Directed by David Ian McKendry and Rebekah McKendry, a film released in 2018 is showcasing multiple stories around a popular holiday. Sadly, this is a Christmas anthology film that needs an execution punch. I go into these films with an open mind so I don’t have big or low expectations, I just wanna see what... Continue Reading →
Title: Phantasm Year: 1979 Dir.: Don Coscarelli Producer(s): D.A. Coscarelli Writer(s): Don Coscarelli Company: New Breed Productions, AVCO Embassy Pictures Starring: Angus Scrimm, Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Reggie Bannister, and Kathy Lester While typing this out, I heard the score of Phantasm in my head. I also hummed along. But let’s get one thing straight:... Continue Reading →
Title: New Nightmare Year: 1994 Dir.: Wes Craven Producer(s): Marianna Maddalena Writer(s): Wes Craven Company: New Line Cinema Starring: Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, John Saxon and Miko Hughes. It’s funny doing this film so close to its original release date (October 14th) which is also my birthday. It will be 25 years since Wes Craven’s... Continue Reading →
Title: Jeepers Creepers Year: 2001 Dir.: Victor Salva Producer(s): Tom Luse, Barry Opper, Francis Ford Coppola (executive prod.) Writer(s): Victor Salva Company: American Zoetrope Starring: Justin Long, Gina Philips, Jonathan Breck, Patricia Belcher and Eileen Brennan I hesitated a while doing this post for various reasons… there’s a big one that we all know about... Continue Reading →
Title: Fright Night Year: 1985 Dir.: Tom Holland Producer(s): Herb Jaffe Writer(s): Tom Holland Company: Columbia Pictures Starring: Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale, Amanda Bearse, Stephen Geoffreys, Roddy McDowall. Vampires. It’s a popular concept or genre in horror. You know, you got the “first” vampire horror interpretation Nosferatu, film 1922, black and white and based off... 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: 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: It Follows Year: 2014 Dir.: David Robert Mitchell Producer(s): Rebecca Green, David Robert Mitchell, Laura D. Smith, David Kaplan, Erik Rommesmo Writer(s): David Robert Mitchell Company: Radius-TWC Starring: Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Daniel Zavatto, Jake Weary, Olivia Luccardi and Lili Sepe. It Follows is a good addition into the horror genre during our segway... Continue Reading →
Title: Suspiria Year: 1977 Dir.: Dario Argento Producer(s): Claudio and Salvatore Argento Writer(s): Dario Argento, Daria Nicolodi, an essay (1845, Thomas De Quincey) “Suspiria de Profundis” Company: Seda Spettacoli, Produzioni Atlas Consorziate Starring: Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini, Flavio Bucci, Miguel Bosé, Alida Valli, Udo Kier and Joan Bennett. How do we start off talking about... Continue Reading →
Title: I Know What You Did Last Summer Year: 1997 Dir.: Jim Gillespie Producer: Neal H. Moritz, Eric Feig Writer(s): Kevin Williamson (screenplay), Lois Duncan (author of I Know What You Did Last Summer, 1973). Company: Mandalay Entertainment, Columbia Pictures Starring: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Freddie Prinze Jr., Anne Heche, Bridgette... Continue Reading →
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