Title: The Nightmare Before Christmas Year: 1993 Dir.: Henry Selick Producer(s): Tim Burton, Denise Di Nova Writer(s): Caroline Thompson Company: Buena Vistas, Walt Disney Company Starring: Chris Sarandon, Catherine O’Hara, William Hickey, Ken Page, Paul Ruebens, Glenn Shadix, Danny Elfman. This is Halloween… this is Halloween, Halloween… what’s this? This is a movie that can... Continue Reading →
Title: Halloween Year: 1978 Dir.: John Carpenter Producer(s): Debra Hill Writer(s): John Carpenter, Debra Hill Company: Compass International Starring: Donald Pleasance, Jamie Lee Curtis, PJ Soles, Nancy Loomis. So. We’ve arrived at one of the big juggernauts of horror. Even if you’re not a fan of horror, you know the big ones: Friday the 13th,... Continue Reading →
Title: The Faculty Year: 1998 Dir.: Robert Rodriguez Producer(s): Elizabeth Avellán Writer(s): Kevin Williamson Company: Miramax/Dimension Films Starring: Elijah Wood, Josh Hartnett, Jordana Brewster, Famke Janssen, Clea DuVall, Shawn Hatosy, Robert Patrick, Salma Hayek, Jon Stewart, Usher Raymond, Laura Harris, Piper Laurie, Bebe Neuwirth. It’s the 90s and teen horror films are all the rage.... Continue Reading →
Title: The Descent Year: 2006 Dir.: Neil Marshall Producer(s): Christian Colson Writer(s): Neil Marshall Company: Celador Films Starring: Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder, MyAnna Buring and Nora-Jane Noone. This is one of the coolest British horror films ever. Others that are also cool: 28 Days Later, 28 Weeks Later, The Wicker Man,... Continue Reading →
Title: Army of Darkness Year: 1992 Dir.: Sam Raimi Producer(s): Robert Tapert Writer(s): Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi Company: Renaissance Pictures, Dino de Laurentiis, Universal Pictures Starring: Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz So here we are, the third installment of the Evil Dead franchise, the last lead film after Evil Dead 2. This a good example of... Continue Reading →
Title: Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn Year: 1987 Dir.: Sam Raimi Producer(s): Robert Tapert, Alex De Benedetti, Irvin Shapiro Writer(s): Sam Raimi, Scott Spiegel Company: Renaissance Pictures Starring: Bruce Campbell, Sarah Berry, Dan Hicks, Kassie Wesley, Denise Bixler, Ted Raimi. In the previous post, which I spoke about The Evil Dead (1981), I did... Continue Reading →
Title: The Evil Dead Year: 1981 (released 1983) Dir.: Sam Raimi Producer(s): Robert Tapert, Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell Writer(s): Sam Raimi Company: Renaissance Pictures Starring: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Betsy Baker, Hal Delrich and Sarah York. April 9th, a Tuesday evening, I decided to watch The Evil Dead before writing this blog. I’m glad I... Continue Reading →
Title: Silent Hill Year: 2006 Dir.: Christophe Gans Producer(s): Samuel Hadida, Don Carmody Writer(s): Roger Avary Company: Konami, Davis Films Starring: Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean, Laurie Holden, Deborah Kara Unger, Kim Coates, Tanya Allen, Alice Krige, and Jodelle Ferland. A video game is released in 1999... We’ve had Resident Evil. Mortal Kombat. Super Mario Bros.... Continue Reading →
Title: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Year: 1974 Dir.: Tobe Hooper Producer(s): Tobe Hooper, Kim Henkel, Jay Parsley, Richard Saenz Writer(s): Tobe Hooper, Kim Henkel Company: Vortex, Bryanston Distributing Company Starring: Marilyn Burns, Allen Danziger, Paul A. Partain, William Vail, Teri McMinn, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow, Gunnar Hansen, John Dugan It looks gritty. It looks raw.... Continue Reading →
Title: The Shining Year: 1980 Dir.: Stanley Kubrick Producer(s): Stanley Kubrick Writer(s): Stephen King (novel), Stanley Kubrick, Diane Johnson Company: Warner Bros. Starring: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers, Danny Lloyd I haven’t seen The Shining in a long time. I couldn’t tell you a complete scene without cheating thanks to Google. However, visually, I... Continue Reading →
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