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.…
💔 My Bloody Valentine 💔
My Bloody Valentine – 1981, Canada, 90m, 93m (unrated version). Director: George Milhalka. Streaming: MGM+ via Roku, Pluto TV My Bloody Valentine – 2009, Canada/US, 101m. Director: Patrick Lussier. Streaming: Tubi MY BLOODY VALENTINE (1981) The small mining town of…
Splatter University Part II: More ’80s Campus Slashers
Fatal Pulse – 1988, US, 87m. Director: Anthony J. Christopher. Streaming: YouTube Hell High – 1987, US, 84m. Director: Douglas Grossman. Streaming: Arrow The Initiation – 1984, US, 97m. Director: Larry Stewart, Peter Crane. Streaming: Arrow, Tubi Return to Horror…
Dracula: Hammer Edition 🦇
The Brides of Dracula – 1960, UK, 86m. Director: Terence Fisher. Streaming: Prime Dracula A.D. 1972 – 1972, UK, 96m. Director: Alan Gibson. Streaming: Max Dracula: Prince of Darkness – 1966, UK, 90m. Director: Terence Fisher. Streaming: N/A Dracula Has…
🎃 Some Vampire Movies for Halloween 🎃
Bram Stoker’s Dracula – 1992, US, 127m. Director: Francis Ford Coppela. Streaming: N/A Count Yorga, Vampire – 1970, US, 92m. Director: Bob Kelljan. Streaming: N/A Dracula – 1979, UK, 110m. Director: John Badham. Streaming: Peacock House of Dark Shadows –…
The Curious Case of the Howling Sequels
Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf – 1985, UK/US, 90m. Director: Philippe Mora The Howling III – 1987, Australia, 94m. Director: Philippe Mora Howling IV: The Original Nightmare – 1988, UK, 91m. Director: John Hough Howling V: The Rebirth…
Cannibal BBQ Sloppy Seconds
Please check out the first part of my series on cannibal horror – Summer BBQ: A Short Guide to Cannibal Slashers BEYOND THE DARKNESS (1979) Young taxidermist Frank (Kieran Canter) lives in a large manor with his demented housekeeper, Iris…
Summer BBQ: A Short Guide to Cannibal Slashers
For a review of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) and Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) please click on the titles! ANTHROPOPHAGUS (1980) The population of a small island off the coast of Athens declines substantially after its newest resident, psychotic…
My Top 20 of the ’80s
AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (1981) John Landis followed up his one-two punch of Animal House and Blues Brothers with this superlative horror-comedy about American backpacker, David (David Naughton), who, while hiking the English moors, is cursed with turning into…