Hot on the heels of last week’s review of Galaxy of Terror, writer Fred Burdsall concludes his classic twin bill of Roger Corman-produced sci-fi/horror flicks with a visit to the 1982 shocker Forbidden World, starring Jesse Vint and June Chadwick.
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Cinematic Dregs: The Thing with Two Heads (1972)
“They transplanted a white bigot’s head onto a soul brother’s body!,” read ads for The Thing with Two Heads. Guest writer Barry P. tries to wrap his one head around the 1972 sci-fi cult fave, which starred Ray Milland and Rosey Grier.
Read more →It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955): A Horror Movie Review
It Came from Beneath the Sea Movie Review Over the last couple of years I’ve gradually been overcoming my lifelong aversion to science-fiction films by watching some of the classics of the genre. In 2011 I saw both War of…
Read more →Linda Blair’s Hell of a Night
What are you all doing out front of my house on a cold night like tonight? You want to hear about another movie from back in the day? Don’t you have school or something? OK, I guess I can spare…
Read more →Monsters (2010) Movie Review
It’s that time of year again…when the thoughts of many a film fan turn to monsters! (For some of us, those thoughts tend to percolate, bubble, and boil over all year ’round!) It’s nice to see the modestly-budgeted horror film…
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A Nightmare on Elm Street Is a Classic
Since the remake of Nightmare on Elm Street was recently released, I decided to review the original Wes Craven version of the film. Well, let’s start off with some of my thoughts on it–this is probably the best 80s horror movie…
Read more →Last of the Living: Zombies, New Zealand Style
Being a zombie movie fan, I’ve sat through some great ones (Fulci’s Zombie) and some real junk like Children of the Living Dead, but no matter what I go into all of them with an open mind and hoping for the…
Read more →Kiss of the Vampire (1963): A Close look at a Classic Horror Movie
Guest blogger Watching Hammer writes: “See why you never break down in the woods! See why you never stay at the creepy inn! See why you never, ever, go up to the castle! See…” Kiss of the Vampire (1963) Who? Director:…
Read more →Body Snatcher (1945): Horror Movie Review
That’s a quote spoken by star Boris Karloff near the midpoint of Robert Wise’s 1945 adaptation of The Body Snatcher, and anyone who knows where the star’s initial fame comes from can probably find some irony in the comment. It’s…
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