Zombie horror movies. I couldn't tell you how many of them I've seen over the years by now. There just doesn't seem like much new that these kinds of films can give us, and then, BAM! Out of nowhere, you suddenly find one that makes the subgenre interesting, if not necessarily relevant. It's weird how … Continue reading Train to Busan (2016)
Italian horror movies from the 1980s were often a clusterfuck of what-the-fuck plot points and nightmare-inducing hallucinations. The Church is a perfect example; it's not gory the way many of its contemporaries are, but it's freaking bizarre. Scenes feel out of place, connections in time are tenuous, and good luck figuring out what is real … Continue reading The Church (1989)
This movie is about beautiful space vampires that suck the life out of you. In short, yes, it is about your ex. The story of Lifeforce involves a British space mission to study Halley's Comet but discovers an enormous spacecraft hiding in its tail. The astronauts investigate and discover long dead bat creatures and three … Continue reading Lifeforce (1985)
This is also known as Clive Barker's Lord of Illusions, because Clive Barker likes making sure his name is on things. Good old Clive Barker. He gave us Hellraiser, Nightbreed, Candyman, and a whole bunch of other movies not really worth remembering compared to all of his writing, video games, art, action figure line...I think … Continue reading Lord of Illusions (1995)
Who doesn't love a Halloween party? They're even better when hosted in an abandoned funeral home built on forsaken ground and haunted by a demon in the crematorium. Don't believe me? Then you gotta watch this movie! Night of the Demons is about just such a party. Ten teenagers show up to party down and … Continue reading Night of the Demons (1988)
I love a good nunsploitation movie. There's something sexy about the corruption of the most pious, most likely in sexy ways. However, The Other Hell shows this corruption and implies sexuality without ever going into the openly graphic nature of much of its extreme subgenre. It's not a good movie; this is a Bruno Mattei … Continue reading The Other Hell (1981)
I enjoy a good 1950s scifi B-movie. Or a bad one, for that matter. In the last couple of decades, we've seen an interesting wave of nostalgia for older horror in the indie scene, going all the way back to the silent film era with Andrew Leman's adaptation of The Call of Cthulhu. Of these, … Continue reading The Giant Spider (2013)
