Loosely based on Shirley Jackson’s novel, “The Haunting of Hill House,” this 1999 sleeper hit puts Liam Neeson in charge of an experiment gauged to measure the human reaction to fear. Taking three insomniacs into an old mansion under the guise of an experiment involving sleep disorders, Neeson’s Professor MarrowContinue Reading
Ever since Jaws turned sharks into Mother Nature’s ultimate villain, countless attempts have been made to cash in on their appeal to moviegoers. Whether it be the three sequels to the original Jaws, which degraded in quality with each outing, or 1981’s now impossible-to-find virtual remake of Jaws, Great WhiteContinue Reading
Tim Burton has directed some of my favorite films, including Ed Wood and Big Fish. Even if a project he’s worked on doesn’t quite work, like Mars Attacks! or Batman, the resulting film still is interesting to look at from a cinematic point-of-view and always full of his unique stylisticContinue Reading
Why? Why do I keep thinking that someone will make a good post-Scream, teenagers-in-trouble horror film? At least, I think I think that’ll happen considering how often I watch these types of movies. Urban Legend is the latest of these rather awful features to which I’ve subjected myself. The storyContinue Reading
While tagging beavers for the Maine game commission in Black Lake, two men are attacked by something. One of the men, the scuba diver, gets bitten in half. The other man, who happens to be the local sheriff, survives. He manages to pull the top half of the scuba diverContinue Reading
All is not as it seems in the town of Cradle Bay, Washington. The kids in the local high school are separated into the usual geek and burn-out categories, but there’s a group called the Blue Ribbons which aren’t like the other kids. They may have the characteristics of theContinue Reading
The Troma Team has released some of the most inane (and intentionally so) movies into circulation, such as The Toxic Avenger, Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. and The Class of Nuke ‘Em High. So, when I saw Monster in the Closet‘s box at the video store, the Troma logo indicated to meContinue Reading