It so happened that I had something of a “strange bromance” theme with today’s picks, which is odd because even though I generally choose movies I’ve heard positive things about through the grapevine, I mostly pick the movies at random, and I deliberately try not to read too much about the movies before I watch … More Double Feature: Creep (2014) and They Look Like People (2015)
Although Netflix is generally not the first (or the fourth, or the ninth…) streaming service I think of when I’m looking for some good horror, every now and then they surprise me by platforming a real gem that I previously only heard about through word of mouth, and happily, this turned out to be one … More Movies: Coming Home in the Dark (2021)
When you say the words Rankin/Bass to people of a certain age (ahem), images will immediately be conjured up in the mind: of a big-eyed Rudolph the reindeer and his shiny red nose; of Hermey, the elf who wants to become a dentist; of prospector Yukon Cornelius and his quest for silver and gold; of … More Revisiting Mad Monster Party? (1967)
I have to confess that I’ve always had a soft spot for the cheesy 1970s eco-horror movies I repeatedly saw on cable growing up. There was just something about the concept of an ensemble cast of usually past-their-prime actors, pitted against a series of largely woeful special effects meant to convey armies of gargantuan critters … More 70s Eco-Horror Double Feature: The Food of the Gods (1976) and Empire of the Ants (1977)
Quite by accident, today’s double feature happens to consist of two films from the UK: the 2011 classically-structured English mystery/ghost story The Awakening, and the more modern-expressionist Irish murder-demon tale from 2014, The Canal. While neither of them was particularly original plot-wise, there was a great deal to enjoy in both films, and I have few qualms … More Double Feature: The Awakening (2011) and The Canal (2014)
The 1979 film The Driller Killer is probably as well known as it is due to the fact that it was one of the most often-cited movies to appear on the UK’s infamous “video nasties” list; and in fact, according to a guy named Mike Bor, who at the time was the Principal Examiner at … More Movies: The Driller Killer (1979)
Well, today’s random pairing was really nothing to write home about, but it was enjoyable enough to write a post about, so let’s get right to it. First up, 2016’s Beyond the Gates, directed by Jackson Stewart, and winner of the midnight-movie audience award at the Los Angeles Film Festival the year it came out. The … More Double Feature: Beyond the Gates and Dead Silence
I don’t recall exactly when I was first made aware of the 2018 film Braid; I’m pretty sure I read about it on one of those periodic lists that different horror sites put up, listing “best horror movies of the 2010s” or similar, which I tend to peruse from time to time for ideas on … More Movies: Braid (2018)
Like much of the horror media that went on to make indelible impressions on me as a young horror nerd, I first heard about the Kolchak movies (and the series they spawned) when they were mentioned in Stephen King’s 1981 nonfiction book, Danse Macabre. Though I saw both of the iconic Kolchak TV films when … More Revisiting Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1972) and The Night Strangler (1973)
Not too long ago on this series, we watched the Swedish-Danish witchcraft classic Häxan, and today we’re continuing the Swede theme with the spooky 1921 drama The Phantom Carriage (known in Swedish as Körkarlen), directed by and starring Victor Sjöström. This is really a beautiful film, with innovative ghost effects for the day and a surprisingly modern narrative structure, … More Silent Movie Watchalong: The Phantom Carriage (1921)
The Scare Salon 