In 1973, five years before his zombie shocker "Dawn of the Dead" made him a household name among horror fans, George A. Romero created "The Crazies," which has now been prepared in high definition by Blue Underground for the first [...]
Every once in a while a movie comes along that takes you entirely by surprise because you may not only have never heard of it before, but also because it turns out to be an excellent viewing experience. Ti West's "The House of the Devil" is [...]
How far is too far these days? It appears modern horror cinema (at least in the underground) is feeding on a new renaissance of ante-up persecution tactics. Maybe today's would-be horror director is so deeply impacted by the full-on brutality filmed [...]
With "Ghost Ship", Warner Home Video is sending another variation of the haunted house genre into the race. Being not unlike "Event Horizon, " "Deep Rising" and even films like "Virus," Steven Beck's [...]
Within the opening minute of Bo Zenga's latest genre-torching provocation Stan Helsing, the phrase "A Parody" flashes up before the film rolls on, not that we needed it coming in. Still, following a generously haunted title score, this [...]
In the midst of many mindless and cheesy horror films that made up the mid-to-late 80's, The Stepfather was a breath of fresh air in the wake of Jason, Freddie and Michael (Myers) mega sequels (all the movie franchises started off great, but were all [...]
As Halloween approaches we are naturally seeing an increase in horror related titles and fortunately for fans of classic horror movies, among these releases there is usually a number of old school gems. In this 2-disc DVD set, Warner Home Video has [...]
This movie gained its reputation practically since birth (if you'll pardon the pun) after premiering on a hot streak at this year's Sundance Festival. In particular, writer/director Paul Solet created a stir with his alarming horror piece [...]
It had been ages since I last saw "Child's Play, " I admit it. It must have been some time and although the basic story line and the film's iconic villain, the killer doll Chucky, have remained in my memory, I realized that I did not [...]
Spoiler Warning: This review contains important plot elements from both the 2009 and 1972 versions of "The Last House on the Left." Wes Craven's grindhouse classic "The Last House on the Left" gave audiences a little more than [...]
