Chicago area horror fans rejoice. Classic horror films are showing all month at the Music Box Theatre as Shudder proudly presents The Music Box of Horrors: Dawn of the Drive-In! 2021’s lineup of films looks like their best yet. Double Features every Friday and Saturday night in October! Read on …
Read More »I Went To Sleep: ‘Invasion Of The Body Snatchers’ (1956) 65 Years Later
Like most horror films I’ve seen, my first viewing was as a child. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) was no exception. Like Jaws (1975), I could tell you exactly where I was and who I was with when I first saw it. Based on the 1955 novel, The Body …
Read More »‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’ (1978) Turns 40!
There was a time when there were only three major TV channels – ABC, CBS, and NBC – and some really great, barely regulated minor UHF channels. That was the only option to see movies, other than catching them on their first run in the theatre. I used to try …
Read More »‘The Faculty’ (1998): An Underrated Classic Turns 20 – Retro Review
Screenwriter Kevin Williamson burst onto the scene in the mid 1990’s with a speculative screenplay he called Scary Movie. The Weinstein Company and Director Wes Craven produced the script and re-titled it Scream just before release. The rest, as they say, is history. Scream changed horror forever and made its screenwriter …
Read More »Before We Vanish (2018): Movie Review – Old Concept with Original Spin
Opening with a scream followed by deafening silence as the camera pans across a gore spattered room, dismemberment and a goldfish flopping in a pool of blood, Before We Vanish wastes no time captivating one’s attention. Appearing to be void of emotion, a young girl named Akira Tachibana (Yuri Tsunematsu) …
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