A while back, I read and reviewed Scott B. Smith’s 1993 novel A Simple Plan, which has got to be one of the best thrillers ever written. While I was reading it, I remembered that there had been a very good film adaptation of it, but I hadn’t seen it for such a long time … More Movies: A Simple Plan (1998)
Remember not too long ago when I did a massive post discussing the ten best spooky Looney Tunes shorts from the classic era, and I mentioned that there had been a few that I forgot? Well, the time has come to correct that oversight, so sit back and relax as I pick out five MORE … More Five More of the Best Spooky Looney Tunes Shorts
I think I’ve written before about my ambivalence toward most found footage movies, so for the life of me I can’t remember why exactly I had this particular film on my radar for review, and why I placed it on my schedule. It was probably because A) someone recommended it; B) it was about the … More Movies: Devil’s Pass (2013)
I’ve probably mentioned it before, but I love horror anthologies of all kinds, and I have a particular soft spot in my black heart for the British “portmanteau” films released by Amicus Productions in the 1960s and 1970s. And because it’s Christmas, I decided to write about a film that actually isn’t entirely based around … More Movies: Tales from the Crypt (1972)
I talked about Rankin/Bass Productions not too long ago, when I discussed their somewhat lesser-known stop-motion animation film Mad Monster Party?, but watching that classic feature made me nostalgic for all the stop-motion specials that aired around Christmastime in the 1970s and formed such a large part of my (and most other people of my … More Revisiting the Rankin/Bass Stop-Motion Christmas Specials
2021’s Red Snow was another movie I came across completely randomly, while browsing through some internet lists of best new Christmas horror movies. I went into it completely blind, like I usually do, and I’m not gonna lie; for the first few minutes, I thought my cavalier movie-choosing strategy was going to bite me in … More Movies: Red Snow (2021)
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all you freaks out there! While most normal people at this time of year can probably be found gathering around the TV set in their jammies with their steaming cups of cocoa and their five millionth viewing of It’s A Wonderful Life or Miracle on 34th Street, we horror nerds are carved … More Christmas Double Feature: A Christmas Horror Story (2015) and Red Christmas (2016)
A while back, after watching the classic 1962 film What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?, I went down something of a rabbit hole about the small but potent “psycho-biddy” subgenre, also known by the delightful name of “hagsploitation.” You can probably guess just from the names what these movies involve, but if you can’t, they’re … More Movies: Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971)
It sometimes seems as though Canada doesn’t get the attention or respect it deserves in regards to their contributions to the horror genre. The nation has, after all, given us one of the earliest and best slasher films (Black Christmas), one of the best werewolf films (Ginger Snaps), one of the best ghost story movies … More Movies: Curtains (1983)
Not too long ago, when I did a post and video about Disney’s 1980s “Dark Phase” and talked particularly about the 1980 film The Watcher in the Woods, I happened to mention that the movie in this specific cycle and era that actually got the most discussion for being straight-up nightmare fuel for 80s kids … More More Dark Disney: Revisiting Return To Oz (1985)
