Fright Night (1985)
“Back, Spawn of Satan!” Ready to have fun? You’d better be, because that is what Fright Night (1985) is all about. A […]
Tag: horror movies
Fright 1971
“How do you spell that word, psychotic?” Directed by Peter Collinson, Fright 1971 is a gripping psychological thriller that surely influenced several horror […]
Friday the 13th Part 2
“These kids smoke better dope than I do.” The sequel almost never lives up to the original. Except in the case of […]
The Last Broadcast (1998)
“The story and characters depicted in this movie are entirely fictitious. But please don’t tell anyone.” A cable access television crew of […]
Madman
“It all started during a campfire at North Sea Cottages, a special retreat for gifted children.” – Madman You must not say […]
Horror Express 1972
“There’s a stink of hell on this train. Even the dog knows it!” There are defining moments in every horror connoisseur’s life, […]
When A Stranger Calls Back – Classic Sequel
“It’s Dark Now. I Can’t See.” Fourteen years after director Fred Walton’s When A Stranger Calls (1979) scared audiences into hysterics, a […]
Dark Ride 2006 – Slasher Horror
“Go ahead. The dark ride’s waiting.” The post-Scream (1996) era was typified by watered-down, self-aware horror and torture movies. Then director Craig […]
Hatchet (2006)
My initial reaction to Adam Green’s slasher homage, Hatchet (2006), was confusion. The highly anticipated horror release was promoted as a return […]
Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
By 1999, self-awareness films inundated the slasher sub-genre, beginning with the clever SCREAM (Wes Craven, 1996), and continuing with several less inspirational […]