Helen (Virginia Madsen) and Bernadette (Kasi Lemmons) are grad students working on a thesis about urban legends. Helen hears stories about Candyman, a murderous ghost who appears when one says his name five times into a mirror. The legend of the Candyman arises out of a story about the sonContinue Reading
When a geological dig in the Amazon river basin uncovers a fossilized, web-fingered hand that links land and sea creatures, an expedition ventures into the jungle to unearth the rest of the body. Dr. David Reed (Richard Carlson) and his boss, Dr. Mark Williams (Richard Denning,) along with David’s girlfriend,Continue Reading
One might wonder, “Why would one choose to call themself a Satanist?” Why would one wish to worship or associate with something most consider to be evil? The answer isn’t as crystal clear as one might think. To most people — mainly those who don’t think about it much orContinue Reading
Adapted from H. G. Wells’ 19th century novel, The War of the Worlds transplants the action from Victorian England to Linda Rosa, a small town in California in the 1950s. Meteor-like cylinders have landed nearby, arousing the curiosity of the locals. Rather than impacting and leaving a crater, the cylindersContinue Reading
It always amazes me when someone who self-identifies as a “film fan” refuses to watch a movie that’s filmed in black and white. To disavow movies simply because they “look old” is to miss out on a wide range of perspectives, history, and knowledge. Not to sound like a completeContinue Reading
If you were alive during the Cold War, you know first-hand how much the threat of nuclear war was always present. Most of us tried to put it out of our minds as much as possible but reminders of the threat were everywhere. Movies from that time period, especially theContinue Reading
One of the best-known slasher film tropes is that those who engage in casual sex are marked for death. David Robert Mitchell’s It Follows takes that cliché one step further. For one partner, having sex passes a mark of death onto the other. The recipient has to have sex withContinue Reading