Back in 1983, filmmakers took a horrible gamble when they rolled the dice on making a sequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s immortal thriller, Psycho. The idea
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Demons 2
Once scratched by the ridiculously large talons of a demon, your imminent change into one of the drooling, snarling monsters is pretty fast – that
Class Of Nuke ‘Em High
Back in 1984, indie distributor Troma Films finally put their money where their foul mouth was and switched from producing sex comedies to forging their
Labyrinth
If I’m being totally honest, I’ve always been more of a Dark Crystal kind of guy myself… not to put the boot into Labyrinth –
Trick Or Treat
Whenever I cast an eye over the expansive sub-genres that horror movies have managed to cover since the dawn of film, one question always rises
Cobra
Made when we were coasting through that period of Stallone’s career where he was convinced he could clear up the Cold War by either punching
King Kong Lives
After the expensive yet empty-headed attempt to remake King Kong in 1976, a sensible gambler would have comfortably staked money against cinema’s greatest ape making
Invaders From Mars
Back in the 80’s, Cannon – the cash hemorrhaging super studio – offered horror director Tobe Hooper a lucrative three picture deal with the understanding
Howard The Duck
A cinematic car crash of legendary proportions, Howard The Duck has gone down in history as one of THE most notorious misfires that blockbuster cinema
From Beyond
In the annals of H.P. Lovecraft adaptations, there surely isn’t a movie more fucked up than From Beyond. Oh sure, Re-Animator is fucked up –
Transformers: The Movie
Yonks before Michael Bay made it his life’s ambition to expose the world to robot genitals, frantic product placement and familiarizing everyone with Texan legal
Night Of The Creeps
Good God, mash ups are fucking great, aren’t they?Films that are crammed with multiple images from multiple genres, when done well, really can be one
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
The years have been pretty kind to Tobe Hooper’s madcap and legitimately deranged sequel to his cold stone original classic but it wasn’t always the
Maximum Overdrive
“I’m gonna scare the Hell outta you, and that’s a promise!” threatens Stephen King himself as he leers at you from the trailer for his
Aliens
Is there a more satisfying sequel than Aliens? Scratch that rhetorical question for a minute and let me fire off another. Is there a more
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