Directed by Oliver Parker. Written by Toby Finlay, based on the 1890 novel The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. Starring Ben Barnes, Colin Firth, Ben Chaplin, Emilia Fox, Fiona Shaw, Johnny Harris, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Pip Torrens and Rebecca Hall. Plot: an attractive young man has his beauty and spirit captured in an enchanted … Continue reading Dorian Gray (2009)
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Black Sabbath (1963)
Directed by Mario Bava. Written by Bava, Alberto Bevilacqua and Marcello Fondato. Starring Lidia Alfonsi, Susy Andersen, Mark Damon, Rika Dialina, Harriet Medin, Michele Mercier, Milly Monti, Glauco Onorato, Jacqueline Pierreux, Milo Quesada and Boris Karloff. Plot: your basic trilogy of terror where horror icon, Boris Karloff, introduces each one. DJ and I watched the … Continue reading Black Sabbath (1963)
Hellraiser II : Hellbound (1988)
Written by Peter Atkins and Directed by Tony Randel and Starring Ashley Laurence, Doug Bradley, and Clare Higgins Plot: Kirsty and new talkative friend Tiffany are trapped in an institution by uber-weird Dr Chanard who is obsessed with the box and resurrects Julia. Plenty of gore. There is a carnival scene where they could have … Continue reading Hellraiser II : Hellbound (1988)
Hellraiser (1987)
Written and Directed by Clive Barker and Starring Ashley Laurence, Doug Bradley, Andrew Robinson and Clare Higgins Plot : Frank, a man of perverse appetites seeks out a box and gets it for a heavy price and is sent to hell but escapes, later needing to be restored with help from his brothers wife but … Continue reading Hellraiser (1987)
Psycho (1960)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Written by Joseph Stefano (based on a novel by Robert Bloch). Starring Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam, John McIntire and Janet Leigh. Plot: Norman Bates has serious mommy issues that spill out into the world in some fatal ways. The first time you see this movie it is … Continue reading Psycho (1960)
RIP Ted White
Ted White, the actor and stuntman especially popular with horror fans for his unforgettable performance as Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, has died. He was 96 years old.
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
Directed by Roger Corman. Written by Charles Beaumont and R. Wright Campbell. Starring Vincent Price, Hazel Court, Jane Asher, David Weston, Patrick Magee, Nigel Green and Skip Martin. Plot: an evil prince worships Satan and enjoys the high life within his castle walls, while the Red Plague destroys the peasants living outside. This is the … Continue reading The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)
Written by Chris Thomas Devlin Directed by David Blue Garcia Starring Sarah Yarkin, Elsie Fisher, Nell Hudson, Moe Dunford, Jacob Latimore, Jessica Allain, Alice Krige, William Hope, Owen Fouere and Mark Burnham as Leatherface Plot: after several decades, Leatherface returns to terrorize a group of influencers invading his town Here comes the sun Going in … Continue reading Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)
Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013)
Written by Adam Marcus, Debra Sullivan and Kirsten Elms Directed by John Luessenhop Starring Alexandra Daddario, Trey Songz, Tania Raymonde, Shaun Sipos, Keram Malicki-Sanchez, Thom Barry, Paul Rae, Scott Eastwood, Bill Moseley, Marilyn Burns, Gunman Hansen and Dan Yeager as Leather face Plot: a woman inherits a house in Texas from family she never knew … Continue reading Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
Written by Scott Kosar Directed by Marcus Nispel Starring Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Mike Vogel, Eric Balfour, Erica Leerhsen, R. Lee Ermey, David Dorfman, Lauren German and Andrew Bryniarski as Leatherface Plot: Five friends traveling through Texas find themselves hunted by a chainsaw wielding maniac and his murderous family Hungry? This movie opens with a … Continue reading The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)