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That Time Some of the Biggest Names in ’80s Horror Almost Made a Godzilla Movie…
A full sixty years after stomping his way onto the scene, Godzilla makes his long-awaited return to the big screen this weekend, in the form of a brand spankin’ new American-made reboot. The Gareth Edwards-directed film is the King of the Monsters’ 32nd outing, making Godzilla the longest-running franchise in cinema history. In the massive …
H.R. Giger: A Tribute
Legendary artist H.R. Giger has passed away at the age of 74. I first became aware of his work in my very early teens when a shopping trip with my family led me to start exploring the depths of a local book store. At the far end was a large display unit that held the …
Satanophobia: Top Ten Devilishly Good Movie Performances
It’s time for another very real phobia and the movie scenes or characters that could cause sufferers to have sleepless nights! This week it’s the turn of Satanophobia … Here is a little online info that explains more: When one thinks of Satan, we immediately visualise a scary and dark image of a person surrounded …
Mother’s Day: A Remake That’s Just Begging for More Attention
Exactly two years ago, on this very date, Darren Lynn Bousman’s remake of the 1980 Troma film Mother’s Day was released on home video. And over the course of those past two years, I’ve heard very little discussion about the film, within the horror community. It’s never celebrated as being one of the best remakes …
Taking a Trip: Beyond the Black Rainbow 2010
I must have had hundreds of conversations over the years about movies and stuff related to movies and one thing I notice a lot is that many people I’ve met ‘Need’ something specific from their movie watching experiences. Some need films to entertain them, in the same way a trip to the circus would, some …
Five Fun Facts: Pumpkinhead
Yesterday, the fine folks over at Scream Factory unveiled the cover art for their upcoming Blu-ray release of 1988’s Pumpkinhead, which marks the very first time the late Stan Winston’s directorial debut has ever made its way onto the high-def format. Needless to say, it’s exciting news for all fans of the film, which is …
Top Ten Worst Parents in Horror!
“Pushy parents can drive you nuts.” –Greta Gibson, A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child We’ve all seen them. That mom or dad on the baseball (or soccer or football or……) field who cheers their kid on from the stands believing that if they just scream loud enough and be the most obnoxious …
A Warning About Full Moon’s ‘Tourist Trap’ Blu-ray
On the surface, it’s kind of hard to dislike Charles Band, as he seems like a nice enough guy, and he’s made some pretty noteworthy contributions to the genre. In addition to being the man behind Empire Pictures and Wizard Video, Band is of course also the founder of Full Moon; a production/distribution company that’s …
Defender of the Corkscrew: My Q&A with Halloween H20’s Adam Hann-Byrd
This August Halloween H20 will be 16 years old … Where the hell does the time go!? I remember the summer of that year fondly. At the time I was working in a large department store in my home town of Plymouth. The wages were terrible (£3.60 per hour!), we had to get there at …