If you were to mention a movie about a man who dresses up as a snowman and begins murdering people, you’d immediately think of the controversial Silent Night, Deadly Night. But believe it or not, Christmas Evil, otherwise known as You Better Watch Out was released in 1980 to crickets. The movie begins in 1947Continue reading “‘You Better Watch Out’ For ‘Christmas Evil’”
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‘Night Of The Comet’ Is A Christmas Comedy Horror Delight
Night of the Comet is one of those movies that seems to show that you can do a lot with so little. Produced on a shoestring budget of $700,000, it manages to still be a very effective movie. Before I continue, I’m going to say there are some spoilers ahead even though most of thisContinue reading “‘Night Of The Comet’ Is A Christmas Comedy Horror Delight”
‘Jack Frost’ Does Worse Than Nip At Your Nose In Absurd Horror Comedy
I’m not really sure if the filmmakers of the 1997 slasher horror comedy Jack Frost intended to make the movie the way it was. Maybe it intended to be a creepy thriller about a murdering snowman in the vein of Halloween or Friday the 13th. Word is Renny Harlin, who had made Die Hard 2Continue reading “‘Jack Frost’ Does Worse Than Nip At Your Nose In Absurd Horror Comedy”
‘The Shining’ Is A Labyrinth Of Horror
My first memory of The Shining is seeing a promo on HBO back in the mid-1980s of Jack Nicholson chasing Danny Lloyd through the snow-covered maze. I had never bothered to watch the movie until my teens when I didn’t really like it. I was wondering why Stanley Kubrick would make such a movie. HeContinue reading “‘The Shining’ Is A Labyrinth Of Horror”
‘Scream 2’ Revisited 25 Years Later
The Scream franchise has been up and down over the years. The lastest characters who were in the fifth installment released earlier this year weren’t even born yet during the events of the first one. The first Scream was a surprise hit mostly for the way it didn’t take itself too seriously. In an attemptContinue reading “‘Scream 2’ Revisited 25 Years Later”
Why ‘Home Alone 2’ Is Actually A Biblical Horror Movie
The first Home Alone was a suprise hit that catapulted a young child actor named Macaulay Culkin to the A-list star status that would quickly end abruptly in 1994 when Culkin stopped acting for about a decade. Most of it was because of personal problems with his father/manager Kit Culkin. The first movie was aboutContinue reading “Why ‘Home Alone 2’ Is Actually A Biblical Horror Movie”
‘Legend Of Boggy Creek’ Turns 50
While everyone knows The Godfather that came out in 1972 and was one of the biggest blockbusters of all time as well as the biggest money maker of the year, one might be puzzled that The Legend of Boggy Creek was just as profitable. Produced on a measly $160,000 at the time which would’ve beenContinue reading “‘Legend Of Boggy Creek’ Turns 50”
‘Bram’s Stoker’s Dracula’ A Wonderful Gothic Horror Movie
Ask someone what they think of when you mention Dracula, and it’s either Bela Lugosi or Christopher Lee. Lugosi so embraced the character that rumor has it his dying wishes were to be buried in the vampire cape. As for Lee, he brought the character to the post-WWII Technicolor era through the Hammer films. ThereContinue reading “‘Bram’s Stoker’s Dracula’ A Wonderful Gothic Horror Movie”
Why ‘Exorcist III’ Deserves A Second Look
The Exorcist is one of the most popular horror movies of all time. It was a media sensation in the early to mid-1970s, so a sequel was inevitable. Unfortunately, that sequel was The Exorcist II: The Heretic. Despite a cast that included Louise Fletcher, hot off her Oscar win for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’sContinue reading “Why ‘Exorcist III’ Deserves A Second Look”
‘Dawn Of The Dead’ Is The Quintessential Zombie Apocalypse Movie
George A. Romero wasn’t the first to envision a dystopia world where a virus has turned humans into something else. Richard Matheson did it with I Am Legend which had been turned into The Last Man on Earth and The Omega Man. Then in the late 1960s, he made Night of the Living Dead. TheContinue reading “‘Dawn Of The Dead’ Is The Quintessential Zombie Apocalypse Movie”
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