SYNOPSIS: The adults in a quiet town in Massachusetts are plagued by a murderous outbreak committed by their very own children who sport black fingernails following a school bus ride through a thick cloud of radioactive leakage, causing the titular monsters to hug their parents and burn them to a crisp.   

Michael Mann’s little-scene film, The Keep (1983), was much-maligned when it opened on Friday, December 16th, 1983.  At 97 minutes, it was dismissed as a cursory telling of F. Paul Wilson’s mammoth 1981 novel of the same name.  Since then, it has acquired somewhat of a cult following, and even received a letterboxed laserdisc release from Pioneer LDCA in 1993.  …

Max Kalmanowicz’s horror thriller The Children, which opened in New York on Friday, July 4, 1980, is a bizarre oddity that came out in the wake of the March 28, 1979 Three-Mile Island nuclear accident that occurred outside of Harrisburg, PA.

Although I had seen the television commercial for Suspiria in 1977 and was frightened half to death from it, my real introduction to Dario Argento’s work was in 1985 when I saw the television commercial for his new horror film called Creepers, which was a silly title at best, but I was very intrigued by the images that accompanied the …

I love Halloween.  Both the movie and the holiday.  When I was a child, Christmas was the most magical time of the year, but from the late 1970’s on the month of October has been my favorite time of the year.  The indescribable feeling of the crisp autumn air, the falling leaves, the cloudy skies, the overcast horizon and scent …

SYNOPSIS: A family on vacation in a station wagon and trailer make a wrong turn into an off-limits territory that is inhabited by a family of cannibals who stake them out during the night.  REVIEW: As a teenager, my introduction to the cinema of Wes Craven came in the form of his 1981 rural Amish-like outing Deadly Blessing, which starred …

In 2007, Universal Home Video released a 2-disc DVD set in the UK in Region 2 PAL format with a wonderful documentary produced by Michael Felsher of Red Shirt Pictures entitled Just Desserts: The Making of Creepshow.  A highly entertaining and long overdue look behind-the-scenes of one of the most entertaining horror films of the 1980’s, Just Desserts has, to …

Thommy Hutson is no stranger to the horror film community.  He has built up a fan base with his exhaustive and excellent documentaries His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th (2009), Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010), Scream: The Inside Story (2011), and More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead (2011).  His latest project …

Turner Classic Movies’ Star of the Month (SOTM) for October is Sir Christopher Lee.  TCM will be screening 42 films this month, starting with his rarely-seen 1998 outing Jinnah, which has been licensed to TCM by his dear friend, film distributor and film authority Douglas Dunning.  Jinnah will have its world television premiere on October 3, 2016 at 8:00 pm …

Last week I reported that WestgateGallery.com, a terrific movie poster site that offers some truly beautiful vintage film posters for sale, was offering their entire inventory for 40% off (with an additional 5% off for HorrorNews.net readers by using the secret code 45Off).  It has now come to my attention that the sale has been extended to Monday, September 26th …

SYNOPSIS: In Antarctica, twelve men working at Outpost 31, a research center, get more than they bargain for when a dog is welcomed into the compound and unwittingly lets loose a mysterious and invisible alien that imitates other living beings perfectly. 

WestgateGallery.com is a terrific movie poster site that offers some truly beautiful vintage film posters for sale, most remarkably in the area of giallo and horror films from directors Dario Argento, Sergio Martino, Albert DeMartino, Juan Antonio Bardem, Maurizio Lucidi, and Mario Bava. There are also some phenomenal adult film posters from the 1970’s and 1980’s that feature Seka, Ginger …

The Chiller Theatre Toy, Model and Film Expo will be held in Parsippany, NJ from Friday, October 28 to Sunday, October 30, 2016.  The guest list is pretty much firmed up, but there are personalities slowly being added daily.  Just a smattering of guests so far scheduled to appear are:

Arguably the last great movie made by Italian horror film maestro director Dario Argento, Opera, made in 1987, is another glaring omission from the current list of horror films available on Blu-ray. This will all change soon as Scorpion Releasing has announced that they are currently working on a high definition master for the film. The possible specs for this …

The Ahrya Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills will hosting a 40th anniversary screening of Richard Donner’s 1976 thriller The Omen, which stars Gregory Peck, Lee Remick and David Warner.  The 101-minute film will be screened at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, October 18, 2016.  This is a rare screening and a wonderful opportunity to see it on the big screen. …