Most horror and suspense aficionados of a certain age (ahem) fondly remember classic spooky and suspenseful television shows from the 1960s, such as The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, and Alfred Hitchcock Presents; all of those programs still have ardent fans to this day, and rightly so. I had seen and loved most episodes of … More Revisiting Thriller with Boris Karloff: Season 1, Episodes 1-6
I’m sure I’ve mentioned once or twice (or several times) how much I love made-for-TV horror movies from the 1970s. I’m not entirely sure what it is about them; it might just be that they take me back to my childhood and give me a warm, fuzzy feeling of nostalgia, or it could be that … More Movies: The Norliss Tapes (1973)
We’re back once again on this potentially endless series, as I break down my five favorite horror films released every year since I was born, and I have to say that even though we’re only three posts in, I’ve already hit something of a snag. While 1974 featured at least two iconic classics that will … More My Favorite Horror Movies from Every Year Since I Was Born: 1974
1976’s The House with Laughing Windows (aka La casa dalle finestre che ridono), aside from its completely rad title, is considered a classic of the giallo subgenre, even though many of the more lurid, baroque elements present in the better-known giallo films of Dario Argento and others are notably absent. Directed by Pupi Avati, the movie actually bears … More Movies: The House with Laughing Windows (1976)
I’m not sure how exactly I first heard about the Japanese film House (or Hausu) from 1977; it was probably on one of those lists of “crazy horror movies you need to see once in your lifetime,” I’m imagining. It also, I should note, began garnering a much larger cult following around 2009 or so, … More Movies: House (Hausu) (1977)
How I ended up watching this film was something bizarrely like kismet. My boyfriend Tom woke up one Sunday morning, and immediately (and inexplicably) started describing scenes from a movie he’d seen a long time ago, asking if I knew what movie it was. It didn’t sound familiar to me, but then he suddenly remembered … More Movies: Brimstone and Treacle (1982)
I think I speak for most horror fans when I say that there are few things in life more gratifying and joy-inducing than stumbling across a movie pretty much randomly that you’d never heard of, and discovering that it’s one of the most entertaining things you’ve seen in ages. Such was the case with 2020’s … More Movies: Bloody Hell (2020)
Allow me to briefly expound upon my love of haunted house movies (and books). They are, bar none, my go-to genre of horror, and my list of favorites includes many stellar examples: The Haunting, The Others, The Changeling, The Innocents, The Shining, The Legend of Hell House. There is just something so inherently nasty about … More Book vs. Movie: Burnt Offerings
I’ve written before about how my formative years corresponded almost perfectly with the rise of home video, cable television, the new wave and post-punk explosion, and MTV, and the film I want to talk about today is sort of a culmination of all those cultural touchstones coming together in one dark, delightful, and musical package. Though subject of this post … More Movies: Rock & Rule (1983)
Stephen King movie adaptations are almost a genre unto themselves, and for some reason I’ve always been fascinated by them, even the ones that aren’t very good. King’s output is so prodigious that there are literally hundreds of novels and short stories of his that have never been adapted to film; but on the other … More Firestarter vs. Firestarter
