Lovecraft – We Have Issues

The Dunwich Horror (1970) – Review

August 1, 2026 greigzilla

Despite having a gargantuan influence over the horror genre as a whole, one of the main reasons filmmakers have found it tough to adapt the

Castle Freak (1995) – Review

December 26, 2023 greigzilla

While Stuart Gordon’s 80s horror output had the sense of the comic book absurd about them, it seemed like the man wanted to approach the

Suitable Flesh (2023) – Review

October 29, 2023 greigzilla

I’ve never wanted to be one of those people who declares their generation’s movies the best simply because they are incapable (or unwilling) to move

Glorious (2022) – Review

March 21, 2023 greigzilla

Whenever a movie decides to riff heavily on the works of literary genius/bigoted weirdo H.P. Lovecraft, the filmmakers usually tend to ramp up the dread

Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet Of Curiosities – Season 1, Episode 6: Dreams In The Witch House (2022) – Review

November 19, 2022 greigzilla

As I’ve mentioned a couple of times before, if Cabinet Of Curiosities reminds me if anything, it’s the 2005 Showtime anthology show Masters Of Horror

Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet Of Curiosities – Season 1, Episode 5: Pickman’s Model (2022) – Review

November 15, 2022 greigzilla

Perhaps it’s no real surprise that when given the chance to shepherd an anthology series on Neflix, Guillermo Del Toro took this as an opportunity

Necronomicon (1993) – Review

September 7, 2022 greigzilla

While there has been many adaptations filmed from the eldritch works of Rhode Island’s grumpiest son, H.P. Lovecraft, possibly one of the most deranged may

The Resurrected (1991) – Review

September 4, 2022 greigzilla

Notorious horror author H.P. Lovecraft and sreenwriter/director Dan O’Bannon both had a lot in common; not only did both men change the very face of

City Of The Living Dead (1980) – Review

October 31, 2021 greigzilla

I’ve often found it a little frustrating that the old school maestros of Italian horror such as Argento, Bava and Soavi are hailed for their

Beyond Re-Animator (2003) – Review

July 3, 2020 greigzilla

Sometimes, just sometimes, even the decline in quality of a genre franchise isn’t enough to keep you away from a world that you enjoy spending

Bride Of Re-Animator (1989) – Review

May 5, 2020 greigzilla

Sequels to genuine horror originals are a predictably mixed bag and surely only a madman would attempt to follow up the late Stuart Gordon’s magnificent

Color Out Of Space (2019) – Review

March 2, 2020 greigzilla

I’ve mentioned elsewhere on this site about the difficulty hollywood has had in trying to visualise the unearthly works of Howard Phillips Lovecraft (H.P. to

Re-Animator (1985) – Review

February 24, 2020 greigzilla

Sprinting into the horror genre with all the deranged energy of a cocaine addicted cheetah, Stuart Gordon’s Re-Animator turned heads and stomachs in equal measure

From Beyond (1986) – Review

February 22, 2020 greigzilla

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 –

Dagon (2001) – Review

February 5, 2020 greigzilla

Believe it or not, the release of Dagon back in 2001 should have been a briny and salty big deal and yet I’m wagering that

In The Mouth Of Madness (1994) – Review

February 3, 2020 greigzilla

There’s a difference of opinion on what exactly John Carpenter’s last great movie was. Some believe that it was class-based, sci-fi satire They Live while

The Mist (2007) – Review

October 16, 2019 greigzilla

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