When consulting any reference guide on cult films, rest assured that Frank Henenlotter will be mentioned. Despite the fact that he has only made five movies and hasn’t had a release out since 1992, Henenlotter is still seen as a guiding force among cult [...]
While we are all eagerly awaiting Anchor Bay’s release of the fully restored "Halloween" in their special edition, they are sending "Halloween 4 – The Return Of Michael Myers" our way, almost as if to tease fans of the series [...]
I do not consider myself squeamish or easily unsettled, but one thing I have to admit, Tai Seng’s "The Untold Story" is one of the most disturbing and horrific movies I have ever seen! Interestingly the first time I heard about the film, the [...]
Some movies have a reputation that is larger than the actual film. If a film is rather rarely seen and has been considered lost for long times, this reputation can easily take on mammothly proportions, as is the case with James Whale’s "The Old [...]
When "Alien" hit theaters in 1979, science fiction movies had mostly been seen as flying saucer films with goofy looking aliens who abduct good-looking models to their ships to do whatever. At the other end of the spectrum there were space [...]
As someone who is watching a number of foreign movies over time, I am always surprised to find new gems, as well as films that have been ripped off by Hollywood filmmakers in one way or another. Image Entertainment’s recent release of the Hong Kong [...]
I was approaching "Progeny" with mixed feelings. I had read a few things about the production in a number of other publications, and despite the fact that two established horror icons, Bryan Yuzna and Stuart Gordon, were attached to the film, [...]
It is obvious from taking a look at only the first few seconds of Universal Home Video’s brand new release of "Bride Of Chucky" that this film is different from other horror movies. The viewer is immediately captivated by the film’s [...]
"Godzilla" got a bum rap. The movie, that is, not the monster. Any large mutant lizard that regularly stomps densly populated urban areas deserves a little bad PR. I’m talking about the mega-budget Roland Emmerich/Dean Devlin feature from last [...]
Nearly 30 years ago, a bunch of college students decided to shoot a series of cheap horror flicks on their Super-8 equipment, planning to show them on the campus and to make a few dollars on the side. Little did they know that they were about to create [...]
