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The history behind the production of Grizzly II: Revenge is far greater than anything in the movie which stars three Oscar Winners and several other big name actors. Originally considered a sequel to Grizzly, one of the many man vs. nature thrillers that came out after the success of Jaws, the movie began production underContinue reading “No Electric Boogaloo For ‘Grizzly II’”

There’s a lot of scary moments in the 1978 horror classic Halloween, but to me the most scary doesn’t involve Michael Myers. In the third act, Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) has discovered the murdered bodies of her friends in the house across the street from the one where she’s babysitting. She’s also been attackedContinue reading “‘Halloween’ Still Frightening Decades Later”

“If” is the middle word in “life” and you can always left to wonder what would’ve happened only if. I’ve gotten to the point of realizing there’s no reason to wonder what would’ve happened if something had gone one way other than it did. Sometimes if the door swings the other way, it can beContinue reading “‘The Crow’ Showed Brandon Lee Would’ve Been A Big Star”

Even though it’s not scary or has nothing to do with ghosts or goblins, The Hollywood Knights is in the vein as a Halloween movie as Die Hard is a Christmas movie. And I’m saying this as someone who loves both movies. Set on Halloween night in 1965, the plot focuses on the titular characters,Continue reading “‘The Hollywood Knights’ Is A Different Halloween Movie”

With the latest Halloween Kills reportedly heading toward the $100 million mark, I’m looking at all the Halloween movies and ranking them. I’m also including the third one as well as will be give away some spoilers. The list is going worst to first. Halloween II (2009) – Rob Zombie’s follow-up to his 2007 remakeContinue reading “43 Years Of ‘Halloween’ Ranked”

Please note: There are spoilers below. While Jack Nicholson has become infamous for his role in Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of the Stephen King novel The Shining, Robin Williams was at one time considered. While that might seem odd, Kubrick said he later reconsidered seeking Williams because he deemed Williams would be too psychotic for theContinue reading “Robin Williams’ Journey To The Dark Side Produced Two Classic Thrillers”

It’s been said that Hollywood and the entertainment industry is an incestuous environment and by that I mean that people work together so much that there’s degrees of separation. Sometimes, producers, writers, actors and directors hear things on one set or at one party and pass it along to others. It’s not uncommon for twoContinue reading “Remember When 1981 Was The Year Of The Werewolf?”

Kathy Bates is one of my favorite actresses. She was basically an unknown character actor when she got her breakthrough role at 42 as Annie Wilkes in Misery. The movie is based on the Stephen King novel of the same name that he wrote following a fan backlash over his 1984 epic fantasy novel TheContinue reading “‘Misery’ Loves The Company Of Hero Syndrome”

When Bill Paxton passed away in 2017, his death came as a surprise to everyone. At 61, he seemed to be in perfect health, but he had a damaged aortic heart valve most of his life and on Feb. 14 of that year, he underwent open heart surgery and this led to complications that resultedContinue reading “‘Frailty’ Thy Name Is Bill Paxton’s Great Horror Masterpiece”