Retro Reviews

E. Elias Merhige’s Shadow Of The Vampire is iconic for many reasons. It’s sheer brilliance, going behind the scenes of one of the oldest monsters that terrified people. However, 1922 is far into the past. Some things keep the silent film era alive. The movie is based on fabricated events …

Wolf Creek is an Australian horror film best known not for flashy scares or clever twists, but for how bleak and unsettling it feels. Directed by Greg McLean, the film leans into realism, distance, and vulnerability. It’s a slow, uncomfortable experience that sticks with viewers long after it ends. This …

When King Kong arrived in theaters in 2005, it came with enormous expectations. Peter Jackson had just finished The Lord of the Rings, one of the most successful and celebrated film trilogies ever made. His next project was a remake of a movie many considered untouchable: the 1933 King Kong. …

Horror movies in the 60s and early 70s often took the “Satanic cult” approach, though really, it has been done since the first horror movie premiered. In that era, the Satanic Panic set in, going on well into the 80s. It was a crusade against all things that were deemed …

When It aired on ABC in November 1990, it arrived as a two-night miniseries adapted from Stephen King’s 1986 novel. No one expected it to become a generational touchstone, but it did. Ask almost anyone who grew up in the ’90s what scared them first and they’ll tell you about …

Yes, I know Thanksgiving is traditionally reserved for turkey, Turkie and Thankskilling (see my Thanksgiving review from last year here). But why restrict yourself to only one type of homicidal bird to satisfy your holiday horror of thanks? This Thanksgiving, indulge yourself in another type of deadly bird by revisiting …

“THIS is history” -Peter Keyes Its 1991. Imagine you’re five years old. You’re looking for something to watch and you are leafing through your father’s VHS tapes. You’re a big fan of the Robocop action figures and the arcade game. Then you see “Robocop 2” on the side of a …

I’ll never forget the night that I first saw Child’s Play 2. A friend and I went to see it opening weekend and that night after I dropped him off at his house, I had the misfortune of having my first car accident. I had only had my license for …

We have seen plenty of celebrities who suffered from fixated fans, who are ready to do whatever it takes, from garden variety obsession to ending their lives. Rob Reiner’s Misery showed us what could happen when a cat plays with its prey, holding it captive in a corner to make …

I remember watching TV one night when I was a kid and they showed the trailer for Alligator since it was going to be premiering on network television a few days later. Since I was obsessed with JAWS – and any movie that featured killer aquatic animals – I nearly …