Movie: Night of the Living Dead (1968) – Questions and Answers When anyone in cinema, not just the horror genre, hears or reads the name George A. Romero (RIP) they think of him as the Father of Zombies, and while he didn’t conjure that name for that vicious species, he definitely created a new subgenre, lifestyle and world to scare …
Read More »Q&A: Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Movie: Rosemary’s Baby (1968) – Questions and Answers This month is a discussion of Rosemary’s Baby, one of the three legendary films considered the unholy Hollywood trilogy, this film directed by Roman Polanski; it does not mention his crimes, rather only focusing on his movie. So why chose this film as the next Q&A in this series? The movie turns …
Read More »Horrifying History: Part 1 – The Boyd Massacre
Sometimes I wonder why Hollywood leans so heavily on sequels and remakes when producers could just crack open a history book and find some of the most ghoulish tales imaginable. If Hollywood was pitching this epic they’d proclaim, “It’s MASTER AND COMMANDER meets THE HILLS HAVE EYES!” So lets kick off the Horrifying History series with that gruesome saga known …
Read More »Q&A: Psycho (1960)
Movie: Psycho (1960) – Questions and Answers WHERE DID THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT COME FROM? The initial concept came from the Robert Bloch’s novel Psycho (1960) inspired from the horrific crimes committed by serial killer Ed Gein, who murdered (to say it mildly) 40 women over a course of 10 years met with mixed reviews (which have changed, greatly to extremely …
Read More »Eight Big-Screen Reboots of TV Shows That Flopped
Hollywood has been turning popular television series into big-screen epics since at least the late 70s, starting with Robert Wise’s Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) (see below). This trend really took off in the late 90s and early 2000s, however, when it seemed like a new television-show-turned-movie hit the multiplexes every week. Some of these reboots were highly successful, …
Read More »Cat III (Category 3) & Extreme Asian Films
A STUDY OF ASIAN CAT III (Category 3) FILMS CAT III, otherwise known as Category 3 is the rating system used on Extreme horror and exploitation films from the Asian market. While the films range from extremely disturbing horror to p*rnographic, this list is primarily focused on the Horror rela(1986)ted titles. Soft p*rn for Asian films are also classified under …
Read More »Top 10 Rock ‘n Roll Horror Movies
Upon contemplating my next list, it was quickly apparent to me that there wasn’t much in he way of horror lists involving fictional rock bands / performers as the centerpiece. Not so much real artists like Kiss (though I’ve still included it), or Dee Snider, but horror films centered around the rock act as the main horror antagonist. “Trick or …
Read More »Top 10 New Year’s Horror Films
Hankering for some “New Years” themed Horror Films?? Well I’m Here to tell ya, there isn’t much. In fact this might present an opportunity for filmmakers to create a “New Year’s” horror film seeing that they get mentioned “every” year at this time (on lists like this)…just saying. Hey, theme driven horror films can have certain lasting qualities in relation to …
Read More »Top Ten Indie Horror Flicks Coming In 2019
Indie horror has produced some of the best that the genre has to offer, from John Carpenter’s Halloween to Paranormal Activity. It all started with a great idea, a little bit of money, and most importantly the ambition to succeed. Who would have ever predicted that The Blair Witch Project would have launched the found footage sub-genre or that SAW …
Read More »Adapting the Dead – Horror Comics for Halloween
If you’re anything like me, you’ll have spent most of October gorging on horror flicks in the build up to the actual ‘most wonderful time of the year’. Comics have long snuggled up to movies, and whether it’s adaptations or spin offs, they often give iconic characters a rebirth from beyond the screen and onto the spinner rack (yes, let’s …
Read More »Film Review: Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Dr. Goldfoot has invented an army of bikini-clad robots who are programmed to seek out wealthy men and charm them into signing over their assets. Craig Gamble and Todd Armstrong set out to foil the fiendish plot. REVIEW: Our journey into b-movie madness takes us back to 1965 when Frankie Avalon was king of the beach …
Read More »Top 10 Best Worst Horror Films
If you are a noob to the horror film world, or even if you are a seasoned veteran, you know that finding a horrible horror film is not that hard. The shelves of horror video sections are riddled with horror films that will make you ever wonder who gave the production team the budget to make that piece of sh*t. …
Read More »Anthology Horror Films (L-Z)
Anthology films (also known as portmanteau films, omnibuses, compilations or collages) consist of multiple short films usually with a common theme or framing device. This is not to be considered a complete list, but rather a rundown of the best and most interesting collections of short horror tales. Thanks to Wikipedia and the IMDB for assisting research.
Read More »Anthology Horror Films (A-K)
Anthology films (also known as portmanteau films, omnibuses, compilations or collages) consist of multiple short films usually with a common theme or framing device. This is not to be considered a complete list, but rather a rundown of the best and most interesting collections of short horror tales. Thanks to Wikipedia and the IMDB for assisting research.
Read More »Top 60 Disturbing Horror Music Videos of All Time – Part 6
Welcome to part 6 of “Top 60 Disturbing Horror Music Videos of All Time“. This page brings this exercise research study of terror to a close offering up 10 more pushing-the-envelope videos that were clearly designed to jar the audience on some level. The collective has been great fun, though we realize that we are only offering up a glimpse …
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