1988’s Child’s Play, a film about a doll possessed by the spirit of a serial killer, has become something of a horror classic since its release. In fact, it was so popular that it spawned a series of sequels that have continued to be produced as recently as 2017. WhenContinue Reading
Bart Hughes (Peter Weller) is on the verge of a big promotion at work. When his wife, Meg (Shannon Tweed) decides visit her parents in Vermont, Bart stays behind to work on a project that could seal the deal on his next job. Unbeknownst to Bart, he’ll be sharing theirContinue Reading
In 1977, hot off the relative success of 1976’s The Food of the Gods, American International Pictures and writer/director Bert I. Gordon (aka “Mr. Big”) unleashed Empire of the Ants. Using the same general formula for which Gordon was known, a cadre of veteran (if not necessarily household name) actorsContinue Reading
Caltiki: The Immortal Monster opens with a narrator explaining the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of the Mayan civilization. In 607 A.D., the Mayan people left their advanced cities en masse and traveled north and disappeared without a trace. No one knows why. In the present day, a group of archeologists,Continue Reading
About a decade after World War II, the inhabitants of a French village are being attacked by zombies dressed in WWII-era German military uniforms. The zombies emerge from a lake on the edge of the village. For some reason — and I’m going to chalk this up to horny filmmakers —Continue Reading
Despite its name rarely being mentioned outside horror fan circles, Charles B. Pierce’s The Town That Dreaded Sundown is arguably responsible for more 1980s slasher film tropes than Halloween and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre combined. In a docu-drama style, the movie tells a fictionalized version of the Texarkana Moonlight MurdersContinue Reading
Since its release in 1980, Ruggero Deodato’s Cannibal Holocaust has become infamous for its depictions of rape, cannibalism, and animal cruelty. For exactly those reasons, I never bothered to watch it. But, like Salò before it, my curiosity got the best of me. I felt that as a horror fan,Continue Reading