Here are the Phantasm Remastered Bluray specs courtesy of the preorder at Diabolik DVD- Phantasm (Remastered) (Blu-Ray) BLU-RAY BONUS FEATURES: **New 5.1 Surround Sound **Original Mono Track **Audio Commentary with Director & Writer Don Coscarelli, Michael Baldwin (Mike), Angus Scrimm (The Tall Man), and Bill Thornbury (Joan) **Graveyard Carz Episode **Interviews from 1979 with Don …
An American diplomat adopts an orphaned child whose mother died at birth unbeknownst to his wife, who has just given birth to their (supposedly) stillborn son. Their new child, however is the Antichrist. Hilarity ensues. Just kidding. This film is perfect in many ways. Direction, cast, cinematography, music, screenplay. If ever it feels like the …
Continue reading The Omen (1976) – Day 18 – 31 Days of Halloween
One of the few Dario Argento films I haven't seen. Until now that is. And what a treat! A rock drummer notices that hes being watched by a mysterious stranger. He confronts this person in an abandoned opera house and after disarming him of a knife accidentally stabs him. This is all witnessed a photographed …
Continue reading Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971) -Day 17 – 31 Days of Halloween
This movie is just as infamous for the furore surrounding the film as it is for the actual content. I grew up in the midst of the Videos Nasties storm in a teacup in which the Tory government led by Herr Thatcher thought that the commoners who watched certain horror movies would grab a chainsaw …
Continue reading The Evil Dead (1981) – Day 16 – 31 Days of Halloween
It takes a great big set of balls to make a sequel to a film that is recognised as a classic. One such film is Halloween. Is the sequel any good? Well, yes it is actually. There are many things to love. One such thing is that the film carries on straight after the events …
Continue reading Halloween 2 (1981) – Day 15- 31 Days of Halloween
An intelligent, original horror film is as rare as hen's teeth nowadays. Hollywood seems content on remaking, rehashing and plundering the past glories of the genre with predictably mediocre and overexplained results. Let The Right One In is one of those rare gems however. Set in snow laden 80s Sweden this is the story of …
Continue reading Let The Right One In – Day 14 – 31 Days of Halloween
I first learnt of this film when I saw the poster for a double bill it was playing as a part of outside my local cinema back in the day. I then saw it as a kid when it was on television. It was the last thing I watched before going to bed and it …
Continue reading The Savage Bees – Day 13- 31 Days of Halloween
Zombies, gore and guts. Oh and spaghetti. Whats noticable about this film is the incest subplot involving the effeminate manchild character called Michael played by Peter Bark. I didn't know about this when I first watched the film. Its now seered into my mind for better or worse. This film is for titmunchers of all …
Continue reading Burial Ground – Day 12 – 31 Days of Halloween
Corman romp about security robots in a shopping mall that malfunction and take it out on a group of teens who are there after closing time. With this being Corman there are some great cameos from stable regulars like Mary Waronov, Paul Bartel and Dick Miller. A great sense of humour and some gory moments. …
Continue reading Chopping Mall – Day 11 – 31 Days of Halloween
I remember watching this as a kid on VHS in the 80s and loving it. Now as a gay horror fan who's all grown up watching the film feels different. Firstly, it's because the great gay icon Bette Davis is in it. Safe in this knowledge I know that this isn't just any run-of-the-mill performance …
Continue reading The Watcher in the Woods – Day 10 – 31 Days of Halloween
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