Jon Wamsley, Author at Cryptic Rock

Blood Beach – 35 Years Later And Still Cannot Get To The Water

Jon WamsleyJon WamsleyJanuary 21, 2016

Back in late January of 1981, a film came along that made the scenic beach of Santa Monica the most frightening place on earth. There was no Great White, or Barracuda, or Piranha, though if there were, the swimmers would not get past Blood Beach! Still ... Read More

Scanners – Still Blowing Minds After 35 Years

Jon WamsleyJon WamsleyJanuary 14, 2016

Back on January 14th in 1981, Writer/Director David Cronenberg (Videodrome 1983, The Fly 1986) released Scanners, his follow-up film to 1979’s The Brood. Unleashed onto the unsuspecting masses of North America, the film starred Stephen Lack (Rubber Gun 1977, Dead Ringers 1988), Jennifer O’Neill (Rio Lobo 1970, ... Read More

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer – Terrifying 30 Years Later

Jon WamsleyJon WamsleyJanuary 6, 2016

Back on September 24th, 1986 Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer was initially shown at the Chicago International Film Festival. Starring Michael Rooker (Mallrats 1995, Guardians of the Galaxy 2014), Tom Towles (Night of the Living Dead 1990, House of 1000 Corpses 2003), Tracy Arnold ... Read More

Ex Machina (Movie Review)

Jon WamsleyJon WamsleyDecember 18, 2015

A man is brought in to test an attractive android to see if it is self-aware, but who is really being tested? This is the premise of 2015 film Ex Machina, which begins innocently enough with Caleb (Domnhall Gleeson: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2010, ... Read More

15 Years In The Shadow of the Vampire

Jon WamsleyJon WamsleyDecember 17, 2015

In 2000, a magnificent film quietly made its entrance into theaters and just as silent of an exit. Shadow of the Vampire stars John Malkovich (Con Air 1997, Color Me Kubrick 2005), Willem Dafoe (Streets of Fire 1984, Antichrist 2009), Udo Kier (Mark of the Devil 1970, ... Read More

What’s In The Basement – Funeral Home 30 Years Later

Jon WamsleyJon WamsleyDecember 9, 2015

From Canada with love comes Funeral Home, an obscure gem released at the height of the slasher craze in 1980. The film is directed by William Fruet (Spasms 1983, Killer Party 1986) and stars Lesleh Donaldson (Happy Birthday to Me 1981, Curtains 1983) as Heather , Kay Hawtrey ... Read More

Jon Wamsley

Blood Beach – 35 Years Later And Still Cannot Get To The Water

Scanners – Still Blowing Minds After 35 Years

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer – Terrifying 30 Years Later

Ex Machina (Movie Review)

15 Years In The Shadow of the Vampire

What’s In The Basement – Funeral Home 30 Years Later

Blood Beach – 35 Years Later And Still Cannot Get To The Water

Scanners – Still Blowing Minds After 35 Years

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer – Terrifying 30 Years Later

Ex Machina (Movie Review)

15 Years In The Shadow of the Vampire

What’s In The Basement – Funeral Home 30 Years Later

This Week In Horror Movie History – The Exorcist (1973)

This Week In Horror Movie History – Young Frankenstein (1974)

This Week In Horror Movie History – Blade: Trinity (2004)

Developing Artist Showcase – Jessy Wilson

Developing Artist Showcase – August Eve

Developing Artist Showcase – Silent Hearts

Interview – Jade Pettyjohn

Interview – Robert Schwartzman

Interview – Caren Kaye

Cobra Kai (Season 6 Part 2 Review)

Frogs (Special Edition Blu-ray Review)

The Jackson Five – Get It Together (Limited Edition Red Vinyl Review)