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 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: 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 →
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: The Rocky Horror Picture Show Year: 1975 Dir.: Jim Sharman Producer(s): Lou Adler, Michael White Writer(s): Richard O’Brien (based on original theatre production with lyrics, etc), Jim Sharman Company: 20th Century Fox Starring: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Richard O’Brien, Patricia Quinn, Little Nell/Nell Campbell, Meatloaf, Charles Gray. "I would like to... if... Continue Reading →
Title: Alice, Sweet Alice Year: 1976 Dir.: Alfred Sole Producer(s): Edward Salier Writer(s): Alfred Sole, Rosemary Ritvo Company: Allied Artists Starring: Linda Miller, Paula Sheppard, Lillian Roth, Brooke Shields (first film), Niles McNaster and Jane Lowry. A movie about family. A movie about sibling rivalry. A movie about religion. A movie that’s a whodunit with... Continue Reading →
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