In the summer of 1816, Mary Shelley and her lover, Percy, visited the poet Lord Byron at his home in Geneva. Storms kept them inside and...
Right from the beginning the reality and grittiness of Chained, the new film by Jennifer Lynch, made me want to turn away. I wanted to stop...
Aliens. The 1986 sequel to Alien. Written and directed by James Cameron, this companion piece equally masters the depth and beauty of the original film. Our...
Alien. The amazing 1979 film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Dan O’Bannon. A simple yet brilliant story. An extraterrestrial creature makes its way onto...
Rosemary’s Baby is a beautiful masterpiece. Based on the novel by Ira Levin, Roman Polanski’s 1968 film follows the story of Rosemary Woodhouse, a young pregnant...
That’s funny, that plane’s dustin’ crops where there ain’t no crops. Alfred Hitchcock’s North By Northwest tells the tale of Roger Thornhill, a successful advertising executive...
George Orwell’s novel 1984 is an attack on totalitarian government where the state controls all aspects of life and has impacted how many people see, understand,...
While our society is obsessed with the superficial world presented through their rose colored tv sets, a few of us can take solace in the fact...
“These creatures are nothing but pure, motorized instinct. We must not be lulled by the concept that these are our family members or our friends. They...
When one thinks of anthology horror, the Troma release Chillers more than likely does not come to mind. This 1987 film, written and directed by Daniel...
“I looked back at the diner to see if – if there was anyone there who could help me. That’s when I noticed that the entire...
Luis Buñuel was once asked how he’d spend the rest of his life if he were only given a certain amount of time to live. His...
“March 12th – At last — at last! Today I have been notified of the case of a somnambulist. Now I shall be able to prove...
If you asked someone on the street what they believe horror is, they more than likely won’t tell you bad customer service, jerk bosses, and cheating...
Some of the best vampire movies don’t stick to the classic fangs and widow’s peak clichés we’ve become accustomed to. Hell, Near Dark never even uses...
A take on the fable of ‘don’t pick on kids because they’ll snap one day and kill you’, Some Guy Who Kills People is a simple...
The Sleeping Soul begins with an excruciatingly long intro containing the same piano notes playing while a couple consoles each other at a grave. The woman...
With a Hitchcockian score and credit sequence, Scalene immediately draws the viewer into its incredibly well-written, well-performed and well-captured story. Through the different points of view,...
With mixed reactions of the recent big budget remake still rolling in, original Dark Shadows fans can take solace in the fact that Kathryn Leigh Scott...
Devoured starts with what could be thought of as a slow, thoughtful beginning. The first hour of the film is set to shots of eloquent table...
One of the greatest movies ever made was released in June of 1984. Produced by Steven Spielberg, written by Chris Columbus, and starring Zach Galligan, Phoebe...
Once upon a time, Saturday mornings consisted of getting up early and watching four-hour blocks of cartoons. With the entertainment ranging from superheroes to “Smurfs,” a...
In 2008, SyFy show Ghost Hunters went international. Longtime “hosts” Jay and Grant left the franchise in the hands of Rob Demarest, an old time friend....
Director Carl Tibbettes describes Retreat as a ‘character piece’ – which is accurate but possibly missing the word ‘predictable’. With a story about three people trapped...