Anchor Bay's "Masters of Horror" anthology series has been decidedly hit-and-miss during its two-season run. One reason for this has been the inconsistent selection of directors. Director Tom Holland would probably not be ranked by most [...]
When I opened a package to discover that I had been sent David Lynch's "Inland Empire" to review, a rush of excitement and anxiousness came over me. Apart from my delight at not having to spend money on one of my most highly anticipated [...]
As the horror-remake cycle exhausts the popular hits of the 1970s and 80s, it is inevitable that filmmakers will eventually reach back to classical Hollywood for inspiration. Based on a script that has been floating around since the late 1990s, [...]
The second season of "Masters Of Horror" has been a bit of a mixed bag so far but one of the absolute season highlights is now available on DVD from Anchor Bay Entertainment – Stuart Gordon's "The Black Cat." "The Black [...]
What a difference 10 years make. When "The Frighteners" first appeared in 1992, few people had heard of the name Peter Jackson, an independent filmmaker from New Zealand with a knack for dark horror comedies, such as "Dead Alive (aka [...]
When I received a DVD in the mail entitled "Cinema of Death, " I figured it was another direct-to-DVD horror film from some little-known company. Reading the back of the package, I found that this was actually a compilation of five short [...]
John Landis took the helm a second time for Showtime's "Masters of Horror" series last year, after directing "Deer Woman" for the first season. With "Family, " he certainly goes for the dark comedy that he is primarily [...]
1979 was a great year for horror fans, producing many films that went on to become classics and cult classics. From Ridley Scott's "Alien" to Lucio Fulci's "Zombi" a lot of movies of that year are still held in high regard, [...]
Showtime's hit anthology series "Masters of Horror" has gathered some of the most celebrated writers and directors of contemporary horror to bring short features to television. With its second season wrapped up, the episodes are already [...]
Stuart Gordon's 1985 horror-comedy opus set a boundary that no one has ever quite lived up to since in the genre. Making his film debut with "Re-Animator, " Gordon mixed bits of classic and contemporary horror elements, including a healthy [...]
