Horror

King Kong

November 21, 2005 // 0 Comments

"King Kong" was probably the most eagerly awaited classic film ever to hit DVD. For years rumors were afloat that Warner was working on the restoration the film, which had been virtually destroyed through many years of us, abuse and neglect. I [...]

The Devil's Rejects: Unrated Director's Cut

November 14, 2005 // 0 Comments

After throwing a bag of mixed tricks at us with "House Of 1000 Corpses", writer/director Rob Zombie decided to change the pace with his follow up "The Devil's Rejects". The characters Otis, Baby, and Captain Spaulding (labeled The [...]

The Val Lewton Horror Collection

November 4, 2005 // 0 Comments

The way Jack Arnold stands for 50s science fiction films, the way Universal stands for 40s monster movies, the same way Val Lewton stands for memorable classic horror films from the 40s with some of the genre's greatest stars. Warner Home Video has [...]

House Of Wax

October 31, 2005 // 0 Comments

I remember growing up and watching the latest and the greatest in horror films, where the thrills were really thrilling and there was usually something fresh and new being presented. Lately, horror fans have become the unwilling benefactors of [...]

Dominion: Prequel To The Exorcist

October 28, 2005 // 0 Comments

"Dominion" is a tricky beast in many ways. The film has a troubled past – to say the least – and in a sense there exist two completely separate versions of it. Director Paul Shrader created the film based on a script by William Wisher [...]

Dead And Breakfast

October 25, 2005 // 0 Comments

In the comedy horror spirit inspired by the likes of "Evil Dead" and more recently "Shaun Of The Dead", "Dead And Breakfast" has an uphill battle to achieve the notoriety of those two films. The plot is pretty simple. While [...]

High Tension

October 19, 2005 // 0 Comments

"High Tension" is a brutal movie. I am not sure if I was too distracted to notice the gore upon my first viewing or just ignored it, but it is there in full force. The first half of "High Tension" is superb. A couple of girls head out [...]

The Fly: Collector's Edition

October 18, 2005 // 0 Comments

Marrying truly haunting images, with a somewhat tragic story, proves to be a winning combination for director David Cronenberg's sci-fi horror classic "The Fly". With its well written story and decent performances that stand the test of [...]

Dracula A.D. 1972

October 18, 2005 // 0 Comments

In this 1972 Hammer film, Christopher Lee played the part of the bloodsucking Count Dracula for the sixth time for the studio. It is evident in many ways, during the film, that the studio ran out of ideas to tell more Dracula stories, having sucked dry [...]

Halloween

October 13, 2005 // 0 Comments

"Halloween" is the first movie I ever remember seeing. I walked in on my parents watching the movie with friends during the 'closet scene' towards the end of the movie. The horrific image of Michael Myers' white mask stuck with me [...]
1 17 18 19 20 21 39