Tom Atkins Archives

Night of the Creeps (4K Ultra HD Collector’s Edition Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockSeptember 26, 2025

Capitalizing on the genre’s popularity, the 1980s had a saturation of Horror films flooding theaters and local video stores. With so many large and smaller production companies putting out one film after another, there is little exaggeration in saying you could spend your entire lifetime ... Read More

Lethal Weapon (4K Ultra HD Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockJuly 3, 2025

Cop Dramas were some of the most popular forms of film and television entertainment during the 1980s. You can rattle off countless films and television series that jumped in on the action in the decade, including 1980’s Cruising (starring Al Pacino_, 1982’s 48 Hrs. (starring ... Read More

Creepshow (Season 4 Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockOctober 26, 2023

Against all odds, and to the surprise of many real Horror fans, the Creepshow legacy continues to live on in 2023. Originating with George A. Romero and Stephen King’s classic 1982 anthology Horror film, ‘87’s Creepshow 2 continued the fun. Then in 2006 there was ... Read More

Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini (Documentary Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockDecember 20, 2019

When thinking of the imagery that had made Horror cinema so terrifying during the ’70s and ’80s, one of the first names that comes to mind is Mr. Tom Savini. Perhaps the most easily recognized special effects makeup artist names in the genre, Savini has ... Read More

Interview – Tom Atkins

CrypticRockCrypticRockOctober 25, 2019

In most cases, nothing in life is predictable. You can be on one path and then find a detour which leads you in an entirely different direction, changing the game forever. This is exactly what happened to Tom Atkins, just out of the Navy and ... Read More

Trick (Movie Review)

Jeannie BlueJeannie BlueOctober 14, 2019

Trick or treat? From the director of 2009’s My Bloody Valentine and 2011’s Drive Angry comes Trick, starring Omar Epps and Jamie Kennedy in a brand new reason to be terrified this Halloween. RLJE Films begin to splash the blood into select theaters, On Demand, ... Read More

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