Retro Reviews

The A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise is the most recognized name among non-horror fans. Elm Street 2 was one of the first movies I watched as a kid. I was terrified of Freddy Krueger; however, I also had an attraction to the series. My parents let me watch all …

Hellraiser: Inferno is the fifth film in the Hellraiser series, and it represents a dramatic shift from the bloody gothic horror of its predecessors. Released direct-to-video in 2000, the film trades in the franchise’s elaborate mythos for a darker, more introspective story — one that feels closer to Jacob’s Ladder …

David Lynch’s The Elephant Man is a film that cuts straight to the core of what it means to be human. Starring John Hurt as Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film) and Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Frederick Treves, it tells a true story that’s as harrowing as it …

I’ve always been a fan of horror anthology films. Heck, I even wrote segments for some recent ones (I know, I know, shameless plug) and think that there are some great ones out there – like Creepshow and After Midnight – that most horror fans will dig. I watched Screamtime …

God bless Tubi. They have a massive collection of obscure horror films from the 70s and 80s in their library that you can watch for free, and I think it is awesome. Some of them are hidden gems while others are quite terrible, but the cool thing is that you …

Guillermo Del Toro is one of my favorite directors, and Crimson Peak is one of my all time favorite movies. I’ve watched it countless times over the years. It’s hard to believe it’s been 10 years this month since Crimson Peak was released to the world. Read on for why …

Motel Hell first came into my life when I was about 6 years old. I actually arrived late to the party, considering the movies I had seen before it.  Motel Hell gave the aura of all those silly slasher sequels and ran with it, calling it a parody of slasher …

As mentioned many times previously, most remakes are unnecessary or worse. Then you have ones that were actually good such as The Thing and Ocean’s 11. There was another one that many felt was just as good as the original, and that was the 2000 comedy BEDAZZLED.  To understand BEDAZZLED …

I remember the first time I saw George A. Romero’s iconic film. Even people who are not into horror know Night Of The Living Dead. It is playing in any horror movie while the babysitter watches over the kids, and this film changed a lot of lives. Those who weren’t …

Stephen King’s Silver Bullet may have been one of the first horror movies I’ve ever seen, and I fell in love with it. As a young child, there was nothing scarier—or cooler—to me than werewolves. Vampires were scary, yes, but you could speak to them and possibly barter with them. …