The Wizard of Oz will stand as one of the greatest, beloved, and most iconic movies ever made. A movie watched by millions, loved by all ages and a necessary staple for all childhood and personal cinema histories. Telling one of the greatest, most beloved stories ever told on camera. A fantasy based battle of good and evil with witches, munchkins and falling houses and by logical standards, statio...[Read More]
Diane Franklin is known as a ‘80s scream queen, seductress, foreign exchange student, punker, and bodacious princess with a career spanning to current day. With her recent flick, she dives into the world of independent noir with the trippy, weird, stream of true crime consciousness Waking Nightmare. Waking Nightmare can be described as a half acid trip music video and half snuff film kind of exper...[Read More]
Any movie or horror fan in recent years knows the name Amityville. Depending on age, the very name conjures anything from eye-like windows, scary pigs to possessions, mirrors and murder. It’s probably the longest running move-franchise ever, challenging even 007 for sequel supremacy. That is if ‘every’ movie bearing the name is counted, and that’s A LOT of illegitimate cinema offspring. Though aft...[Read More]
The ‘80s were known for many things. Loud clothes, indulgence of every kind, spandex, big hair and loud, heavy music. It was also the decade that so-called darkness came from the music via misinformation, paranoia, media hype and adult/journalistic finger pointing. This era was called the Satanic Panic. The decade was also known for its legendary and sometimes fatal intake of drugs. The ingredient...[Read More]
Since the mid-70’s Tom Savini has left his mark on everything he’s been associated with. From stuntman, makeup genius, monster maker, director, photographer, etc, the Godfather of Gore has earned his front-runner spot on the blood-stained slab of horror’s most influential people behind the scenes and on camera. Making ‘80s zombies come back to life and stalk shopping malls, blowing up everything i...[Read More]
Contains Potential Spoilers The long awaited second installment of the Laurie Strode/Michael Myers three-part Blumhouse saga opened this weekend. While many have and will see it in the theater, those that are still concerned about viral exposure can watch it streaming on the Peacock Network with no worries of theater priced concessions. Seems the only thing that can stop the boogey man was a globa...[Read More]
Horror anthologies are a classic staple in film stretching back to the ‘60s with early classics Black Sabbath, Trilogy of Terror and Creepshow to name a few as well as numerous straight to video releases. While rarer these days, those released digitally and on DVD showcase up and coming directors, actors and new stories with new takes on classic formulas and new ideas eyes have never seen. Taking ...[Read More]
Warning: Review contains spoilers. David Creed’s 2020 tale of a group of young women going on a weekend trip to a mini-castle estate, ending up at a pagan festival is part old school horror, and a bit Blair Witch with characters facing their fears. Using familiar ingredients like creepy and quiet locals hovering around, a local townsperson warning them to stay away and leave before its too late an...[Read More]
Horror fans have been conditioned to believe seeing nuns in scary movies automatically means bad things are coming. Whether used as dark foreshadowing, plot set up, slowly walking in the background to full in your face demonic screaming. With few exceptions, going back to the early ‘80s Silent Night Santa or current supernatural conjuring’s , nuns aren’t fun, with the rare exception of our holy mo...[Read More]
Warning: The following interview contains spoilers for Cobra Kai, specifically Season 3. Since its inception in 2018, Cobra Kai has brought fans back to the ‘80s with the modern day lives of the beloved characters many grew up with in the theater and VHS. For three seasons, so far, the highly successful Netflix series has shown the post high school life events of karate bully Johnny Lawrenc...[Read More]
Warning: Interview contains spoilers. My Summer as A Goth is a modern day coming of age, romantic comedy-drama with elements of the ‘80s while addressing the timeless issues of alienation, fitting in, personal growth, manipulation and dealing with major loss. Directed by Tara Johnson-Medinger, the films the product of a 10 year vision finally coming to dark life with help from a terrific mu...[Read More]