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Cheri Montesanto-Medcalf Interview

Submitted by Jenn Dlugos on Thu, 2003-01-23 01:00

The winner of three Emmys for her makeup work on "The X-Files," Cheri Montesanto-Medcalf was on the fast track for success at an early age. At age 17, while still in high school, she was the department head for makeup on the movie Fear No Evil. Now, she is one of the most sought after makeup artists in the business. I got the chance to interview this perfectly lovely woman, and she gave the people of Classic-Horror a wonderfully insightful behind-the-scenes glimpse of "The X-Files."

Classic-Horror: Hi Cher! Are you ready to do the interview?

Cheri Montesanto-Medcalf: Sure!

C-H: Thank you so much for doing this.

Montesanto-Medcalf: My pleasure.
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Review: Return of the Living Dead 3 (1993)

Submitted by Dellamorte on Wed, 2003-01-22 01:00

In Return of the Living Dead and Return of the Living Dead Part II, the gas known as 2-4-5 Trioxin turned humans into zombies and made the dead rise from their graves hungry for fresh brains. In the third entry, Col. Reynolds (Kent McCord) and a group of scientists are conducting experiments on making the dead weapons for war. His son Curt (J. Trevor Edmund, Pumpkinhead 2: Blood Wings) and girlfriend Julie (Melinda Clarke, Killer Tongue) use his Dad's security pass to get into the facility and watch one of the secret experiments. After things go awry, Curt and his Father get into an argument and Curt takes off with Julie on his motorcycle.(read more...)

Review: Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988)

Submitted by Dellamorte on Wed, 2003-01-22 01:00

Those grotesque brain eating zombies are back from the dead… again. This time the barrels that contain the dead and toxic gas known as 2-4-5 Trioxin drop off of a transport van and land close to a nearby cemetery located near a new housing development. Two bully kids from the neighborhood unleash the toxic gas and it pours across the cemetery, resurrecting the dead and turning them into brain-hungry ghouls. For Jesse (Michael Kenworthy, The Blob '88), his sister Lucy (Marsha Dietlein, Rumpelstiltsken), Tom the cable installer (Dana Ashbrook, Waxwork) and Doc Mandel (Philip Burns) it becomes a race to get out of the town, with brains intact!(read more...)

Review: The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

Submitted by Dellamorte on Tue, 2003-01-21 21:11

It is Freddy's (Thom Mathews, Friday the 13th 6: Jason Lives) first day on the job at the Uneeda medical supply warehouse in Louisville Kentucky. While down in the underground room with Uncle Frank (James Karen, Muholland Drive), they unintentionally set free a nerve gas from these military canisters accidentally shipped to the warehouse years ago. Little do they know that this gas called The 2-4-5 Trioxin has the influence to revive the dead, turning them into swift running, brain famished ghouls. To the benefit of the deadly gas, next door to the supply warehouse is a cemetery. And within the graveyard is a partying group of punk rockers and preps, along with Freddy's non-cursing, goody two-shoes girlfriend Tina.(read more...)

Review: Christine (1983)

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Fri, 2003-01-17 01:00

There was a time where you could hardly get away with being a major horror film director without having at least one Stephen King adaptation to your name. Brian De Palma had one. So did Tobe Hooper and David Cronenberg. George Romero had two. So, really, it's no surprise that John Carpenter also weighed in with his attempt at King's maniac car book "Christine." What is a little odd, though, is that, although the film is entertaining enough, it's more than a little muddled.(read more...)

Review: Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992)

Submitted by Dellamorte on Fri, 2003-01-10 01:55

After escaping the blazing obliteration of the waxwork, Mark (Zach Galligan, Warlock: The Armageddon, Waxwork) and Sarah's (Monika Schnarre, Warlock: The Armageddon) biggest problems begin as a hand from the museum follows them back to Sarah's house and murders her alcoholic stepfather. While at Sir Wilfred's searching for clues to prove her innocence, they come across a compass that unlocks the doors of the universe, which whisks them away into altered dimensions. In order to get back home Mark (now a time warrior) must face Lord Scarabus (Alexander Godunov, Die Hard), the most wicked and maniacal demonic entity of all time.(read more...)

Review: The Lost World (1925)

Submitted by Jenn Dlugos on Fri, 2003-01-10 01:00

So you’ve seen Nosferatu, The Phantom of the Opera, and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Still bitten by the silent film bug? Well, if you’re looking for something a little lighter than the run-of-the-mill silent horror flicks, you can do no better than The Lost World. A unique tale coupled with wonderful special effects makes this a fun way to spend 69 minutes.(read more...)

Al Feldstein Interview

Submitted by Jenn Dlugos on Wed, 2003-01-01 01:00

Being one of those immature people who still read Mad Magazine, this interview was a pleasure for me. However, from a horror buff point of view, this man is important to our genre because he helped create perhaps the most successful horror comic book in history, Tales From the Crypt. I caught up with him via Internet, and he gave the readers of classic horror a very “MAD” chat about all things from the Crypt. (read more...)

Review: Man Made Monster (1941)

Submitted by Jason Jones on Mon, 2002-12-16 20:19

While Man-Made Monster is not one of the all-time great horror films like many of its thirties and forties Universal Pictures celluloid brethren, it is not without certain merits; in particular, it can be viewed historically as the proving ground for one of Universal's undisputed classics, The Wolf Man. Both filmed in 1941, Man Made Monster first teamed many of the people who would later collaborate on The Wolf Man. Star Lon Chaney Jr., and director George Waggner are well known to have gone on to make the furry opus, but many of the other talents that reunited for the Wolf Man included some of Universal's stable of technicians and artists like special effects wizard John P.(read more...)

Review: Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)

Submitted by Jenn Dlugos on Mon, 2002-12-16 01:00

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 this film was a perfect installment to the series.(read more...)