Author: Jon Wamsley
April 3, 2018
Planet of the Apes – A Groundbreaking Sci-Fi Odyssey 50 Years later
"Beware the beast Man, for he is the Devil's pawn. Alone among God's primates, he kills for sport, or lust, or greed. Yea, he will murder his brother to possess his brother's land. Let him not breed in great numbers, for he will make a...
February 4, 2018
Videodrome – 35 Years Of The New Flesh…
When pornography is not enough, naturally, one turns to hardcore violence. When that is not enough, one seeks out Videodrome, starring James Woods (Cat's Eye 1985, Vampires 1998), Blondie's own Debbie Harry (Hairspray 1988, Tales From the Darkside 1990), Leslie Carlson (The Dead Zone 1983, The Fly 1986),...
December 19, 2017
As The Crow Flies – 30 Years Of Dario Argento’s Opera
Take your seats. No talking. Turn down the house lights. Raise the Curtain! This will be a night at the Opera you'll never forget! Why? Because 30 years ago, on December 19th of 1987, Dario Argento's Opera made it way to theaters in Italy. Not released in...
November 9, 2017
Cult of Chucky (Movie Review)
When the possessed, serial killer doll Chucky burst onto the scene back in 1988 in Child's Play, he became an instant Horror icon. This was not just because of his razor-sharp sadistic wit, but also because of his uncanny similarity to the popular children's toy, My...
October 23, 2017
Halloween III: Season of the Witch – Misunderstood & Abused 35 Years Later
Back in 1978, John Carpenter introduced the world to a new face of Horror with the masked boogeyman Michael Myers in his legendary film Halloween. From there, Michael Myers was killed in a fiery explosion in 1981's Halloween II. When it was announced that there would be...
August 18, 2017
Event Horizon – 20 Years In The Black Hole
On August 15th of 1997 viewers were shown what could happen if the power of a black hole, the most destructive force in the universe, was harnessed by man in Paul W.S. Anderson's amazing, but profoundly under-appreciated film Event Horizon. A unity of Sci-Fi and Horror, the film...
August 14, 2017
Suspiria – Forty Years of The Mother of Sighs
In the summer of 1977, a new Horror film hit the USA featuring the tagline, "The only thing more terrifying than the last 12 minutes of this film, are the first 92." Compelling based on these words alone, that film is Dario Argento's now legendary Suspiria, starring Jessica...
August 1, 2017
This Week In Horror History – Phantasm: OblIVion (1998)
This week in Horror movie history, back on July 31st of 1998, Phantasm: OblIVion initially premiered at Canada's Fantasia International Film Festival. Going on to make its video premiere in the USA back on October 13th, 1998, it brought back all the main characters from the original...
March 10, 2017
Tales From the Crypt – Death Live 45 Years Later
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In the 1960s and 1970s, England's answer to the monsters of Universal Studios was Hammer Films and Amicus Productions. The latter - a now defunct British film production company, based at Shepperton Studios - was responsible for perhaps one of the best Horror anthologies ever put to film,...
