Retro Reviews

Halloween will be here before we know it, which means soon enough I’ll be sorting through all my favorite horror and horror-related movies. Although Beetlejuice doesn’t fall under horror, it’s more of a fantasy based film with an abundance of horror elements, it’s one of my favorite ones to watch …

Oh, to be a character in a horror movie. It’s a perilous place, with danger around every corner. Basically anything can kill you, from frogs to robots to the damn wind. But sometimes, you’ll find a horror director that says, “Fuck all that, I want to make something different. One …

As horror fans, we all have our favorite horror villains: Michael Myers, Candyman, Sam, Pinhead, Chucky, Leatherface, Freddy Kreuger, Jason Voorhees, and more. The idea of two horror legends fighting against each other was something fans wanted to see, often making guesses of who would win the fight and who …

I get so annoyed when people say that the 90’s didn’t produce any worthy horror movies. In a world of remakes and reboots, you would think people would be more appreciative of some of the most original horror films to date. Obviously, the 90’s wasn’t as hyped up as the …

Back before vampire’s started sparkling like semen-glazed doughnuts and sucking a certain portion of the male anatomy, George A. Romero produced a vampire film unlike any other. Gone were the fangs, the repellent effects of garlic and crosses, the aristocratic charm. Here, we have a vampire for the modern age. …

In 1983, Austrian director Gerald Kargl unleashed his first (and, to date, only) feature-length film. The film shocked Austrian moviegoers. A scandal followed. After playing movie theaters for a week, it was pulled and played only in a few porn theaters. Pending release in America, the film was slapped with …

Come on, kiddos: let’s take a trip back to 1983. The home video market is up and rolling. Video stores are on the rise. Product is in high demand. So, leave it to writer/director David A. Prior to create the first shot-on-tape slasher flick for the home video market, Sledgehammer. …

It’s just another night of cruising through Netflix’s selection of horror movies. I finally make a choice and click on something called The Tortured – a movie I’m certain I won’t even finish. After all, it stars John Tucker from John Tucker Must Die and the crazy chick from Swimfan. Not …

Most of us have seen the cover art for The Prophecy when perusing the shelves for something to rent. If you’re like me, you have more than likely glanced over it and put it back. What if that was a mistake? A few days ago I decided to finally give …

I was never one for being in a sorority. Granted, if I had to spend the night in a haunted mansion in order to be initiated into one, I probably would have given it a second thought. The evening would have to end on a positive note, of course. You …