Retrospectives
Return to Horror High was Insanely Ahead of Its Time: And Here’s Why!
Return to Horror High is a low-budget slasher from the late ‘80’s, which was a notoriously bad time for the sub-genre. Not only were the films cheap, they generally had terrible actors a...
Mosquito is a Shameless, Goofy Good Time
If there’s one low budget monster movie that people my age tend to remember, even if they’re not necessarily horror fans, it’s Mosquito. I can’t really fathom why that is, ...
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers Actually Isn’t a Bad Film: Here’s Why!
Every once in a great while, a horror film is released that is universally embraced by fans from all walks of life. From the superb writing, visionary direction and stellar acting, it become...
What a Croc: Revisiting Lake Placid
While killer animal movies are among the most popular and prevalent horror offerings being produced today, very few are actually remembered as classics. Really, there’s Jaws and that’s a...
How Argento’s Deep Red Influenced Surrealist Cinema
Suspiria will probably always be remembered as Dario Argento’s best. But even still, it’s remembered as the best in a very impressive career, especially in the ‘70’s and &#...
Why Subspecies is a Perfect Throwback to ’60s Gothic Camp
Full Moon Entertainment was never known for really making movies that were “of the time.” They weren’t relevant to current cultural issues. Charles Band simply wanted to produce f...
How Well Does The Living Dead At Manchester Morgue Hold Up Today?
I recently decided to give the underrated Italian gem, The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue a try and I’m glad I did. The premise of the film is simple yet effective. An incident at a petr...
Why Castle Freak Works as a Dark Family Drama
Stuart Gordon’s first feature film, Re-Animator, was one of those rare movies that became an instant cult classic. It didn’t have a huge release. It was exhibited without an MPAA ra...
Idle Hands is an Essential Horror Comedy That Never Found its Audience
Horror in the 1990’s was a very different thing from the ‘80’s. Where the previous decade produced cult classic after cult classic (with the titles that didn’t make it...