Horror finds itself in a unique place with its content. Sure, the spooky stories are enough when you’re a kid, but once you get older, the gore becomes more excessive, and the adult situations doubly so. In 1992, an independent film capitalised on the status … Continue reading Macabre Month 4 Part VI: Evil Toons (1992)
It is impressive what a brand name can do for a film’s chances to be seen, especially for a remake of a film not many people can claim to have seen before. Audiences want familiarity, so a fusion of a familiar brand name, with a … Continue reading Macabre Month 4 Part V: Tales from the Crypt Presents: Ritual (2002)
The seductive allure of the vampire is part and parcel of their D.N.A. (okay, Nosferatu doesn’t count), and when you combine one of the world’s oldest monsters, with “the world’s oldest profession” it can be a lucrative yet deadly mix. In 1996, The Crypt Keeper … Continue reading Macabre Month 4 Part IV: Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood (1996)
Tales From The Crypt rose from its origins as a cult underground comic, to become one of the premier names in anthology horror. It took full advantage of the liberated home of the H.B.O. to deliver far more explicit tales of terror than the likes … Continue reading Macabre Month 4 Part III: Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight (1995)
With the ever-increasing pressure of modern terrors and worries, it can be hard for traditional scares to pack a punch; why worry about the undead or vengeful spirits when you can instead worry about your career or mortgage? Yet, there has still been an increasing … Continue reading Macabre Month 4 Part II: Bloodride (2020)
Video Games, the multibillion-dollar industry, pushing the boundaries of interactive art and entertainment. That even today some people just don’t understand, all those onlookers see are young kids being sucked away into an artificial world. Admittedly that can be scary, and a lucrative platform for … Continue reading Macabre Month 4 Part I: Stay Alive (2006)
Despite going through many evolutions, for the discerning horror fans among you, you’ve got to appreciate the simple, yet effective thrills from the Slasher genre. You get a bunch of identikit teens, some that remind you of jerks you knew, and watch as the unstoppable … Continue reading Aquaslash (2019)
The film-going public is clamouring for fresh new ideas, yet familiar franchises keep, for lack of a better term, hogging the limelight. Yet, a franchise name power might be enough to get a cautious audience to take more of a chance on a novel idea. … Continue reading American Psycho 2 (2002)
It’s fair to say that the classic 60s show, The Prisoner, was ahead of its time. With its continuing adventures of an ex-secret agent, who battered heads against a mysterious conspiracy that has held him captive. Brimming with metaphor, in the picturesque, yet authoritarian community … Continue reading The Prisoner (2009)
Heroes come in a variety of different flavours, some have special powers, others have an unflinching desire to complete their noble quest. Yet, in the mid-80s, Hollywood action stars took their brawn to 11, armed to the teeth with heavy assault machinery that could mow … Continue reading Leonard Part 6 (1987)
