On June 22, 1979, American audiences were greeted with one of horror’s greatest sci-fi epics: Ridley Scott’s Alien. Let’s look at 3 things that make it great! But first, let’s start with this very stylish and freaky trailer: Note that these items aren’t listed in a particular order of importance. …
Read More »Nacho Vigalondo’s ‘Timecrimes’ (2007) – The Horror of Predetermination Movie Review
Also known as Los cronocrímenes, Nacho Vigalondo’s (Pooka 2018, Colossal 2016 – read our review here) Timecrimes is a unique, sci-fi horror offering, suggesting that some horrible, convoluted events are simply meant to be. What if you could rewind the tape on life to undo strange and horrible things? On the …
Read More »‘The Rage: Carrie 2’ (1999) – Twenty Years Later
Good ol’ 1999, the golden days of bullying. Nowadays, bullying is dealt with the strictest of penalties and taken very seriously. A kid can’t even fart in the general direction of another student without the student’s mother going on social media to whine about it. The kid in question, due …
Read More »Let’s Walk Behind the Rows: ‘Children of the Corn’ turns 35!
It was common place while growing up as a child in Ohio to play in cornfields that were surrounding our houses. There was always a feeling of tranquility and security in this experience that is hard to describe. That all changed when Children of the Corn was released on March …
Read More »‘Friday the 13th’ (2009) Ten Year Retro Review
It has been ten years to the day since we have had a theatrical release of a Friday the 13th film grace our screens. So today, we are going to be celebrating Marcus Nispel’s 2009 remake of Friday the 13th! In honor of the film, I am going to provide some …
Read More »‘The Fly 2’ (1989): 30 Years Gestation Period – Retro Review
In 1986, Jeff Goldblum graced our eyeballs with more than his hairy chest in The Fly, and let’s face it, the more Goldblum we can get the better all our lives will be. David Cronenberg (Rabid 1977) gave us this cult hit motion picture. Just three years later in 1989, …
Read More »‘The Deer Hunter’ (1979) Retro Review
One of the darkest yet endearing movies ever made. Well deserving of the Oscar for Best Picture in 1978.
Read More »Remembering ‘Castlevania 64’ 20 Years Later
Well, folks, it’s happening: we’re less than a year away from when we can officially say that the year 2000 was twenty years ago. For someone raised deep in ’90s nostalgia, that thought terrifies me. It makes me feel old. I still remember a time when floppy discs were all …
Read More »Ambiance: A Look Back at ‘Silent Hill’ on its Twentieth Anniversary
January 31st, 2019 will be the 20th anniversary of the very first Silent Hill (1999) video game release. All these years later, the original has spawned off seven sequels, two films, and a legacy that changed horror video games forever. Prior to its Q1 1999 release all those years ago, …
Read More »French Film ‘Dial Code Santa Claus’ Is Holiday Horror Done Right
Holiday horror has been one of my favorite genres of film for as long as I can remember. I read about the protests against Silent Night Deadly Night being screened in theaters back in 1984. Taking a jolly holiday family icon and twisting him into a psychopathic killer didn’t sit …
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