Retro Reviews

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 …

With the zombie horror genre pretty much have taking over the last few years, it’s been awhile since we’ve had a great vampire horror movie. So, I was thinking maybe we should revisit one of the great cult classic vampire movies of all time and celebrate it’s 20th year anniversary. …

Although I’m not big on romance stories, it really just depends on the film. I do sometimes like them with a little horror in the mix… if it’s done right. Often, the best way to go about this is a horror comedy – an unlikely pair fall in love with tons …

Have you ever wanted to go to summer camp as a kid? Well, thanks to movies like Friday the 13th, Cannibal Campout, and Sleepaway Camp, my mother thought I was going to get sliced and diced during my summer camping retreat. I can’t really blame her for thinking that I was going …

On June 20th, we celebrated a special day. Not only was it the first day of Summer, it was also the anniversary of the widely popular thriller, Jaws (1975). It’s been over 45 years and we still don’t have another shark movie that lives up to this fantastic film. Don’t …

Watching a found footage film is like going out on a first date. You’re all excited as you get ready; you pick your date up and head out to a fancy restaurant. As you sit in front of them, you first notice a zit ready to pop in the middle of their forehead and they …

Predator turns 29 on Sunday, and since I’m one ugly mother fucker, I decided that I should be the one to write about it. Being the huge Arnold Schwarzenegger fan that I am, it’s no surprise that Predator is one of my all-time favorite movies – but what makes the …