It’s easy to think that fan vitriol and campaigns launched in order to change the adaption of a beloved property in the midst of filming
It’s easy to think that fan vitriol and campaigns launched in order to change the adaption of a beloved property in the midst of filming
These days, settling down to watch a creepy, intricate thriller that comes from more Scandinavian climes is almost second nature thanks to the global success
Long before he oversaw two towering monsters beating the gargantuan shit out of each other on a global stage in the Godzilla/Kong movies, Adam Wingard
Earning gold or silver are obviously tremendous achievements, but sometimes just making the podium is impressive enough. Take the Alien franchise for example; nailing first
Since 1979, the Alien franchise has dedicated itself to delivering set pieces that have reliably given audiences more slime and squish for their buck than
When you craft a film as memorable as Ridley Scott’s Alien, it’s a given that others will attempt to ride on your biomechanical coat tails
Part of the reason I love horror so much is that it’s just so goddamn pliable. If you want to watch a slow burning, intelligent
What constitutes a good remake? Is it the adapting of an existing plot into contemporary times that makes the original concept as fresh as ever?
Standard remakes – you know, modern takes on older, classic films – are tricky enough to get right as it is without accidently making sure
For the longest time, I’ve tried to ignore the beautifully subtle lure of M. Night Shyamalan’s The Sixth Sense for the most ridiculous of reasons
Since 1965, the anthology movies of Amicus Productions had been providing us with movie after movie of grim karma and numerous things returning from the
Almost imperceptibly, the landscape of horror was changing. With the 60s now comfortably in the review mirror, a cadre of hungry directors are now poised
After a slow start (for a 60s horror studio at least), what would eventually become known as Amicus Productions portmanteau series finally shifted into a
After launching their particular brand of Hammer-alternative horror films with Dr. Terror’s House Of Horrors, Amicus honchos Milton Subotsky and Max Rosenberg decided that sticking
While Hammer Films is understandably credited as the leading light in British horror during its impressive reign, that’s not to say they were the only
No one could quite line ’em up and knock ’em down like an EC Comics story, those gloriously nasty comic book morality tales that hit
Oh sure, the horror subgenre known as Satanic Panic may have made a bit of a resurgence in the last couple of years with Exorcist
In the annals of iconic Vampire beings, there’s only a few big names that truly stand out. There’s Count Orlork of course; there’s obviously the
Sometimes, time casts the most bewitching spell of all, casually erasing movies that maybe didn’t get the fairest shake of the whip when they were
While less kind critics would probably dismiss Kevin Tenney’s Night Of The Demons as nothing more than a hokey, lesser, Evil Dead clone, the 1988