The ‘Candyman’ Can: Farewell To Master Of Horror Tony Todd

As is always the case with many icons of horror, they didn’t start out making horror movies. Kane Hodder was a stuntman and some of his earliest roles were in action movies like Lone Wolf McQuade or comedies like Hardbodies. Robert Englund appeared alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in Stay Hungry and Kris Kristofferson and Barbra StreisandContinue reading “The ‘Candyman’ Can: Farewell To Master Of Horror Tony Todd”

‘A Nightmare On Elm Street’ Turns 40

By the Fall of 1984, the slasher subgenre of horror was at the bottom of the barrel of movies. The critics hated them. Parental groups were trying to get them removed from theaters. And major studios realized they weren’t making the money they once did. Most of the movies were independently produced on the pre-soldContinue reading “‘A Nightmare On Elm Street’ Turns 40”

‘Freddy’s Revenge’ Is The Strangest Nightmare On Elm Street

Note: This post is about horrors/thrillers with an emphasis on the LGBTQIA community for June’s Pride Month. There are some movies that you can tell were just rushed into production to strike while the iron is hot. The first Nightmare on Elm Street had been produced on a very thin shoe-string budget for New LineContinue reading “‘Freddy’s Revenge’ Is The Strangest Nightmare On Elm Street”