked at the heartstrings while introducing us to a pitiful yet violent creature that has stood …

The legendary George A. Romero unleashed a truly menacing nightmare 50 years ago. Night of the Living Dead stumbled into theaters on October 1, 1968 as a low budget, indie horror movie. The narrative parallels that of controversial epidemics flooding society during its time, continuing on to present day. Click here …

I have the best notification ringtones in the world. There are two of them and both are Fox Mulder. One says, “Have you ever had the suspicion that you were abducted by aliens?” and the second says, “Don’t hate me ‘cause I’m beautiful.” Why do I share my fantastic ringtones …

It was 10 years ago this month that viewers tuned in to the first season of HBO’s new vampire television show, True Blood, a series created, written, and produced by Alan Ball. Soon viewers would have an insatiable desire that needed to be quenched every Sunday night to catch a …

When people think of Vince Vaughn, they usually think of his comedy hits such as Wedding Crashers or Dodge Ball. Although known for these types of roles, he actually got his start in dramas and horror movies during the ’90s, and one that went unnoticed is a film called Clay …

Forty years ago this month, Piranha was gracing cinema screens, playing to audiences hungry for anything that would bring them even remotely close to the aquatic anxieties they got from Jaws three years earlier. So Piranha was, in its most elemental form, a cash-in film. That’s usually a derogatory term, but that’s …

This past August 8th was the 25th anniversary of the 1993 made-for-television movie Body Bags. The film, produced by Showtime, is made up of three unrelated segments originally intended as episodes of a series that was never released, similar to Tales from the Crypt or The Twilight Zone. Directed by John …

August 13, 2018 is the quarter century mark for Director Adam Marcus’ debut feature, Jason Goes to Hell. The film also marked the return of Sean S. Cunningham who co-created and directed the first Friday the 13th. It was tagged as the final Friday, but luckily for us, it would not …

Before Black Panther and Donald Trump, before sparkly vampires and tax evasion, there were “some mother truckers trying to ice skate uphill” in Blade. It’s been 20 years since Wesley Snipes uttered the words, “It’s open season on all suck- heads,” in the 1998 vampire flick by New Line Cinema. Remember, this …

Twenty years ago, I was 8 years old and going to see my very first Halloween film in theaters. I had spent the month prior racing into the living room any time I heard the Halloween: H20 trailer come on our TV screen. I can still remember holding my breath …