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“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 …

The late John Carradine (1906-1988) was one of the most prolific character actors of the 20th Century. He has 352 acting credits listed in the Internet Movie Database, but once claimed that he actually appeared in more than 400 television and film productions. As a member of director John Houston’s stable of stock players and also as a free-lancer, he …

What Holiday Horrors Are On Your Christmas Wish List? Are you tired of watching It’s A Wonderful Life, A Christmas Story, and National Lampoons Christmas Vacation?  Maybe you need to add some horror into the Christmas mix this year.   We’ve come up with a list of genre favorites that you might want to add to your wish list.

Hey all, The time for celebration is almost upon us! With all this time indoors these days, what better way to give a gift, than something to occupy your time during the cold winter months and/or the Covid era. While no one likes being cooped up, its also ok to take a breather and just let the product releases entering …

As most of you know I grew up in the 1980s and consider that decade to be the golden age of horror. I also really enjoy a lot of horror films from the 90s as well, and in the past I put together a couple of lists that looked at the underrated horror films that came out of both decades that were …

Greetings my little lambs welcome back to the slaughterhouse, I trust you’ll enjoy your stay. For this week I have assembled the greatest collection of dastardly psychopaths the world of horror has ever known. Steel your hearts and lock the doors because an encounter with these baddies is guaranteed to end with a high body count.

Doctors rarely become involved in their patients’ personal lives, much less serve as 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 Viktor Frankl was right when he said, “An abnormal reaction to …

So you are sitting at home playing Left for Dead 2 just minding your own business, when you hear gunshots, screaming and a thud at your door. You look outside and you know exactly what has happened, Zombie’s are taking over the world. You turn on the news and see that some biological engineer college senior split a few too many genes …

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

Top Ten Horror Indie Films For Halloween / Fall Season 2020 Halloween season is upon us and that means watching lots of horror movies. We all have our favorites, but there’s always room for a new crop of horror films and 2020 doesn’t disappoint. Here is our TOP TEN LIST of horror films coming out this Fall season. 10. Fabula …

A good horror sequel can be a tough thing to pull off. For every great sequel like Scream 2, we have Halloween 5: The Revenge Of Michael Myers. The quality can vary and some sequels can be so bad they kill a franchise. But then there are the rare sequels that are great but fly under the radar. That hit …

We are officially on the road to Halloween 2020. It’s time to put up spooky decorations and watch horror movie marathons on television, but most of all, it’s the one time of year that you can step out of your routine and become someone (or something) else. It’s the season to dress up like your favorite villain or hero and …

Welcome back for Part 2 of The Road to Jurassic Park. This time we’re covering the second golden age of dinosaur cinema. There’s an old Hollywood adage—make a movie for the kids, but always throw in something for Dad. That pretty much sums up this 1966 remake of 1940’s ode to animal cruelty. Special effects master Ray Harryhausen had begun …

Welcome to Part Two of The Road to Jurassic Park. This time we’ll spotlight King Kong—one of cinema’s most ground breaking technical and creative achievements. We’ll also meet the men and, very importantly, the women who brought it to life.

In June 1993, Jurassic Park celebrated its twenty-seventh birthday—that’s an entire lifetime for an actual T-Rex. Despite huge advances in CGI technology, a slew of imitators and a parade of sequels, Jurassic still stands tall as the quintessential modern dinosaur movie, unmatched in terms of unbridled fun and excitement. But, in truth, Jurassic Park’s Dino-DNA contains a few notable filmic …