Okay, Cab Calloway was never in a horror film. But he did sing “Hi D Hi D Ho” in “Minnie the Moocher,” which is a favorite song that I grew up with. We have arrived at “D”, the fourth letter of the alphabet and the grade I got in … Read More
This is the third installment of our series, with many more to come. Well, maybe another 23. I hear there is talk of adding new letters to the alphabet, so, who knows? Today, there is more animation to look at and less kvetching about the state of feature films … Read More
“The Witch” (2016) Directed by Robert Eggers. Starring Anya-Taylor Joy, Ralph Ineson and Kate Dickie. A Puritan family in 1630’s New England leaves their village to establish a farm at the edge of a vast forest, where they become the easy prey of supernatural evil. Oh, and there’s a troublesome black … Read More
This is the second installment in an ongoing series of articles on short horror films. So far, no words of disdain from Sue Grafton, so I’ll keep going. One of my favorite blogs has been “Maynard’s Horror Movie Blog”. It is run by Maynard Morrissey, an Austrian film fanatic. … Read More
“Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse” (2015). Directed by Christopher Landon. Starring Tye Sheridan, Logan Miller and Joey Morgan. Boy Scouts find themselves in the middle of a zombie outbreak. Bad jokes ensue. Also, zombie boobs. A janitor is working in the Biotine research facility lab, singing and … Read More
There has been a great deal of dissatisfaction with feature-length horror films lately. Hundreds are released every year and the number of good ones can be counted on one disembodied hand. As a viewer, we want to be scared. We want terror. But most of all, we would like … Read More
“Cold Prey 2: Resurrection” (2008) Directed by Mats Stenberg. Starring Ingrid Bolso Berdal, Marthe Snorresdotter Rovik, Kim Arne Hagen. Jannicke survived the last movie, only to find herself stuck in a hospital, with the crazy killer that she thought she killed coming back to finish her off. Gotta respect dedication like … Read More
“Twisted Nightmare” (1987). Starring Rhonda Gray, Cleve Hall, Brad Bartrum and Robert Padilla. Directed by Paul Hunt. A group of teenagers are invited to a camp and soon find themselves chased by a growling madman, whom has a penchant for kittens. And really, who can blame him? Everyone loves kittens! … Read More
When we last left our Zombie-Darling, Olivia Moore, her whole world was falling apart. Detective Babineaux took her off the investigative team after she donned a superhero outfit to solve a case. She had to side with “Team Blaine” in order to find a couple of bodies that were mules … Read More
“Choose” 2011. Directed by Marcus Graves. Starring Katheryn Winnick, Kevin Pollack and Nicholas Tucci. An angry fellow in a hoodie forces a group of seemingly unconnected victims to make unthinkable choices in this indie horror film. You have one minute to make your choice between two dreadful fates, and if … Read More
