High Tension (2003)
At first, I questioned the decision to release the French horror flick, High Tension, in the United States dubbed instead of subtitled, as most foreign language films released here would be. After watching the...
Category: Horror
Alligator (1980)
For generations, people have rumored that there were alligators in big city sewers, flushed down the toilets by owners of baby alligators who no longer wanted to care for them as they became larger...
Hellraiser (1987)
A cult favorite for fans of author Clive Barker, but just plain silly (and very gory) schlock for just about everyone else, Hellraiser marked the first feature film as a director, adapting his own novel, “The...
Creep (2004)
I’m not exactly certain why this film is called Creep, but if the creators of this disheartening dreck were to ask me for a better name, I’d tell them to remove the two E’s from...
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
From the duo that brought you the TV show, “Spaced”, comes Shaun of the Dead, a mix of farcical comedy and gory horror movie. Like many other British comedies, Shaun gains most of its laughs at the sheer...
The Amityville Horror (1979)
On November 13, 1974, 23-year-old Ronnie “Butch” DeFeo Jr. shot and murdered his parents, two brothers, and two sisters with a high-powered rifle as they were sleeping in their Amityville, Long Island home. DeFeo...
Waxwork (1988)
Waxwork is an interesting idea for a movie, poorly executed. In this tale, we have a group of college students who are invited to attend a special evening showing of the local wax museum, Waxwork,...
Predator 2 (1990)
Predator 2 shows how important star charisma and crisp direction are to an action film, as the first one had it and this one doesn’t. Predator was an exciting and very interesting take on a very simple...
Anaconda (1997)
Either a terrible A-list movie or a great B-movie, depending on your point of view, Anaconda is by all accounts one of the schlockiest large budget releases to ever come from a major studio. Even...
The Village (2004)
A quick note to readers: To avoid possible spoilers, I’m just going to forego giving my usual plot summary in this review, except when necessary. M. Night Shyamalan has become the “gimmick director”. After...