From the moment Lon Chaney Jr 's craggy voice begins crooning about the maddest story ever told over the opening credits, it's apparent that Spider Baby is going to be something different fr ...

Movie - Nate Yapp - 2005-10-05 00:00 - 0 comments

One of Hollywood's most endearing strengths is its ability to survive its own cannibalistic impulses. While film is certainly not the first medium to successfully criticize itself, Hollywood's cadre ...

Movie - Chris Justice - 2005-03-19 01:00 - 0 comments

You know you’re in trouble when the film you’re reviewing opens with a song that’s heavily reminiscent of the “Batman” theme (campy 1966 version). Still, other horror films have overcome a ridiculous pop tune &nd ...

Movie - Nate Yapp - 2007-10-27 01:19 - 0 comments

Sometimes you just have a strong urge to go with something that is at once new and familiar. That's when I usually plug in something from Universal , Troma , or Hammer . In this particular ...

Movie - Nate Yapp - 2002-08-11 00:00 - 0 comments

Well, here we have yet another Hammer Dracula movie. I must say I was a little worried as this one had no Peter Cushing and no Terence Fisher . It turns out my worries were for nothing, as t ...

Movie - Jenn Dlugos - 2002-12-16 01:00 - 0 comments

“One by one the victims fell, each death more gruesome than the last….” The “true horror story” of The Boston Strangler kept many women off the streets at night. Today, ...

Movie - Jenn Dlugos - 2002-09-10 00:00 - 0 comments

Most of the time, I make the mistake of reading a book and then heading out to see the movie because I was so excited by the book, only to discover a really different (and often not as good) story ...

Movie - Elizabeth Sanderson - 2004-11-19 22:24 - 0 comments

It's rare when a movie transcends pop culture's usual 15 minutes of fame and becomes a time-tested classic. It's rarer still when the movie is a low-budget, black and white independent feature produced ...

Movie - Jason Jones - 2005-03-30 01:00 - 0 comments