Just outside the inner circle of horror icons who have become household names, lurk the also-rans. Where your Freddys and Jasons and Michaels and Leatherfaces
Tag: Horror
Braindead (AKA. Dead-Alive) (1992) – Review
Anyone who thought that Peter Jackson was ever a risk to make the Lord If The Rings trilogy obviously hasn’t seen Braindead (clumsily entitled Dead
The Dark Half (1993) – Review
The late, great George Romero and Stephen King only managed to collaborate on two full fledged features (not counting the profoundly decent anthologies Creepshow 2
The Mist (2007) – Review
Frank Darabont is famously no stranger to Stephen King, but an argument could be made that his superlative adaptations of both The Shawshank Redemption and
Return Of The Living Dead (1985) – Review
Dan O’ Bannon is a name that should be locked into the brain of every genre fan and yet it isn’t. Having worked with such
Blade (1998) – Review
Before the MCU, before Spider-Man and even before the X-Men – there was Blade.Hardly gifted the most memorable of comic origins, this 70’s blaxploitation throwback
Night Of The Living Dead (1968) – Review
For many, it was Psycho that changed everything and from certain point of view, they were right. Hitchcock’s masterpiece of rug-pulls, twists and cross dressing
Dawn Of The Dead (1978) – Review
In 1978, 10 years after his undisputed horror classic Night Of The Living Dead built an entire subgenre from the ground up, George A. Romero
In The Tall Grass (2019) – Review
As of time of writing, Netflix produced Stephen King adaptations are about 50/50 when it comes to quality. While Mike Flanagan’s production of Gerald’s Game
Constantine (2005) – Review
First dreamed up by grumpy, fuzzy faced comics overlord Alan Moore as a supporting character to mossy eco-warrior Swamp Thing, chain-smoking, street magician and full
Ready Or Not (2019) – Review
Spunky heroine turns tables on brutal murderers during an epically awkward family get together isn’t exactly a new idea for a energetic horror movie. Hell,
Halloween H20 (1998) – Review
20 years after John Carpenter’s seminal slasher classic crept in through cinema’s back window that cinema carelessly left open while babysitting; and 20 years BEFORE
Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013) – Review
As frequent frequenter of endless horror sequels, it’s a good idea to give yourself a good, healthy reality check every now and then. No matter
Anaconda (1997) – Review
To quote Sir Mix-a-lot, surely one of the finest bards of our time: “My anaconda don’t want none less you got buns hun’.”Truly inspiring words
Halloween: Resurrection (2002) – Review
After Halloween H20 confused everyone as to how exactly to pronounce it’s name when asking for a ticket, the other lasting effect of that slick
Blade: Trinity (2004) – Review
When you consider how much of an influence the original Blade is credited with when it comes to the meteoric rise (and rise) of the
Dreamcatcher (2003) – Review
Just because you are the world’s preeminent horror author, it doesn’t mean that you’re not gonna produce the odd stinker every now and then and
Salem’s Lot (1979) – Review
After Brian DePalma’s adaptation of Stephen King’s novel Carrie hit big the race was on to adapt the author’s books pretty much as fast as
It (1990) – Review
Many people attribute the startling rise in coulroaphobia during the last few decades primarily to one source.Timothy James Curry.Or I should say Tim Curry’s portrayal
Halloween 2 (2009) – Review
I think it’s safe to say that Rob Zombie’s crack at John Carpenter’s timeless slasher template was not all it could have been. Trying to
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