Steve (Jeremy Sisto) from the Census Bureau has just arrived in the quaint town of Rockwell Falls. His mission is to figure out why every year the population equals exactly 436 people. The locals welcome him with open arms, particularly Deputy Bobby (Fred Durst) and his girlfriend Courtney (Charlotte Sullivan). Steve finds out too lateContinue reading “‘Population 436’: ‘The Stepford Wives’ Meets ‘The Wicker Man’ (But Not as Cool)”
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‘Poltergeist II: The Other Side’: One of the Better Sequels You’re Apt to Come Across
The film picks up a while after the first one left off (despite being made four years after the original). The Freelings (JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Heather O’Rourke, and Oliver Robins return as Diane, Steve, Carol Anne, and Robbie, respectively) are poor and living with Diane’s mother (Geraldine Fitzgerald), who promptly dies. Meanwhile, TanginaContinue reading “‘Poltergeist II: The Other Side’: One of the Better Sequels You’re Apt to Come Across”
‘Phone’: Eerie and Well-Made
Korean movie, AKA Pon. Ji Won (Ha Ji-Won) is a reporter who has just uncovered a sex scandal. Among her many current difficulties are threatening phone calls, both from a man involved in the scandal and a ghost, who tends to make a screechy noise that either kills people or seriously disturbs them. Ji Won’sContinue reading “‘Phone’: Eerie and Well-Made”
Don Coscarelli’s ‘Phantasm’: Jinkies, What a Great Movie!
Mike (A. Michael Baldwin) and Jody (Bill Thornbury) are brothers who have recently lost their parents. When Jody’s friend Tommy dies, they discover strange goings-on at the funeral home. Seems the proprietor, known only as the Tall Man (Angus Scrimm), is stealing corpses and reanimating them (and shrinking them, for some reason) so they canContinue reading “Don Coscarelli’s ‘Phantasm’: Jinkies, What a Great Movie!”
Mary Lambert’s ‘Pet Sematary Two’: Dead Continues to Be Bettah
Jeff (Edward Furlong) is a teenage boy who has just lost his mother Renee (Darlanne Fluegel); he and his veterinarian father Chase (Anthony Edwards) relocate to Renee’s hometown of Ludlow, Maine (home also of the unfortunate Creed family from the original film). Once there, Jeff and his friend Drew (Jason McGuire) experiment with the unholyContinue reading “Mary Lambert’s ‘Pet Sematary Two’: Dead Continues to Be Bettah”
Wes Craven’s ‘The People Under the Stairs’: Campy with a Twist of Somberness
Fool (Brandon Quintin Adams) is a 13-year-old boy with major problems. His mom needs an operation, and because his family is three days late on the rent for their inner city apartment, they’re getting evicted. His sister’s friend Leroy (Ving Rhames) offers him a chance to make some money: break into the house of hisContinue reading “Wes Craven’s ‘The People Under the Stairs’: Campy with a Twist of Somberness”
‘Of Unknown Origin’: Robocop Fights Unkillable Rat–and it’s Delightful!
Bart (Peter Weller) is an average businessman. When his wife Meg (Shannon Tweed) and their son (Leif Anderson) go on a trip to visit relatives, he’s left alone—until a rat shows up. He tries multiple methods to get rid of it, but since the animal is some kind of evil rat genius, poison, traps, andContinue reading “‘Of Unknown Origin’: Robocop Fights Unkillable Rat–and it’s Delightful!”
Robert Englund’s ‘976-EVIL’: A Kinda Creepy ’80s movie with Just the Right Amount of Cheese
Directed by Robert Englund. Hoax (Stephen Geoffreys) is a nerdy teen whose obsessively religious mother (Sandy Dennis) babies him. His rebellious (but protective) cousin Spike (Patrick O’Bryan) discovers a hotline that delivers a “horrorscope”—couplets that generally urge people to do bad things, such as when Spike is told to steal a pair of gloves heContinue reading “Robert Englund’s ‘976-EVIL’: A Kinda Creepy ’80s movie with Just the Right Amount of Cheese”
‘The Bat’: Dreamboat Vincent Price and Badass Women–Supermurgitroid!
Cornelia (Agnes Moorehead) is a mystery writer living with her maid Lizzie (Lenita Lane). The two are menaced by what appears to be the killer known as The Bat. Unbeknownst to Cornelia there is a large sum of money hidden in her house, and the killer is now coming after it. The aspect of theContinue reading “‘The Bat’: Dreamboat Vincent Price and Badass Women–Supermurgitroid!”
Clive Barker’s ‘Nightbreed’: A Bloody Fairy Tale
Written and directed by Clive Barker, adapted from his story. Boone (Craig Sheffer) is a seemingly nice guy who during a therapy session with his psychiatrist Dr. Decker (David Cronenberg) finds out that while under hypnosis he confessed to killing fifteen people. Boone flees to the mythical town of Midian, where the monsters live andContinue reading “Clive Barker’s ‘Nightbreed’: A Bloody Fairy Tale”
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