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Night of the Living Dead – Which One is Better?
The first time I saw the 1968 version of Night of the Living Dead, it stayed with me for days. Over the years, whenever I thought of it, I can recall many vivid scenes, but no more so than the poignant ending that seemed like an odd choice for a horror film. Why am I bringing...
Blood Vessel Scares with Vampires on a Nazi Ship
If you’re looking for a decent horror film to watch during days of COVID, Blood Vessel is a good bet. The title is so good I’m wondering if the film’s writer and director, Australian filmmaker Justin Dix, who is best known for horror film Crawlspace, didn’t write the film...
Anything for Jackson disturbs and entertains
So I’m watching the first scene of Anything for Jackson, a new Shudder original film. All I know is it’s about two older people and somebody named Jackson. So I see two sweet, thoughtful older adults in a suburban kitchen talking about what sweet, thoughtful older adults talk...
Lingering is Slow But Offers Scary Moments
The South Korean horror film Lingering offers an apt title. It lingers and lingers and then lingers some more. Its one-hour-and-forty-minutes format should probably be cut by 30 minutes at minimum. That said, it also offers an interesting storyline and legitimate scares,...
#Alive Brings New Twist to Zombie Films
Let’s just say it. The zombie movie is the junk food of horror films. Think of the greatest horror films of all time – The Shining, Alien, The Exorcist, Psycho, King Kong…the list goes on. While those films have been dissected for their insights into human nature and society,...
Bridge Curse Drags in Middle but Delivers in End
The best scene of the new Taiwanese horror film The Bridge Curse comes early in the film. Six college students are on a cursed bridge supposedly haunted by a rage-filled spirit. One of them gets left alone on the bridge - of course. When he drops his cell phone on the bridge’s...