The Seventh Sign (1988)
Another of those 80s Christian fantasies dealing with end-of-the-world issues (only in this case, not quite. Calling it Apocalyptic would be a literal misnomer.) In this case, also featuring lots of...
View ArticleInterview with ILM effects artist Bill George on his work on Innerspace and...
I wanted to share this interview I did for Filmmaker Magazine with Bill George, who has been at ILM for 33 years and been a part of the Star Wars, Star Trek and Indiana Jones series. It focuses mostly...
View ArticleProduction stills from A Nightmare on Elm Street
Wanted to share this collection of A Nightmare on Elm Street set pics I put together for my blog. There are some shots showing how they pulled off Tina's rotating room death scene and Nancy's bathtub...
View ArticleMost believable ghost tale?
I'm inclined to go for the 2001 The Others because of the twist of perspective. And of course the production values.I've never thought of ghosties the same since.
View ArticleYour favorite 10 horror films of the 90's
I didn't see a thread so I'll ask, what are your top 10 horror films from the 1990's?My Top 13:13. Heavenly Creatures12. Tales From the Darkside11. The Witches10. The Exorcist III09. Se7en08....
View ArticleDark Heritage (1989)
I figure this one is not as obscure as a couple of things I’ve looked at lately (TIME OF THE EAGLE, PICK-UP), since I see that it has a healthy 14 comments on IMDb. Also, unlike those two...
View ArticleSome 007 Fun...
A pal of mine is CONVINCED I'm responsible for two sequences in James Bond movies, although he doesn't realize it--And I'M positive it NEVER happened.;-)(You'll see, in what I hope if a s fun new...
View ArticleThey Live (1988)
Carpenter's take on the Reptilian Conspiracy. Timed well to coincide with the end of Reagan's second term and just prior to George Bush's presidency. May very well have fueled additional conspiracy...
View ArticleBack to the Future trilogy (1985 - 1990)
When this movie came out, Eleanor Ringel Gillespie of the Atlanta Journal gave it a very negative review. She ridiculed it’s stars — Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd — because they were TV sitcom...
View ArticleBlood Frenzy (1987): Written by Ted Newsom
Has anybody here seen this film starring Lisa Loring?http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092670/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_6A maniac tries to kill off a group of teenagers on an encounter session in the desert.
View ArticleShaun of the Dead?
If it's been commented on before I'm damned if I can find it.Anyway, in spite of an aversion the the zombie genre, this charmer does it for me. A massive hit in the UK it certainly has retained it's...
View ArticleWe Are Still Here (2015)
Now this is just silly. This movie starts slowly, possibly suggesting that you may have another Shining on your hands. It actually begins with a far grimmer tone - A wife and husband, have recently...
View ArticleThe Fisher King (1991)
I rewatched this recently and wanted to wait a bit before posting my thoughts, it seems I waited too long because I pretty much forgot to do it. This is one of the rare non-Gilliam written, but...
View ArticleISO Vampire movie late 1970-1980s "I come to people when they are already...
I am looking for a vampire flick from late 70's early 80's, maybe late 80's stright to videoIt starts with a women finding out she has cancer, she is dying. She goes home andfinds a handsome male...
View ArticleINCUBUS 1982
I have, admittedly, poor luck in using the search function on this site. Didn't see a thread for this little gem, directed by genre veteran John Hough and starring the amazing John Cassavetes. I'm...
View ArticleDark Star (1974)
This is one of the ones I caught theatrically, not only that, but in a Drive-in. This was the last feature of a multiple bill. Cannot recall what the other films might have been, but my older brother...
View ArticleThe Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
______________________________________________A few years ago I wandered down to my mailbox and pulled out the usual stack of bills and bulky envelopes with pointless pitches for things somebody...
View ArticleThe Bloody Pit #33 - NEW YEAR'S EVIL (1980)
For the first of our annual podcasts focused on Holiday Horrors we tackle 1980's NEW YEAR'S EVIL. A much maligned and neglected slasher film, NYE boasts a number of high points that its terrible...
View ArticleThe Punisher (1989)
Had this one pushed the envelope a bit further it might be remembered as a sub-Robocop ripoff. As it is it is very violent (lots of deaths) but it is not nearly subversive enough to stand out from the...
View ArticleThe Rapture (1991)
A woman with a terrible phone operator job is a swinger. After she meets with a particular man, and she sees a woman with a gigantic, dream inspired tattoo on her back decides that the swinger...
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