Horror

Crazy Crones and Blood-Stained Sadists: The Horror Films of Pete Walker

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Words by Paul Grammatico

In the 1980’s, Mary Whitehouse, a staunch supporter of purity of what people could peruse in their own home with arrests of video merchants and artists in the wake of this moral panic. Ironically, in the 1970’s there was a British independent director by the name of Pete Walker who was infamous for his low-budget, graphic, and sadistic horror movies that, despite not being in the 72 videos that were deemed video nasties, troubled British censors. Walker delved into many genres such as erotic, detective, and thrillers. As it is the Halloween season, I will make my attempt to rank Mr. Walker’s horror films from the worst to the very best. Note that your results may vary. Let’s begin. Continue reading →

Further details released for ‘Krampus – The Naughty Cut’ 4K BluRay release

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Michael Dougherty’s gloriously campy festive horror/comedy Krampus is getting a new 4K UHD BluRay release from Scream Factory. ‘KRAMPUS: THE NAUGHTY CUT‘ restores key dialogue and scenes that had to be trimmed from the original theatrical release in order to appease the MPAA. Supervised by Dougherty, this is the definitive version of the holiday cult classic for the entire family to enjoy. Continue reading →

Top 5 Horror Soundtracks

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On Halloween eve we take the opportunity to listen to our favourite horror soundtracks. Music and score plays such a huge part of the genre; with music able to change a scene from shocking and graphic to comedic with the change of a note. Many hugely talented composers and musicians have contributed to the genre over the years and here we have chose five of our favourites and discuss why they have such a lasting impact; even beyond the films that they accompanied. 
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Review: Stephen King’s Mute

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Mute is a 22 minute short film based upon a short story by author Stephen King, first published in Playboy Magazine in 2007 and included in his collection Just After Sunset (2008).

Written for the screen & directed by Kyle Dunbar. This latest King adaptation stars Andrew Bee (Monette), Christian Tribuzio (The Priest), Alexandre Stoupenkov (The Hitchhiker), Rebecca Callender (Kelsie Ann), Laura Shanter (Barbara), and Marvin Holland (Cowboy Bob).

Produced by Rebecca Callender & Kyle Dunbar. Executive Producer Andrew Bee. Cinematography by Roman Lapshin. Film Editor Rebecca Callender. Music by Nathaniel Reynolds-Welsh.

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David Gordon Green discusses Halloween Ends ‘time jump’

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Following the lukewarm reaction to Halloween Kills, writer/director David Gordon Green has be discussing the direction of the upcoming Halloween Ends in several interviews.

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Rob Zombie shares photo from set of The Munsters movie

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Rob Zombie is currently directing a brand new big screen take on classic sitcom The Munsters. Today he shared a photo of the cast from the set.

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Review: We Need To Do Something (2021)

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Review by Paul Grammatico

Natural disasters are never a fun event. Growing up in tornado country, I’ve had my fair share of severe thunderstorms, hail, and tornado watches and warnings. When I experienced a tornado, we had to huddle in the primary room in the house as there was no basement or cellar available. As the tornado ripped past our cottage, the vulnerability at the hands of mother nature along with its aftermath was something to behold. Produced by The Coven and distributed by IFC Midnight, We Need to Do Something gives us a taste of not only forces of nature and darkness that are beyond our humanity, but how a trapped family displays its dysfunction.

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Review: Halloween Kills

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Halloween Kills is a 2021 American slasher film directed by David Gordon Green and written by Green, Danny McBride and Scott Teems. The film is a sequel to 2018’s Halloween and the twelfth installment in the Halloween franchise.

The film stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Nick Castle, who reprise their roles as Laurie Strode and Michael Myers, with James Jude Courtney also portraying Myers again. Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, and Will Patton also reprise their roles from the previous film, with Anthony Michael Hall, Robert Longstreet and Thomas Mann joining the cast amongst ‘legacy’ cast members Charles Cyphers, Kyle Richards and Nancy Stephens.

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Stay Groovy! 40th Anniversary retrospective of Sam Raimi’s ‘The Evil Dead’

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40 Years Ago visionary director Sam Raimi brought the The Evil Dead to life on our screens with his own unique visual style and mix of comedy and horror and his indie low-budget debut feature would go on to spawn two hugely successful sequels, a remake, TV show, comic books, video games, stage productions, countless merchandise and launched Bruce Campbell’s career as an action/genre hero as well as changing the face of the genre forever.

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Halloween…Kills! Michael Myers top 5 best kills (so far)

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Michael Myers is one of the most terrifying and prolific serial killers in cinematic history with a pretty impressive body count.

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Since he first donned that mask, overalls and trusty butchers knife in John Carpenter‘s original Halloween, Myers has continued to increase his body count in more ingenious ways – something that is sure to continue in the latest installment Halloween Kills.

The twelfth installment in the Halloween franchise and the eleventh to feature Myers will premier tomorrow October 15th and in anticipation we have chosen to rank our top 5 Michael Myers kills.

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