Late last year, Universal Home Video premiered their "Classic Monster Collection" on DVD. Following the success of the initial group of titles, Universal is bringing us a new group of terror titans on DVD. One of the most highly anticipated [...]
When it came to the horror genre, the early 70s were not exactly an era in which the genre saw many quality releases, with the exception of "The Exorcist, " a movie that set entirely new standards and changed the definition of filmed horror. [...]
Among all horror comedies ever made, "Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein" undoubtedly stands out as one of the most memorable highlights. Although the film itself is very good and incredibly funny, the reason for the honor has a lot to do [...]
When critics are discussing filmmakers, it’s very common for the auteur theory to be mentioned. This is especially true when genre directors are being profiled. Directors such as Romero, Argento, Bava, and Carpenter are often lauded for their dedication [...]
As we all know, Hollywood is motivated by trends. One trend that has seemed to die out in the last decade (outside of the home video market) are film series. The eighties saw the market get "sequelitis", especially when it came to horror films. [...]
One genre which has definitely flourished on DVD is EuroHorror. Independent companies such as Anchor Bay Entertainment and Image Entertainment have scoured the film vaults of Europe and brought many fascinating gems of European terror to DVD. (Fangoria [...]
"The Ninth Gate" returns director Roman Polanski to the supernatural turf previously tread in such earlier efforts as "Repulsion" and "Rosemary’s Baby." ("The Fearless Vampire Killers" played up more of the laughs [...]
Let me start this review by saying that "Evil Dead II" is one of my all-time favorite films, so it’s a pleasure to get to review it. Further, "Evil Dead II" is also one of the most misunderstood films of the past twenty years, and I [...]
In the film "Scream 3", there is a lot of talk about movie trilogies and the attributes that go along with them. The characters talk about how "all bets are off" in the third chapter of a trilogy, and how you never know who’s going [...]
British Hammer Studios had made a name for themselves mostly in the horror domain through their reincarnations of the classic monsters such as Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy and many others. However, often overlooked, the Hammer Studios also created a [...]
