Retro Reviews

Often credited with inventing the light bulb, Thomas Edison also produced the world’s first short horror film, The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots. This very short work — which is only about 17 seconds — was directed by Alfred Clark and depicts exactly what you’d expect. “Mary” (Robert Thomae, secretary …

“Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream…” Oh, the feels of hearing that song, of knowing that Michael Myers will slice and dice his way into our hearts once again. It actually was like a dream when I found out that they were making a direct sequel to the original Halloween …

Where does one even begin to write about Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers? Well, I guess that says it all. When I watched this movie as a child, I had no idea what was going on. It seemed to be all over the place. It was not a film …

After the box office backlash from Halloween 3: Season of the Witch, fans were hungry for Michael Myers to return to the big screen. After creative differences between Moustapha Akkad, Debra Hill, and John Carpenter about the direction this film would take, Hill and Carpenter sold all of their rights …

“Happy, happy Halloween, Halloween, Halloween. Happy, happy Halloween, Silver Shamrock!” Halloween III: Season of the Witch is one movie that is either loved or hated among the horror community. But why? That’s because The Shape aka Michael Myers isn’t in it, and how can you have a Halloween movie without …

What makes an amazing sequel? Nowadays there are sequels being made that have absolutely no relevance to the original whatsoever. That’s why Halloween II may be the best horror sequel of all time. It’s been 35 years and is still as scary as when it was first released. We are about …

You’d be surprised at the amount of crap you can find on YouTube. It’s like having the world’s trashiest video store right at your fingertips – and I’m talkin’ full movies here, folks, not just lame videos uploaded by Joe Average. That’s where I stumbled upon Jaws 5: Cruel Jaws. …

These days, mutant killer animals are the stuff of SyFy Channel original movies. But there was a time when stuff like this got theatrical releases. 1988’s Slugs is one of those flicks. People are dying under mysterious circumstances in the town of Ashton. Bodies are being found with the flesh …

Ever watched a movie as a child and then many years later you can’t find it to buy? Well, this seems to happen to me a lot. Especially with 90’s films. If I do seem to find one it’s usually a dubbed copy or it’s a way expensive out of …

In 1987, German filmmaker Jörg Buttgereit released a film that soon became a popular fix of underground cinema. Shot on weekends with next to no budget, Buttgereit created one of the most startling and depraved films, not to mention one of the most darkly hilarious, in cinematic history; its taboo-breaking …