The bittersweet nature of the direct to video sequels that assaulted movie fans during the 90’s was the very epitome of a double-edged blade –
Tag: Horror
Firestarter (1984) – Review
Even when Stephen King side-shifted into something other than straight horror, Hollywood was still desperately clamouring to slap every word he ever wrote up there
Ash Vs Evil Dead – Season 3, Episode 7: Twist And Shout (2018) – Review
It seems weird that for a season that based its early promotional material so heavily around the fact that Ash would be visiting his old
Ash Vs Evil Dead – Season 3, Episode 6: Tales From The Rift (2018) – Review
As we head into the final half of the third season of Ash Vs Evil Dead, cancellation loomed large over the show like the very
Tremors (1990) – Review
Sometimes there’s nothing more reassuring than settling down and watching a good old homage. Call it nostalgia, or possibly my rapidly advancing age, but watching
Ash Vs Evil Dead – Season 3, Episode 5: Baby Proof (2018) – Review
As season 3 continues on its tireless efforts to get all of the plot threads ignored or abandoned by the relentless energy of season 2
Hellraiser: Revelations (2011) – Review
Why are the horror icons of the eighties so difficult to recast? Dracula and Frankenstein’s Monster never had this trouble, with Gary Oldman and Robert
Ash Vs Evil Dead – Season 3, Episode 4: Unfinished Business
With another episode we get yet another example of why season 3 of Ash Vs Evil Dead is steadily moving the show into more confident
The Ghost Of Frankenstein (1942) – Review
Compared to some of his Universal Monsters stablemates, the Frankenstein’s Monster has had quite the smooth franchise. While Dracula’s follow ups concerned all sorts of
Ash Vs Evil Dead – Season 3, Episode 3: Apparently Dead (2018) – Review
I really didn’t want to be carrying on with every review of Ash Vs Evil Dead’s third season by going on and on about how
The Wicked City (1992) – Review
One of the most fascinating ways to compare the differences in the way American movies approach their storytelling when put alongside their global counterparts is
Night Of The Demon (1957) – Review
It’s always a pleasure when you find a classic horror film that contains elements that feel incredibly modern – well, they don’t come more modern
Ash Vs Evil Dead – Season 3, Episode 2: Booth Three (2018) – Review
It’s ironic that the central thread of the third season of Ash Vs Evil Dead concerns Ash having to mature (somewhat) and act like a
Ash Vs Evil Dead – Season 3, Episode 1: Family (2018) – Review
Throughout the two seasons so far of his small screen comeback, Ashley J. Williams (aka. The Chosen One, aka. El Jefe) has had to overcome
Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005) – Review
From Hellraiser’s fourth installment onward, the quality control had been taking a noticable nosedive with every subsequent episode. Slashed budgets and the opting and retooling
Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (2004) – Review
As the direct to DVD sequels to Tremors rumble ever onward, it’s good to know that even someone as jaded as I can be surprised
Phantom Of The Opera (1943) – Review
Considering how fertile Gaston Leroux’s classic tale of obsession, murder and opera is, I’m not surprised that Universal took another crack at it after their
Scream (2022) – Review
It really does seem like we’re up to our eyes in Legacy Sequels these days what with the Spider-Man, Matrix and Ghostbusters franchises all breaking
Top 5 Murderous Maulings Of Leatherface
Whether going by the name Bubba Sawyer or Thomas Howlett, its certainly an understatement to suggest that the powertool waving figurehead of the Texas Chainsaw
Hellraiser: Deader (2005) – Review
As we reach film seven in the Hellraiser franchise’s descent into an inferno far more upsetting than the one Dante went on about, the tears
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