Astro Radio Z looks at the first three installments of Charles Band’s PUPPET MASTER franchise. And that’s just the beginning. Continue reading Astro Radio Z Tunnels Into the PUPPET MASTER Franchise
It was such a welcome surprise when they announced the new Blair Witch film. But then we actually saw the new Blair Witch film. Continue reading BLAIR WITCH, or: Lost in the Woods
My history with THE SHINING is rocky, beginning with a traumatic experience and then changing with every repeat viewing. Continue reading THE SHINING, or: The Film That Messed Me Up
The Spoiler Room looks at Clive Barker’s controversial masterpiece, recently restored in a glorious director’s cut. Continue reading The Spoiler Room Takes You to Midian for NIGHTBREED’s 25th Anniversary
GLORY OF THE 80s looks at John Carpenter’s THE FOG, the Chuck Norris actioner A FORCE OF ONE and the British OMEN knockoff THE GODSEND. Continue reading GLORY OF THE 80s: Something In the Fog
Whether emerging from the recklessness of the past or the desperation of the present, you can’t escape your demons, figuratively or literally. Continue reading AT THE DEVIL’S DOOR, or: Satan and the Suburbs
I love Halloween time. For an entire month, it seems the entire country lives in anticipation for some of the same things I get enthusiastic about all year round. There is a celebration of spookiness in the air. It’s also … Continue reading ALL HALLOW’S EVE (31 Days of Horror)
Maybe I’m just going to the wrong haunted houses. I mean, I love haunted houses. I love the whole atmosphere of them. I love lining up with people and venturing into a maze of terrors where you get the wits … Continue reading THE HOUSES OCTOBER BUILT (31 Days of Horror)
Consider me a convert to the cult of Victor Crowley and a proud supporter of the Hatchet Army. About six years ago, Adam Green’s HATCHET was released. It may have just been a passing curiosity to mainstream filmgoers. But to a die-hard horror fan like myself, it peaked my interest. This was a time when most of the horror films being released to theaters were severely lacking in creativity (not that we’re necessarily in a golden age now). And HATCHET’s poster stated bluntly, “It’s not a remake. It’s not a sequel. And it’s not based on a Japanese one.” … Continue reading Review – The HATCHET Trilogy
Did you know that there are pictures of minotaurs hanging in the Overlook Hotel? Or how about that Stanley Kubrick used a horror film to detail how he helped fake footage of the Apollo moon landing? And I’ll bet you didn’t know that THE SHINING was actually an allegory for the genocide committed by white settlers against the Native Americans. These are just a few of the loopy allegations made in the documentary ROOM 237, a film that on the surface is nothing special but at its heart raises interesting questions about the nature of film theory. When Warner … Continue reading ROOM 237 and the Nature of Film Theory
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