Casey (Odette Annable) is a normal college student whose world is torn asunder when she starts having visions of a ghostly boy (Ethan Cutkosky). Her brown eyes are also gradually turning blue. With the help of Sassy Best Friend of Color Romy (Meagan Good), she finds out her grandmother Sofi (Jane Alexander) was a holocaustContinue reading “‘The Unborn’: Panties, Glorious Panties! And Lots of Upside Down Heads”
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‘They’: A Little Uneven, but Solidly Creepy
Julia (Laura Regan) is a psychology student working through childhood memories of night terrors. Her friend Billy (Jon Abrahams), who had a similar issue, kills himself in front of her, claiming the monsters they dreamed about have come back to get him. She becomes acquainted with Billy’s friends Terry (Dagmara Dominczyk) and Sam (Ethan Embry);Continue reading “‘They’: A Little Uneven, but Solidly Creepy”
‘Theater of Blood’: Vincent Price, the One and Only (Plus Some Other People, I Guess)
Edward Lionheart (Vincent Price) is a mediocre stage actor who, upon being denied the Critics Circle Award, attempts suicide, is rescued by a bevy of homeless men, and plots an elaborate revenge on the nine critics who panned his performances. Since he refused to do anything but Shakespeare, the killings are copied from the Bard’sContinue reading “‘Theater of Blood’: Vincent Price, the One and Only (Plus Some Other People, I Guess)”
‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning’ is Not the Worst Prequel Ever
2006 prequel to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, opening in 1939 with the birth of little Tommy (AKA Leatherface), appropriately enough in a meat-packing plant. He’s promptly thrown in a dumpster and found by Luda Mae Hewitt (Marietta Marich); he’s then raised by Luda Mae and her husband Charlie (R. Lee Ermey). Thirty years later, brothersContinue reading “‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning’ is Not the Worst Prequel Ever”
‘Terror in the Aisles’: A Must-See for Horror Fans
Mid-80s documentary about horror, taking place at a theatre. Hosted by Donald Pleasence and Nancy Allen, it takes a serious look at the genre—with clips. Movies examined include When a Stranger Calls, Halloween, The Birds, Rosemary’s Baby, Night of the Living Dead, Carrie, Jaws, Poltergeist, Scanners, Psycho, Alien, and The Omen. Among ideas explored areContinue reading “‘Terror in the Aisles’: A Must-See for Horror Fans”
1995’s ‘Tales from the Hood’: Still Shocking, Creepy, and Anti-Racist
Horror anthology which is, as the title suggests, often set in the ‘hood. There are four segments with a wraparound story: three gangsters in a funeral home (Joe Torry, De’aundre Bonds, and Samuel Monroe Jr.) are being told about the corpses by the proprietor (Clarence Williams III). “Rogue Cop Revelation” concerns Clarence (Anthony Griffith), aContinue reading “1995’s ‘Tales from the Hood’: Still Shocking, Creepy, and Anti-Racist”
Dario Argento’s ‘Suspiria’: Still Scary After All These Years
Directed and co-written by Dario Argento, the king of Italian horror. Suzy (Jessica Harper) is an American boarding at a German dance school. On her arrival there, she runs into Pat (Eva Axén), a girl fleeing the building after being expelled; she disappears without even packing her things. After a series of crazy mishaps (likeContinue reading “Dario Argento’s ‘Suspiria’: Still Scary After All These Years”
1974’s ‘Sugar Hill’: Blaxploitation by Way of American International Pictures
Not to be confused with the Wesley Snipes movie of the same name. Sugar (Marki Bey) is a fine sister madly in love with her man Langston (Larry Don Johnson), owner of a popular nightclub. Morgan—The Man—(Robert Quarry) wants to buy it, and when Langston refuses, Morgan orders his gang of thugs to beat LangstonContinue reading “1974’s ‘Sugar Hill’: Blaxploitation by Way of American International Pictures”
‘Stupid Teenagers Must Die!’: Unfunny “Spoofs” of Slasher Movies Must Die!
It’s the 1980s, and a group of naughty teenagers are going to have a séance in ol’ Murder McGee’s house. There’s Final Girl Julie (Ashley Schneider), her boyfriend Kane the Token Black Guy (Jovan Meredith), gay couple Jamie (Christina DeRosa) and Sissy (Jamie Carson), Tough Guy Alfie (Devin Marble), Popular Girl Tiffany (Lindsay Gareth), NerdyContinue reading “‘Stupid Teenagers Must Die!’: Unfunny “Spoofs” of Slasher Movies Must Die!”
1994’s ‘The Stand’: Dated and Super Long, but Mildly Entertaining
A human-made plague that is accidentally loosed wipes out about 99% of the population. Guided by dreams of either a saintly old woman named Mother Abigail (Ruby Dee) or a scary guy named Flagg (Jamey Sheridan), the good survivors head to Colorado, and the bad ones go to Nevada. There’s a sizable cast of characters,Continue reading “1994’s ‘The Stand’: Dated and Super Long, but Mildly Entertaining”
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