Lon Chaney, often dubbed “The Man of a Thousand Faces,” garnered this moniker through his remarkable talent for altering his appearance. Utilizing makeup and prosthetics, Chaney was adept at transforming himself from a regular person into a host of distinct and often more bizarre characters for his most demanding roles.Continue Reading
Horror movie plots don’t always make a lot of sense. Sometimes, if you turn off your brain and roll with the ridiculous logic, there’s a good time to be had. Such is the case with Midnight Movie, a low-budget independent slasher film released in early 2009. The movie is centeredContinue Reading
An atomic-age update of Frankenstein, 1958’s The Colossus of New York takes Mary Shelley’s concept of man resurrecting the dead and puts a 1950s spin on it. Directed by Eugène Lourié (The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms,) the film has some visual panache, but is hampered by a weak script andContinue Reading
One of the charms of the original Evil Dead franchise was its sense of humor. When the series was rebooted in 2013 with Evil Dead, the film was billed as the “most terrifying film you will ever experience.” That was never the aim of the original series, which was alwaysContinue Reading
If Creepshow‘s 40-plus-year-old version of a horror anthology feels too dated for your Halloween party, you might be tempted to try 2012’s V/H/S. This more up-to-date collection of six stories uses a found-footage angle to put a unique spin on the genre. The introductory story, “Tape 56,” concerns a gangContinue Reading
Inspired by the pulpy horror fiction of EC Comics, 1982’s Creepshow pairs director George A. Romero (Dawn of the Dead) with first-time screenwriter Stephen King. If that combination of talent wasn’t enough to make a horror fan happy, make-up artist Tom Savini contributes his skills as well. King penned fiveContinue Reading
When I chose to review Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s 2001 film, Pulse, I had no real idea what it was about. The title resonated because I had heard of a 2006 American remake. American remakes of Japanese horror films tend to remove most of the cultural elements that I find fascinating. ThisContinue Reading