Retro Review: ‘Sledgehammer’
As the rise of the VHS and video store revolution in the 80’s a number of aspiring filmmakers realized that they could purchase a standard video camera and write/direct/produce their own film. Not… Continue reading
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Retro Review: ‘Subspecies’
In the 1990’s the most popular vampires in pop culture were cool and sexy ala’ Interview with a Vampire and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. But the idea of the monstrous Nosferatu-esque bloodsuckers still… Continue reading
Noirvember Review: The Narrow Margin
While the era of train travel may be over, it made for a truly great set piece in a variety of movies. The idea of a confined space moving at a fast speed… Continue reading
Noirvember Review: ‘Act of Violence’
One of the themes explored during the era of film noir was the very topical idea of how the Second World War had affected those who fought on the battlefield. Sure the men… Continue reading
Best Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Episodes
Ever since the second season of their approximately 78,903 seasons The Simpsons has treated viewers to the annual tradition of the Treehouse of Horror. Each episode sees the cast of Springfield characters satirizing… Continue reading
Geek Travel: Haunted Holly Springs
About an hour south of my home in Memphis is the historic small town of Holly Springs, Mississippi. Aside from driving through their occasionally and stopping for gas I have sadly never really… Continue reading
Geek Travel: Museum of the Weird
Recently my awesome sister got married in the city of Austin, Texas needless to say a busy weekend ensued. Between being involved in the usual family functions of a destination wedding, my fantastic,… Continue reading
Halloween Review: ‘Dark Night of the Scarecrow’
A few nights before Halloween of 1981, the television network CBS decided to cash in on the season with a made for TV movie directed by the novelist Frank De Felitta. No doubt… Continue reading
Halloween Review: ‘Rocktober Blood’
Earlier this year while browsing through the “Newly Aquired Oddities” section of my local video store, Black Lodge, I saw that they had a DVD for a 1984 film that looked too cool… Continue reading
Retro Review: ‘Phantom of the Opera’ (1943)
In the 1940’s Universal Studios was now in the hands of new owners who had inherited the studio’s legacy in horror. Like studio execs, even to this day, often are they liked the… Continue reading
