Confessions of a Serial Killer, Dawn of the Dead, and Late Night with the Devil
Confessions of a Serial Killer – 1985, US, 89m. Director: Mark Blair. Dawn of the Dead – 1978, Italy/US, 127m, 156m (extended cut). Director: George A. Romero. Late Night with the Devil – 2024, US, 93m. Director: Cameron Cairnes, Colin…
Bug, Popcorn, and Zombie Island Massacre
Bug – 2006, Germany/US, 102m. Director: William Friedkin. Popcorn – 1991, Canada/US, 91m. Director: Mark Herrier. Zombie Island Massacre – 1984, US, 88m. Director: John Carter. BUG (2006) Damaged waitress Agnes (Ashley Judd), haunted by the disappearance of her child…
Leaving D.C., Plus an Interview with Director Joshua Criss
LEAVING D.C. (2012) Desperate to leave city life behind him, Mark Klein (writer/director Josh Criss) takes the plunge and moves from hectic Washington D.C. to serene Anole, West Virginia. Isolated country life agrees with Mark as he shares a semi-daily…
Body Count, Night of the Demons, and Night Swim
Body Count – 1986, Italy, 87m. Director: Ruggero Deodato. Night of the Demons – 1988, US, 90m. Director: Kevin Tenney Night Swim – 2024, US, 98m. Director: Bryce McGuire. BODY COUNT (1986) A group of monotonous friends on a wilderness…
The Andy Baker Tape, Horror in the High Desert 2, and Tahoe Joe
The Andy Baker Tape – 2021, US, 70m. Director: Bret Lada. Horror in the High Desert 2: Minerva – 2023, US, 74m. Director: Dutch Marich. Tahoe Joe – 2022, US, 88m. Director: Dillon Brown, Michael Rock. THE ANDY BAKER TAPE…
Return to Sleepaway Camp, Shallow Grave, and Whispers
Return to Sleepaway Camp – 2008, US, 86m. Director: Robert Hiltzik. Shallow Grave – 1987, US, 89m. Director: Richard Styles. Whispers – 1990, US, 100m. Director: Douglas Jackson. RETURN TO SLEEPAWAY CAMP (2008) This “official” sequel to the 1983 slasher…
Amityville 1990-1996
THE AMITYVILLE CURSE (1990) It’s just as well this Canadian production didn’t return to Toms River, New Jersey, where the previous four Amityville movies were shot. Based on a fictionalized story involving the notorious Long Island house, the film’s new…
Blood Shack, Deadtime Stories, and Spellbinder
Blood Shack – 1971, US, 55m. Director: Ray Dennis Steckler. Deadtime Stories – 1986, US, 82m. Director: Jeffrey Delman. Spellbinder – 1988, US, 99m. Director: Janet Greek. BLOOD SHACK (1971) Carol (Carolyn Brandt) inherits a dilapidated two-room shack in the…
Amityville 1979-1989
THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (1979) In terms of showy special effects, The Amityville Horror may not be the best haunted house movie ever made. But its effectiveness lies within the filmmakers’ subtle interpretation of the source material—the book by Jay Anson.…