web analytics
Home | Articles (page 18)

Articles

An Appreciation of Roger Spottiswoode’s Terror Train

“I Watched You Tonight…” If there’s one thing I know about horror film fanatics, it’s how we like to celebrate our holidays… with horror films. What’s a Friday the 13th without watching Jason eviscerate some horny camp counselors? Why let Halloween slip by without an annual screening of John Carpenter’s groundbreaking classic? And, whatever your relationship status, Valentine’s Day is …

Read More »

Halloween III: Season of Meaning

Doctors rarely become involved with their patients’ personal lives, much less become amateur detectives to solve a mystery surrounding a strange patient. Little prompting turns Dr. Dan Challis into an amateur detective. The doctor puts his personal struggles and demons aside to solve a murder. Maybe the philosopher Victor Frankl was right when he said, “An abnormal reaction to an …

Read More »

A Very Special and Scary Starsky & Hutch Halloween Episode

When “Dracula” appeared on Starsky & Hutch, the episode was a prime time television event. No, the villain that guest star John Saxon played wasn’t Dracula, but the episode still ranked as eventful. The series’ one and only Halloween special further contributes to the program’s cult following and remains memorable among fans of 1970s pop culture.

Read More »