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
A mark that you've made a great movie is when your film spawns a number of imitators. One such movie is The Exorcist. One such imitator is Beyond The Door. But whilst some imitators are pale and shoddy rip offs, this film is amazing. Starring esteemed actress Juliet Mills this deals with her posession and …
Continue reading Beyond The Door – Day 9 – 31 Days of Halloween
If you could replace your wife with a robot hausfrau who lives to cook, clean, be subserviant to her man and climax every time you had sex, would you? Joanna Eberhart has just moved to Stepford and is suspicious of the sinister Men's Association. Joanna is a liberated woman, a free spirit. And in Stepford …
Continue reading The Stepford Wives (1975) – Day 8 – 31 Days of Halloween
This is the movie that made me into a major fan of horror and cult cinema in general. I saw this on its release onto video when I was 11 years old. Since then I watched it numerous times and know it off by heart. With a film so ingrained into my psyche it would …
Continue reading A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) – Day 7- 31 Days of Halloween
A young schoolteacher trues to escape small town Australia and reach Sydney...but gets waylayed in the darkest possible way. This is an amazing examination of small town madness, the unspoken madness of such a life and the brutality and destruction undertaken by men. Its also an amazing portrayal of cabin fever being caused by nothing …
Continue reading Wake in Fright- Day 6- 31 Days of Halloween
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