Inferno
Dario Argento made Inferno (1980) as his follow-up to Suspiria (1977) but before making Tenebre (1982). Sandwiched between two of his most iconic and critically acclaimed works, Inferno tends to… Read more »
Def By Temptation
Def By Temptation (1990) is a peculiar film to have been released by Troma Films. This all Black, highly stylized horror film by James Bond III is a one of… Read more »
Mr. Vampire
Mr. Vampire (1985) is the essential “hopping vampire” movie. This Golden Harvest production directed by Ricky Lau pulls out all of the stops combining motifs of the horror film with… Read more »
Inquisition
Paul Naschy’s debut film as a director is a rather pulpy take on Witchfinder General (1968) with more nudity and gore. Naschy’s Inquisition (1976) casts the director in three dramatic… Read more »
Halloween Kills
The second of three films that David Gordon Green is directing for Blumhouse Productions, Halloween Kills (2021), revisits a number of themes and narrative elements that have appeared previously in… Read more »
Night Of The Demon
With his film Night Of The Demon (1957) director Jacques Tourneur marries the two genres at which he most excelled: film noir and the Gothic Horror. The character Dr. Holden… Read more »
Tourist Trap
David Schmoeller’s Tourist Trap (1979) is one of the best films of the “wax museum” sub genre of horror. The film combines elements of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) with… Read more »
The Incubus
In a small Canadian town something or someone is terrorizing young women. In an attempt to procreate it has been attacking women and killing those with whom it has been… Read more »
Shivers
Shivers (1975), in terms of its basic concept, feels very much like writer/director David Cronenberg’s version of Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1957). In place of alien “pod people” Cronenberg… Read more »
I Married A Witch
I Married A Witch (1942) is Veronica Lake’s movie. It belongs to her more than anyone else. Her short stature, feisty attitude, unique voice, iconic blonde hair and her general… Read more »
