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 →
SoH Reviews: The Witching Season
Halloween, itself, has been over. Yet my love of horror is 365 days! I’ve focused a lot on films and not television or any kind of series or shorts. And I don't do reviews either but I'm dipping my toes into the reviewer pond so let’s start with something quite familiar yet new to me:... Continue Reading →
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge; the man of your dreams is back.
Title: A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge Year: 1985 Dir.: Jack Sholder Producer(s): Robert Shaye Writer(s): David Chaskin Company: New Line Cinema Starring: Mark Patton, Kim Myers, Robert Englund, Robert Rusler, Clu Gulager and Hope Lange. This movie. This movie. This fucking movie. I’ll say this: I’ve grown to like the movie however... Continue Reading →
New Nightmare; this time, the terror doesn’t stop at the screen.
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 →
Carrie; take Carrie to the prom, I dare you!
Title: Carrie Year: 1976 Dir.: Brian de Palma Producer(s): Paul Manosh Writer(s): Lawrence D. Cohen (screenplay), “Carrie” novel by Stephen King Company: United Artists Starring: Sissy Spacek, William Katt, John Travolta, Piper Laurie How could I have forgotten Carrie? It’s one of the few Stephen King films that I’ve seen and read with its novelization.... Continue Reading →
Jeepers Creepers;
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 →
30 Days of Night; they’re coming!
Title: 30 Days of Night Year: 2007 Dir.: David Slade Producer(s): Sam Raimi, Robert Talpert Writer(s): Based on horror comics by Steve Niles, Ben Templesmith Company: Columbia Pictures, Dark Horse, Ghost House Pictures and Sony Pictures Releasing Starring: Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Danny Huston, Ben Foster and Mark Boone Junior Vampires. It’s a popular genre... Continue Reading →
Interview with the Vampire; most of all, I longed for death.
Title: Interview with the Vampire Year: 1994 Dir.: Neil Jordan Producer(s): David Geffen, Stephen Woolley Writer(s): Based on the Vampire Chronicles/”Interview with the Vampire” (Anne Rice), screenplay (Anne Rice) Company: Geffen Film, Warner Bros. Starring: Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Kirsten Dunst, Antonio Banderas, Christian Slater and Stephen Rea. This film is an aesthetically Victorian gothic... Continue Reading →
Death Proof; a crash course in revenge.
Title: Death Proof Year: 2007 Dir.: Quentin Tarantino Producer(s): Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, Elizabeth Avellan, Erica Steinberg Writer(s): Quentin Tarantino Company: Troublemaker Studios, Rodriguez International Pictures (RIP), Dimension Films Starring: Kurt Russell, Rosario Dawson, Tracie Thoms, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Sydney Poitier, Jordan Ladd, Vanessa Ferlito, Zoe Bell, Rose McGowan. BIG DISCLAIMER UP FRONT: I am... Continue Reading →
The Thing; Man is the warmest place to hide.
Title: John Carpenter’s The Thing Year: 1982 Dir.: John Carpenter Producer(s): David Foster, Lawrence Turman Writer(s): Bill Lancaster (screenplay), Who Goes There (novel, by John W. Campbell Jr.) Company: Universal Starring: Kurt Russell, A. Wilford Brimley, T. K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David, Richard Dysart, Charles Hallahan, Peter Maloney, Richard Masur, Donald Moffat, Joel Polis,... Continue Reading →
