If you’re a fan of classic horror films and you haven’t seen The Abominable Dr. Phibes, please correct this oversight immediately. The name Vincent Price is synonymous with the classic horror genre. His iconic roles in films like House of Wax, The Fly, and Theatre of Blood have cemented hisContinue Reading
Atmospherically, Out of Darkness is as claustrophobic as a movie lensed outside can feel. Andrew Cumming’s Stone Age horror film, Out of Darkness, immediately reminded me of 2022’s Prey. It takes a group of people with primitive weapons and pits them against an unseen threat. The difference here is thatContinue Reading
Using a real bear instead of stock footage does give the production a legitimate boost in quality. When Jaws broke box office records in the summer of 1975, there were bound to be knock-offs. As fast as possible, filmmakers the world over marched out a cavalcade of similarly-themed killer animalContinue Reading
Honestly, Maniac Cop is more of a police procedural than a horror movie. Two of my favorite genre actors are Tom Atkins (Night of the Creeps) and Bruce Campbell (Bubba Ho-Tep). Both are capable of livening up any film in which they’re cast. To see that they appeared in aContinue Reading
Intentionally funny? Or not? You be the judge. 1982’s The Slumber Party Massacre is a prime example of the generic 80s slasher film. It’s chock-full of oversexed teenagers and lame excuses to get those same teenagers naked and/or dead. You know, all the cliches and tropes that typified the genreContinue Reading
Though not strictly a horror film, Night Creatures offers a delightfully offbeat experience perfect for an hour and a half of spooky season enjoyment. Nestled inside an eight Blu-ray collection of Hammer Horror movies I own is 1962’s Night Creatures. When I chose it for this year’s Halloween Fifteen, IContinue Reading
The frequent and not-so-subtle humor caught me off-guard, but in a good way. When I was a kid, I remember seeing pictures of the werewolf makeup from 1935’s Werewolf of London in books and thinking it looked much better than the Lon Chaney version. That might be the case inContinue Reading