Category Archive: Retrogeek

Why it’s hard to like literary 007 in 2015

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Last year, it was announced that acclaimed writer Anthony Horowitz would be writing the next James Bond continuation novel. Released in September 2015, Trigger Mortis hailed the publicity-grabbing return of Pussy Galore from Goldfinger,… Continue reading

Classic Scene: Frankenstein’s Creation

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Frankenstein’s creation Frankenstein directed by James Whale, 1931 The Scene: Henry Frankenstein and his hunchback assistant Fritz (not Igor as popularly believed) finally decide that the dark and stormy night they are enduring… Continue reading

Reviewing the Scary Movies that Traumatised My Childhood (Part 4)

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The more I think about it, the more horrifying experiences I had watching movies as a child. It’s time to dig into the subconscious lurking horrors and revisit the past once more. If… Continue reading

The Coolest Pirates of Film

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To say Hollywood has shaped our view on pirates is a bit of an understatement. Legends of the sea like; Henry Morgan, Jean Lafitte, and Grace O’Malley would probably be disappointed to see… Continue reading

Reviewing the Scary Movies that Traumatised My Childhood (Part 3)

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We all have one…that one image that stayed with you from childhood. The one that the shadows in your room formed themselves into at night. Maybe you grew up and forgot it, maybe… Continue reading

Halloween Reading Suggestions

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For my fellow bibliophiles on this site, the Halloween season is always a time to celebrate. At libraries and book stores across the nation the horror books pulled out of the dark corners… Continue reading

Why the ‘Back to the Future’ Trilogy Means So Much To Me

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  In preparing to write this article, something strange and ironic hit me.  The year that shaped me as a movie fan forever, occurred between August of 1984 and August of 1985.  During… Continue reading

Reviewing the Scary Movies That Traumatised My Childhood (Pt. 2)

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Last Halloween we rolled out this feature, and what better time to revisit it? These are the movies that I encountered in my childhood and haunted my nightmares, revisited as a somewhat adjusted… Continue reading

Why ‘Seven’ at 20 is Still a Perfect 10

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It’s hard to picture a list of the best cinematic thriller/mysteries of all time without including Seven.  Yet if not for the resilience of director David Fincher, the film might not have happened at… Continue reading

Revisiting ‘Heroes’ Before ‘Heroes Reborn’

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Amongst the upcoming new TV shows we have the resurrection of the 2006 sci-fi series Heroes. Coming before the Marvel reinvented the cinematic superhero franchise while Arrow got the ball rolling on TV, Heroes was a… Continue reading