To this day, I still fear turning on the light switch in my mother's kitchen. During the day, our dining room lurks on that wall's other side. At night, ghouls forever embedded in my mind after three decades ...

Movie - Chris Justice - 2004-11-08 01:00 - 0 comments

Yay, further indignities! This movie is the cult movie to end all cult movies. What makes this film so special that it is the longest running movie ever? Why all the mass hysteria at midnight every ...

Movie - Jenn Dlugos - 2004-09-18 22:42 - 0 comments

Orca vs. Jaws . Ok, not exactly "The Thrilla in Manila," but Orca could throw a few jabs that would stun Jaws . At least that is the way director Michael Anderson, who a ...

Movie - Chris Justice - 2004-12-20 01:00 - 0 comments

Herbert West's reagent - a glowing green liquid in an unbreakable plastic vial. Instructions for use: inject directly into the brain of a recently deceased specimen. Intended result: re-animation of ...

Movie - Nate Yapp - 2004-10-30 00:00 - 0 comments

Judged on plot alone, Nakata Hideo’s Ring ought to be pretty tame. Indeed, this uniquely compelling cinematic work often comes across, on first description of the story, as a piece of ove ...

Movie - Chrissy Derbyshire - 2004-10-25 00:00 - 0 comments

My name is Christina, and I love Dario Argento ’s Phantom of the Opera . There. I said it. Alas, this means I must now be a social pariah among horror fans. Even – nay, especially ...

Movie - Chrissy Derbyshire - 2004-11-19 01:00 - 0 comments

I've heard it stated from film students that a director will set the message for a film within the opening scene. In Nekromantik , the first shot is a close-up of a woman pulling down her underwear, ...

Movie - Misfit - 2004-10-14 00:00 - 0 comments

Probably one of the most underrated films on The House That Dripped Blood’s bookcase, Hammer Films ’ The Gorgon combines the fabulous directing talent of Terence Fisher with ...

Movie - Jenn Dlugos - 2004-09-15 00:00 - 0 comments

Any movie that makes my jaws clench and my temples burn will find me thrilled. This happens when the movie is suspenseful, challenging, or targets primal fears such as loneliness, despair, the unknown, ...

Movie - Kairo - 2004-06-06 00:00 - 0 comments

Three cheers for another Hammer horror film that moves slower than lymph from a decapitated torso! (Er… I HEARD it moves slow. Yeah, that’s it). Despite one of Peter Cushing &rs ...

Movie - Jenn Dlugos - 2004-10-26 00:00 - 0 comments