Adaptions are not that challenging when you think about them. You take the original, mix it up a bit, and just like magic, a new product for a new audience. Some might consider this unimaginative, but even the process of adapting could be mined for … Continue reading Bewitched (2005)
When you have been going for almost 20 years, the piles of stories you can adapt start to become samey, and conventional scares start to become obsolete in the face of new horrors. In 2005, The Hellraiser franchise looked inwards, and at the world, to … Continue reading To Hell and Back Part VIII: Hellraiser VIII: Hellworld (2005)
With six ideas behind, the Hellraiser franchise would have to look towards fresher shore for fresh ideas. A look at old master-strokes and unpublished tales that just need a touch of a familiar villain to be told. In 2005, a cost-saving exercise in Romania, and … Continue reading To Hell and Back Part VII: Hellraiser VII: Deader (2005)
Like clowns, there is a certain creepiness to wax figurines. Maybe because they are residents of the uncanny valley, with blank eternal stares that follow you? But the twentieth century understood the horrors of these inanimate statues with classic tales from the Twilight Zone and … Continue reading From Paris to Berlin Part 3: House Of Wax (2005)
The trouble with freedom is that your life’s trajectory is kind of down to you. What path you choose how hard you work to get there. If your plans don’t work out, it can leave you waiting. In 2005, Rob McKittrick took his experiences to … Continue reading Waiting… (2005)
Sequels, given enough time between the previous installment and you’ll have to be creative to recapture what went well. But when you’ve lost your leading stars, it can feel like you’ll have to start over as oppose continuing on what you’ve established. But from dire … Continue reading Son Of The Mask (2005)
Sonic the Hedgehog, the tenured mascot, a 90s reaction to the success of Mario, catapulted Sega to a neck and neck competition with Nintendo itself, yet 14 years after his debut. The character was wearing stale with the public, Sega would have to try to … Continue reading Shadow The Hedgehog (2005)
