Title: The Ring Year: 2002 Dir.: Gore Verbinski Producer(s): Walter F. Parkes, Laurie Macdonald Writer(s): Ring (novel) by Koji Suzuki, Ehren Kruger (screenplay) Company: DreamWorks Starring: Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, Brian Cox, David Dorfman It’s the early 2000s and horror is definitely taking a turn from the 90s teen horror driven climate. We’re getting original... Continue Reading →
Title: Drag Me to Hell Year: 2009 Dir.: Sam Raimi Producer(s): Robert Tapert, Grant Curtis Writer(s): Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi Company: Universal Pictures Starring: Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, Dileep Rao, David Paymer and Adriana Barraza. Sam Raimi makes another appearance on the blog. But now, we’re not talking about Ash Williams, the Deadites,... Continue Reading →
Title: Scream 2 Year: 1997 Dir.: Wes Craven Producer(s): Wes Craven, Cathy Konrad, Marianne Maddalena Writer(s): Kevin Williamson Company: Dimension Films Starring: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Jamie Kennedy, Elise Neal, Liev Schrieber, Jerry O’Connell, Timothy Olymphant, Laurie Metcalf, Jada Pinkett and Sarah Michelle Gellar. Kevin Williamson is making another appearance on this blog.... Continue Reading →
Title: Black Christmas Year: 1974 Dir.: Bob Clark Producer(s): Bob Clark Writer(s): A. Roy Moore Company: Ambassador Film Distributors, Warner Bros. Starring: Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, Andrea Martin, Marian Waldman and John Saxon. Another Christmas/holiday themed movie in a row. This is one of those briefer, shorter posts because the cool cinematography bits... Continue Reading →
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: 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: 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 →
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