A worker at an archaeological site at the base of Mount Vesuvius uncovers the stone-encased body of a man. While the body is transported to the local museum, the truck carrying it crashes. Police Inspector Renaldi (Jan Arvan) discovers that the driver was murdered by a blow to the head.Continue Reading
The mayor of Sommerton, PA wants to guarantee his re-election. His big idea for ensuring that happens? Hiring drug-addled, down-on-his-luck horror director Spencer Crowe (Dylan Walsh) to create a “fright fest” at an abandoned asylum on Halloween as an annual event. Unfortunately, for the town of Sommerton, a van full ofContinue Reading
Nicolas Cage has a reputation for being an incredibly prolific actor. His filmography includes critically-acclaimed roles in Birdy, Peggy Sue Got Married, and Leaving Las Vegas. Lately, though, his film choices have been made more out of necessity than quality due to large tax debt. Still, he remains a talentedContinue Reading
In the golden age of video rental stores, your decision to rent or not rent a movie was usually based on its cover. Most of the horror films of the day were represented by gruesome violence and/or gratuitous sex. Rawhead Rex‘s cover was a hulking creature silhouetted against a whiteContinue Reading
Stephen King has written some of the best horror stories that have ever been committed to film. Whether it’s the car-gone-amok in Christine, the haunted hotel of The Shining, or the nightmarish clown of It, King knows how to twist something familiar and make it menacing. Not all of King’s storiesContinue Reading
Every time I watch one of Rob Zombie’s movies, I want to take a hot shower immediately afterwards. No matter what the story line is, Zombie films everything through a layer of sweat and dried blood. His most recent film, 31, is trademark Rob Zombie. The dialogue from the charactersContinue Reading
As The Meg opens, we’re introduced to Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham), a deep-sea rescue expert, on a mission to save some people from a submarine. Something large and incredibly strong causes the death of two of his crew. Although Jonas rescues 11 people, his story gets him labeled as aContinue Reading