In the wake of New Line Cinema’s announcement that it will be rebooting the Friday the 13th series, there will be some filmgoers that will be introduced into the famed franchise for the first time and will want to check out the prev ...

Movie - John Dubrawa - 2008-08-01 01:01 - 0 comments

In my original Toxic Avenger review, I said that if any other Troma films were as tastelessly great as the Real McCoy, you would see a lot more reviews for films from that studio soon. Well ...

Movie - Nate Yapp - 2000-12-19 01:00 - 0 comments

One cannot help but feel disappointment on viewing Michele Soavi's second film, the 1988 film The Church (aka La Chiesa , Demons 3: Demon Cathedral ). Produced by Soavi mentor Dario Arg ...

Movie - Rob Wrigley - 2002-12-09 01:00 - 0 comments

"Sometimes, s**t happens. Someone has to deal with it. And, who are you going to call?" Yes, boils and ghouls, our boys in gray are back to knock out some pretty pesky poltergeists. In 1989, the fi ...

Movie - Jenn Dlugos - 2002-09-20 02:38 - 0 comments

The Nightmare on Elm Street films, whether frightfully good or laughably bad, are seminal entries in any young horror fan’s viewing repertoire. Although nary an 80s American horror film can ...

Movie - Dana Gravesen - 2005-05-31 17:29 - 0 comments

At turns scary, suspenseful, surreal and saucy, James Isaac's directorial debut, Horror Show , a film produced by Sean Cunningham of Friday the 13th fame, is both satisfying and sadly underrated. I hav ...

Movie - Brandt Sponseller - 2000-09-22 01:00 - 0 comments

When Brooksfilms (yes, Mel Brooks' company) decided it was time to hatch a sequel to The Fly , Brooks championed perhaps the best alternative to the original's director, David Cronenberg ...

Movie - Brandt Sponseller - 2001-06-23 00:00 - 0 comments

The only thing worse than being isolated in the desert of the Southwestern U.S. without water is being isolated in the desert of the Southwestern U.S. with bad sewage and pesky ravens. Oh yeah, and a monster ...

Movie - Brandt Sponseller - 2001-06-18 00:00 - 0 comments

One abundant well that can provide objects of horror is the bond of trust that we often adopt towards others - often without much justification. The receivers of this trust range from strangers we ...

Movie - Brandt Sponseller - 2002-06-29 01:01 - 0 comments

1989's Edge of Sanity , directed by Gérard Kikoïne and starring Anthony Perkins, offers a version of Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde where Mr. Hyde is not only a serial killer, but quite possibly Jack the R ...

Movie - Eric Miller - 2007-06-27 01:43 - 0 comments