Prospective renters Rosemary Woodhouse (Mia Farrow) and her husband, Guy (John Cassavetes,) are shown an old, elaborately-styled apartment that looks to be much too large for the two of them. They learn that the building’s past occupants have had quite a colorful history. Despite some reservations from close friends, theContinue Reading
After a night of partying, Tree Gelbman (Jessica Rothe) wakes up hungover on her birthday in Carter Davis’ (Israel Broussard) dorm room. Clearly embarrassed and agitated, she takes the walk of shame back to her sorority house hoping to put the previous night behind her. How could she possibly haveContinue Reading
In the 1970s, nature-runs-amuck movies became all the rage. One of the first of the decade, 1972’s Frogs, is not one of the better examples of the genre. Directed by George McCowan, who worked mostly in television, and scripted by Robert Hutchison and Robert Blees, Frogs revolves around a rich,Continue Reading
Building on the zombie scenario introduced in his 1968 classic, Night of the Living Dead, writer/director George A. Romero did something truly special with the follow-up. 1978’s Dawn of the Dead is one of those rare sequels that is just as good — if not better — than the original.Continue Reading
When Robert Kraft (Richard Boone) is chosen as the chairman of a committee to oversee a cemetery, he initially resists the idea. He’s too busy running his department store, he claims. Convinced by the other members of the committee who’ve all taken their turn as chairman, he finally accepts theContinue Reading
30 years ago, comic book artist Colin Childress (Jeffrey Combs) was drawing for Cellar Dweller, a collection of illustrated horror stories in the vein of EC Comics. One of his pieces was inspired by a book of spells he kept handy by his desk. Unfortunately, when he read one ofContinue Reading
Hardly anyone likes going to the dentist for a check-up. There’s something inherently alien about having another person poking around in your mouth. When the possibility of pain is involved, it’s even less appealing. Capitalizing on that dread you experience every six months, 1996’s The Dentist will ensure you neverContinue Reading