Retrospectives
Retrospective – Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer
Henry is a testament to how powerful a film can be even without much of anything to work with at all. Based loosely on the story of serial killer Henry Lee Lucas, it was made for only $100,000 and its...
The Phantasm Franchise – A Viewing Guide
Phantasm is one of the few horror movies to benefit from its sequels. Not that the original isn’t a horror classic, but watching it alone, there’s a great deal left unexplained. What you...
“They’re All Going To Laugh At You” – A Retrospective On Carrie
Halfway through writing his debut novel, convinced that he knew nothing of the female experience, a writer threw the entire manuscript into the trash. The writer was Stephen King and the novel was Car...
Friday The 13th Part 2 Retrospective- An Overlooked And Essential Slasher Film
While it was a big success in theaters, Friday the 13th Part 2 doesn’t seem as widely regarded by any but the fairly hardcore horror fans. People don’t want Jason in the potato sack, as t...
Savage Streets is a Brutal, Revenge-Fueled Exploitation Thriller
Brenda (Linda Blair) is the leader of an all girl gang called The Satins. When a rival, all male, gang rapes her sister and kills her best friend, she takes the law in to her own hands and sets out on...