Posts Tagged: Horror
Friday the 13th: The Series – Season 1 (1987-88): Leave your mask at home
Fans of The X-Files, Tales from the Darkside and the like should delight in this set-up of two previously unacquainted cousins who inherit an antique store with a vault of hokey objects cursed by the devil. A lot to swallow,
Friday the 13th: The Series – Season 1 (1987-88): Leave your mask at home
Fans of The X-Files, Tales from the Darkside and the like should delight in this set-up of two previously unacquainted cousins who inherit an antique store with a vault of hokey objects cursed by the devil. A lot to swallow,
Wishmaster (1997): Wishful thinking
“Be careful what you wish for.” Dir. Robert Kurtzman The Genie (djinn, rather) is out the lamp (ruby in this case) and wants three wishes from the bearer so he can call his friends from the other dimension and enslave
Wishmaster (1997): Wishful thinking
“Be careful what you wish for.” Dir. Robert Kurtzman The Genie (djinn, rather) is out the lamp (ruby in this case) and wants three wishes from the bearer so he can call his friends from the other dimension and enslave
Feast (2005): Mayonnaise with that?
“They’re Hungry. You’re Dinner.” Dir. John Gulager Feast begins moderately with textual character introductions on freeze-screens, complete with life-expectancies. This post-modern signifier wants us to believe the film is smart. It’s not. After introduction number-ten, the feeling that a lot
Feast (2005): Mayonnaise with that?
“They’re Hungry. You’re Dinner.” Dir. John Gulager Feast begins moderately with textual character introductions on freeze-screens, complete with life-expectancies. This post-modern signifier wants us to believe the film is smart. It’s not. After introduction number-ten, the feeling that a lot
Curse of Chucky (2013): Chuck off?
“We’re friends ’til the end, remember?” Dir. Don Mancini The doll without a soul is back, and this time not only is he coming to dinner, but he’s bringing rat poison with him too. Yes, it’s the Chuckster (Chucky, again
Curse of Chucky (2013): Chuck off?
“We’re friends ’til the end, remember?” Dir. Don Mancini The doll without a soul is back, and this time not only is he coming to dinner, but he’s bringing rat poison with him too. Yes, it’s the Chuckster (Chucky, again
Carrie (2013): Will you go to prom with me… again?
Dir. Kimberly Peirce Awkward teenage daughter of a religiously fanatical mother is bullied and then taken to the prom out of guilt, sympathy and perhaps kindness. She also happens to have the psychic ability of telekinesis. Brian De Palma did
Carrie (2013): Will you go to prom with me… again?
Dir. Kimberly Peirce Awkward teenage daughter of a religiously fanatical mother is bullied and then taken to the prom out of guilt, sympathy and perhaps kindness. She also happens to have the psychic ability of telekinesis. Brian De Palma did
The X-Files – reopened, 13 key-episodes
Aliens, monsters, government conspiracies, a red-headed sceptic and a smart-mouthed believer. Well-filmed, well-acted and well thought out, each episode of The X-Files (1993-2002) was like a short film – whether part of a larger story or a ‘monster of the
The X-Files – reopened, 13 key-episodes
Aliens, monsters, government conspiracies, a red-headed sceptic and a smart-mouthed believer. Well-filmed, well-acted and well thought out, each episode of The X-Files (1993-2002) was like a short film – whether part of a larger story or a ‘monster of the
Stephen King – Cinematic Redemption, 13 key films
Stephen King’s first horror-novel, 1974’s Carrie, was adapted by Brian De Palma two years later with surprise success and there began something of a snowball effect. The novel’s themes of teenage outcast, religious fundamentalism, along with the supernatural struck a chord.
Stephen King – Cinematic Redemption, 13 key films
Stephen King’s first horror-novel, 1974’s Carrie, was adapted by Brian De Palma two years later with surprise success and there began something of a snowball effect. The novel’s themes of teenage outcast, religious fundamentalism, along with the supernatural struck a chord.
Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)
Before reaching the end I thought “cheap but effective”. After its flop of a finale I felt shortchanged. How surprised can one really be? After all, here we have sequel number three of a horror franchise relying so completely on bumps in
Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)
Before reaching the end I thought “cheap but effective”. After its flop of a finale I felt shortchanged. How surprised can one really be? After all, here we have sequel number three of a horror franchise relying so completely on bumps in
Sinister (2012)
True to its title, Sinister opens with a grotesquely disquieting scene, shot on an old Super 8. Subsequent footage found by true-crime writer, Ellison (Ethan Hawke), in his new family house – also recent crime scene – is nicely paced
Sinister (2012)
True to its title, Sinister opens with a grotesquely disquieting scene, shot on an old Super 8. Subsequent footage found by true-crime writer, Ellison (Ethan Hawke), in his new family house – also recent crime scene – is nicely paced
Endless Night (1993) by Richard Laymon
One might wonder if Richard Laymon was one sick mutha’ and in Endless Night he doesn’t disappoint with his usual onslaught of depraved violence; the bloodier and louder it splats, the better. This time around a psychopath attempts to hunt
Endless Night (1993) by Richard Laymon
One might wonder if Richard Laymon was one sick mutha’ and in Endless Night he doesn’t disappoint with his usual onslaught of depraved violence; the bloodier and louder it splats, the better. This time around a psychopath attempts to hunt
Junkie in the Attic 