So here we are with the second installment of this ongoing series; if you missed the first post, where I gave a bit of background on the short-lived Thriller TV program and discussed the first six episodes of season one, you can get caught up here. Otherwise, let’s dive right in with the next half-dozen! … More Revisiting Thriller with Boris Karloff: Season 1, Episodes 7-12
As should be apparent from some of my other posts and videos, I’m a big fan of slow-burn, psychological horror, so when I started hearing that this particular film—which premiered at Sundance in January of this year and drew a bit of buzz—had arrived on Shudder, I brewed myself a cup of peppermint tea and … More Movies: Watcher (2022)
I have to admit that, as a rule, I’ve kinda been over vampires for a really long time. Like all self-respecting darklings, of course, I was all about Anne Rice back in the day (that day being the 80s), and my first (terrible, unpublished) novel was actually a painfully angsty vampire love story along those … More Movies: An Appreciation of The Hunger (1983)
I can’t remember exactly where I first heard of A Cure for Wellness; I didn’t see it back in 2016 when it hit theaters, and for whatever reason it flew under my radar for several years afterward. But then, over the past eighteen months or so, it seems like I kept spotting discussions of it … More Movies: A Cure for Wellness (2016)
On today’s installment, at the excellent recommendation of a listener, I’m going to discuss ten of the horror movie scenes that I personally found the scariest, or made the biggest impact on me the first time I saw them, lingering uncomfortably in my memory for years afterwards. Some of these choices may be idiosyncratic, to … More Ten of My Favorite Terrifying Horror Movie Scenes
Sergio Martino, as I’m sure I’ve mentioned before, is a name that anyone with a passing interest in giallo films should know. He made movies in many different genres, but in the two years between 1971 and 1973, he directed five iconic examples of the genre, all of which are fantastic: The Strange Vice of … More Movies: The Case of the Scorpion’s Tail (1971)
Seven Blood Stained Orchids (Sette orchidee macchiate di rosso) was released in 1972 and was the last of a series of four Italian/German co-productions (fun fact: in Germany, the equivalent of gialli is “Krimi”) based upon the works of prolific British crime writer Edgar Wallace. It was directed by Umberto Lenzi, probably most infamous (at least … More Movies: Seven Blood Stained Orchids (1972)
Duncan Birmingham, who according to his IMDB bio wrote for the Weekly World News in high school and has gone on to write for TV and direct several short films, has made his feature film debut with the 2022 Shudder original, Who Invited Them. It’s a well-paced and decent psychological thriller with a large dollop … More Movies: Who Invited Them (2022)
In terms of horror movies, the 1980s was the decade of the slashers: they were relatively cheap to make, could go direct to video, and had a built-in audience of fans who would rent anything that promised creative, grisly kills (and maybe some nudity). By the latter part of the 80s, though, slashers were on … More Movies: Edge of the Axe (1988)
Here we are on the fourth installment, and once again, a particular year provides too many delectable options to cram into one top five list, so for the first time in this series, I’m going to have to give a tip of the hat to a couple of honorable mentions before we get into the … More My Favorite Horror Movies from Every Year Since I Was Born: 1975
