Review: The Others (2001)
Catharsis is a word I often use to describe why I love horror films. The fear and the tension build up, like an ocean wave, and then recede back from where they came, taking whatever else was laying on...
View ArticleReview: The Old Dark House (1963)
If you listen to many Hammer fans, they will tell you to stay away from this movie. Don’t listen to them. Listen to me, the resident Hammer film completeist. A Hammer film directed by William Castle...
View ArticleReview: The Order (2003)
On first glance at the video store, the most compelling reason to buy The Order is that it is essentially a reunion film for the cast and crew of A Knight's Tale. It has the same writer-director (Brian...
View ArticleReview: Orca: The Killer Whale (1977)
Orca vs. Jaws. Ok, not exactly "The Thrilla in Manila," but Orca could throw a few jabs that would stun Jaws. At least that is the way director Michael Anderson, who also directed the 1976 sci-fi...
View ArticleReview: Open Water (2004)
Well-made horror is only too rare these days, but well-made horror made with only one screen shot is virtually an impossibility -- that is, until Open Water came around. Open Water has been defined as...
View ArticleReview: The Omen (1976)
It makes sense that the success of The Exorcist would spawn a rash of imitators and similarly themed films. Some were low-rent (Abby, Beyond the Door), most were low-quality. However, The Omen,...
View ArticleReview: Onibaba (1964)
Our scene opens with two samurai, running through the tall, oppressive reeds. One is wounded, and the other is helping him along. Suddenly, their flight is interrupted, their lives coming to a sudden...
View ArticleReview: The Oblong Box (1969)
After Roger Corman ended his cycle of Edgar Allan Poe-based films with 1965’s Tomb of Ligeia, production company American-International tried to keep it alive with different directors. One such...
View ArticleReview: The Old Dark House (1932)
In the horror genre, when a house stands out as a primary component, it is often going to be haunted. In The Old Dark House, however, director James Whale uses a house in a different, more rewarding...
View ArticleReview: The Others (2001)
Catharsis is a word I often use to describe why I love horror films. The fear and the tension build up, like an ocean wave, and then recede back from where they came, taking whatever else was laying on...
View ArticleReview: The Old Dark House (1963)
If you listen to many Hammer fans, they will tell you to stay away from this movie. Don’t listen to them. Listen to me, the resident Hammer film completeist. A Hammer film directed by William Castle...
View ArticleReview: The Order (2003)
On first glance at the video store, the most compelling reason to buy The Order is that it is essentially a reunion film for the cast and crew of A Knight's Tale. It has the same writer-director (Brian...
View ArticleReview: Orca: The Killer Whale (1977)
Orca vs. Jaws. Ok, not exactly "The Thrilla in Manila," but Orca could throw a few jabs that would stun Jaws. At least that is the way director Michael Anderson, who also directed the 1976 sci-fi...
View ArticleReview: Open Water (2004)
Well-made horror is only too rare these days, but well-made horror made with only one screen shot is virtually an impossibility -- that is, until Open Water came around. Open Water has been defined as...
View ArticleReview: The Omen (1976)
It makes sense that the success of The Exorcist would spawn a rash of imitators and similarly themed films. Some were low-rent (Abby, Beyond the Door), most were low-quality. However, The Omen,...
View ArticleReview: Onibaba (1964)
Our scene opens with two samurai, running through the tall, oppressive reeds. One is wounded, and the other is helping him along. Suddenly, their flight is interrupted, their lives coming to a sudden...
View ArticleReview: The Oblong Box (1969)
After Roger Corman ended his cycle of Edgar Allan Poe-based films with 1965’s Tomb of Ligeia, production company American-International tried to keep it alive with different directors. One such...
View ArticleReview: The Old Dark House (1932)
In the horror genre, when a house stands out as a primary component, it is often going to be haunted. In The Old Dark House, however, director James Whale uses a house in a different, more rewarding...
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