Matt
I've been obsessed with horror movies since I was two years old and staring wide-eyed at all the hypnotic VHS covers at the local video store.
The Child, Homebodies, Sole Survivor, and Without Warning
THE CHILD (1977) A weird mix of Dark Shadows gothicism and George Romero zombie mayhem, this period piece centers on the strange Nordon family, who’ve hired young nanny, Alicianne (Laurel Barnett), to look after their youngest daughter, Rosalie (Rosalie Cox),…
Fright Night, Hatching, and More Guest Reviews
By Frank Pittarese FRIGHT NIGHT (1985) Suburban teen Charley Brewster discovers that his neighbor, Jerry Dandridge, is a vampire. Worse, Jerry knows that Charley knows. When no one believes him, Charley desperately turns to cowardly TV horror host Peter Vincent…
The Bad Seed, Blackenstein, The Pit, and Wolf Creek
THE BAD SEED (1956) One of the most famous movies about a killer child, this classic features a remarkably sinister performance by Patty McCormick as Rhoda, an amoral, malicious eight-year-old who goes about harming those who get in the way…
Demonia, Jeepers Creepers, Studio 666, and White of the Eye
DEMONIA (1990) Demonia is Lucio Fulci at his creative worst. A dumb American archeologist/psychic (Meg Register) uncovers a tomb buried beneath an ancient Sicilian monastery and releases the malevolent spirits of demonic nuns who were crucified in the 1400s for…
Bloody New Year, Daddy’s Gone a-Hunting, Killer Party, and More
BLOODY NEW YEAR (1987) Enormously stupid British slasher about a group of wankers left stranded on a small island after their boat capsizes. Seeking shelter from the chilly July sunshine, they find an empty hotel that’s seemingly stuck in time,…
Halloween: Resurrection, and Rob Zombie’s Halloween & Halloween II
HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION (2002) In one of the many WTF moments in the Halloween franchise, Resurrection boasts perhaps the most insanely ridiculous explanation for Michael Myers’ return. After mistaking a paramedic as Michael and cutting off the poor guy’s head at…
The Burning Moon, Dracula, The Exorcist III, and Trick
THE BURNING MOON (1992) It’s always disheartening when you sit down to watch a movie that has notoriety and, by the end, you find yourself more bored than shocked – a good example is A Serbian Film. This is also…
Def by Temptation, Disturbing Behavior, Endangered Species, and The Fly II
DEF BY TEMPTATION (1990) Young minister-in-training, Joel (James Bond III), while visiting his childhood friend, K (Kadeem Hardison), in New York City gets caught up in sinful desire in the form of a demonic seductress known as Temptation (Cynthia Bond).…
Halloween Ends (Badly)
By Frank Pittarese Here’s what happens: Completely disregarding her emotional and mental state of the previous films — and despite the brutal murder of her daughter — Laurie Strode is living a happy, pie-making suburban life in Haddonfield, with her…
Spotlight: V/H/S
V/H/S (2012) The first of the low-fi found footage anthology series offers five unsettling tales of terror from a handful of filmmakers, including Ti West and Adam Wingard. A group of petty criminals are hired to break into a remote…