For whatever reason, Carnival of Souls is a movie that I’ve heard a lot about but, until now, had never bothered to watch. It always seemed to come up in lists of critically acclaimed horror movies or influential films. Filmmakers as diverse as George Romero, David Lynch, and James WanContinue Reading
If you ask a horror fan about their favorite Wes Craven film, you’ll most likely get a response about A Nightmare on Elm Street or Scream. The late director was responsible for the initial films in those two mammoth franchises as well as cult classics like The People Under theContinue Reading
In 1501, somewhere in Europe, a band of mercenary soldiers led by Martin (Rutger Hauer) is double-crossed by a nobleman named Arnolfini (Fernando Hilbeck.) Initially promising Martin and his men riches if they recapture the town from which he’d been ousted, Arnolfini changes his mind. Once they’ve claimed the townContinue Reading
Debris from construction on a nearby building falls and strikes Frank Thompson (Burgess Meredith) in the head, knocking him out cold. When he wakes up, he waves off medical treatment. However, once he gives his statement to a beat cop, he realizes that something is terribly wrong. Someone else’s initialsContinue Reading
When Dr. Jan Benes, a scientist carrying Cold War secrets inside his brain, is nearly assassinated, a medical team and their submarine are miniaturized and injected into his blood stream to help save him. Sounds completely plausible, right? That’s the plot-line of 1966’s Fantastic Voyage. The film opens with aContinue Reading
Set in 1978, The Black Phone transports us to suburban Denver, Colorado as a series of child abductions take place. Known as The Grabber, the kidnapper (and presumably serial killer) has the police stumped as they are unable to find him or his victims. Of course, students at the localContinue Reading
I grew up in the 1970s but I was too young to “get” punk music. My musical tastes at that time were Elton John, Bay City Rollers, and KISS. When I grew up a bit, I would read magazines like Creem, Rock, and Circus. They let me know a littleContinue Reading