For years, splatter film fans have been waiting for the showdown between Hollywood’s two most prolific serial killers. With 17 films between them (10 for Jason’s Friday the 13th series and 7 for Freddy’s A Nightmare on Elm Street series), the killers each have their own dedicated fan base. PairingContinue Reading
For over two years, Rob Zombie’s directorial debut has languished on a shelf as various movie studios debated about whether or not they should release it. First, Universal Studios decided against releasing it after fearing its NC17 rating would harm business. MGM picked it up for a time before ultimatelyContinue Reading
View Askew Productions, home of Kevin Smith (writer and director of Clerks, Chasing Amy and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back among others), have put their name, stable of talent, and considerable marketing reputation behind a movie with what appears to be absolutely no budget. Why? Because it’s based onContinue Reading
What if there was a videotape that caused any viewer to die seven days after watching it? Who would make such a tape? What would the images on it mean? The new horror film The Ring tackles these questions in a delightfully scary fashion. Katie (Amber Tamblyn) and three friendsContinue Reading
Vampire movies have always walked that fine line that Spinal Tap mentioned. You know, that fine line between clever and stupid. Stupid usually translates into big box office, ala Bram Stoker’s Dracula or Interview with a Vampire. Clever translates into obscurity, ala Near Dark or Fright Night. No vampire filmContinue Reading
M. Night Shyamalan is responsible for two of my favorite movies: The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable. Both of those films have endings that really hit you like a ton of bricks. (That is, as long as some schmuck doesn’t tell you what happens before you see them.) Signs doesn’t haveContinue Reading
In 1764, the French region of Gevaudan was terrorized by a “Beast” that hunted women and children. This beast was intelligent enough to fear the men who would attempt to kill it. However, the women and children who wandered into the countryside alone were seemingly never spared its wrath. ThisContinue Reading