1974’s Black Christmas opens with a first-person shot of a man approaching a sorority house, peering inside, and then climbing the lattice work to enter an unlocked window. We then cut to the inside of the house as the sisters wind up a Christmas party and prepare to go toContinue Reading
Last year, I read about a study that said, based on viewers’ heart rates, that 2012’s Sinister was the scariest movie ever made. Of course, like any study, there are bound to be doubters and skeptics asking “Well, what other movies did they watch?” or similar questions. Regardless, I’d neverContinue Reading
American Greta Evans (Lauren Cohan) takes a job as a nanny at an isolated English mansion. When she meets the boy she’s been charged to care for, she laughs nervously. He’s not a boy, but a porcelain doll. His parents, the elderly Mr. and Mrs. Heelshire (Jim Norton and DianaContinue Reading
Today, writer/director Peter Jackson is best known for his epic film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit”. However, prior to those movies, he was primarily known for his work in the horror genre. Films like 1987’s Bad Taste and 1992’s Dead Alive were knownContinue Reading
As I write this review, Terrifier 2 plays in over 700 theaters nationwide. Over 300 more theaters are expected to add the movie for the upcoming Halloween weekend. So far, the film has made over $5 million against its $250,000 budget. To say Terrifier 2 has been a massive successContinue Reading
If you were asked,”What’s your favorite werewolf movie?” would you even think of 1996’s Bad Moon? Probably not. Before this year, I’d never heard of it. That’s a shame because it’s an above-average werewolf thriller that deserves more attention. It was released theatrically but received very little publicity. Not surprisingly,Continue Reading
Based on a novel by Jack Finney and itself a remake of the 1956 film adaptation, the 1978 version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers defies the odds by being exceptional on its own merits. Featuring a stellar cast, including Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy, and a young Jeff Goldblum,Continue Reading