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 …
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This film should be filed under 'Uncategorisable Gem'. Lead character is twelve year Jamie. Hes obsessed with sex, his only friend is an evil teddy bear and he knows if a pit inhabited by a pack of mutant trolls called trolologs. Just your average movie plot. This movie is so brilliantly written complete with quirky …
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Being the first of the popular horror franchise the successful formula hadn't been established yet. Hence this film contains certain elements that we don't find in the other films. We have quirky characters at a diner, the funny sheriff and likeable teens whose characters are fully fleshed out. We don't wish for them to be …
Continue reading Friday the 13th (1980)- Day 3- 30 Days of Halloween
I first saw this classic when I was a late teen and studying for my A-levels in college in 1994. My friend taped this for me on the same tape as Last House on the Left. With it being copied from a copy the picture and audio were crappy but somehow this added to the …
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The lost art of writing a kickass movie tagline. Heres our top 10 favourite taglines of all time (in descending order). Have we missed any out? Leave your suggestions in the comments... 10) Frankenhooker- 'A terrifying tale of sluts and bolts' 9) Blood Beach- 'Just when it's safe to go back in the water...you can't …
The telephone has always held sinister connotations for me. I grew up in a time before mobile phones when everyone had a landline and telephone systems were positively archaic. This primitive system meant that calls couldn't be traced easily. This was perfect for every nutjob, crank or serial killer to call you. And this happened …
Continue reading Hanging On The Telephone- How The Telephone Has Been Used To Terrify In Film
I first saw Leigh Bowery in the late 80s. I was at the cinema when a commercial for Pepe Jeans was played featuring Leigh. This advert which only lasted about 2 minutes left such an indelible impression. I first saw the documentary The Legend of Leigh Bowery about five years ago and again was gobsmacked. …
***CONTAINS SPOILERS!!!*** I haven't seen this since I was a kid and I loved it. Would this film still be as enthralling now that I was a world weary and cynical adult? The film was made in 1958 and concerns a mysterious meteor that crash lands on Earth and releases a gelatinous type living organism …
I first saw this amazing piece of nighttime New York craziness on VHS, like many other cult cinema fans. The first video releases here in the UK were the kind of films that were supposed to appeal to a young demographic and, so action, horror and sexy coming-of-age comedies were all widely available and marketed …
Continue reading Meathook Cinema Hall of Fame- ‘The Warriors’ (1979)
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