I delight in the various short-lived but regular film-viewing arrangements I’ve had in my life. Whether with a partner, a colleague, a group of friends, or family, I have stumbled … Continue reading 31 Days of Horror 2014: The Ring (2002)
Biff Bam Pop’s 31 Days of Horror continues to stalk its prey (that’s you, gentle victims readers) from the shadows of the interwebs! Today, I’m going to take a look … Continue reading 31 Days of Horror: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Back in the 1980’s, Stephen King famously said that he had seen the new face of horror and that it belonged to Clvie Barker. Now, while I know I’m not … Continue reading 31 Days of Horror 2014: See No Evil 2 (2014)
If you want to talk about scares during the month of October, when it comes to music, it’s hard not to think of the legendary Ronnie James Dio. From his … Continue reading 31 Days of Horror: Dio Live In London Hammersmith Apollo 1993
Oh Phantasm, Don Coscarelli’s cult classic masterpiece. What is it about this movie and this franchise? Why can’t I quit you? These are not good movies. Come on, you know it too. … Continue reading 31 Days of Horror 2014 – Phantasm (1979)
Nightbreed: The Director’s Cut is superior to everything that came before it.
The Universal Monsters are pop culture icons. Frankenstein, Dracula, the Wolfman – all exist in our consciousness in the images created of them back in the 1930s by Universal Studios. … Continue reading 31 Days of Horror 2014 – Dracula (1931)
Think of the high pitched screech of metal across metal, the low guttural growl of a wild animal or the rapid plucking of violin strings again and again to illicit … Continue reading 31 Days of Horror 2014 – L’Inferno (1911)
Some horror doesn’t need to be gory. It doesn’t need to be violent, nor does it have to be supernatural. Sometimes the biggest scares of all are the ones that … Continue reading 31 Days of Horror 2014 – Zodiac (2007)
“They’re here…” – Carol Anne You’ve got to love the early 80’s. At the time of Poltergeist’s release, there was no PG-13 rating so instead this film received a rating of PG … Continue reading 31 Days of Horror 2014 – Poltergeist (1982)
In my 3rd year university film theory class, my professor thought his lesson plan genius in picking each film for the year from the horror genre. It was, in his … Continue reading 31 Days of Horror 2014 – Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
“Whatever you do… don’t fall asleep.” Yeah. That’s gonna work. Talk about an absolute classic catchphrase. Parents of newborns, late night essay crammers and insomniacs all know how weird your … Continue reading 31 Days of Horror 2014 – A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
