Category: classics

Maximum Overdrive (1986)

Written and directed by Stephen King.  Starring Emilio Estevez, Laura Harrington, Pat Hingle, Yeardley Smith and Frankie Faison. Plot: a mysterious comet turns earth's machines into blood-thirsty killers and a group of survivors are trapped inside a truck stop by a group of homicidal trucks Not even Stephen King likes this movie apparently, but we … Continue reading Maximum Overdrive (1986) →

The Fog (1980)

Directed by John Carpenter.  Written by Carpenter and Debra Hill.  Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Adrienne Barbeau, Tom Atkins, Janet Leigh and Hal Holbrook. Plot: lepers are killed maliciously and 100 years later they come back with the fog to exact revenge So, in 1880, the founding fathers of the town purposely sank a ship with … Continue reading The Fog (1980) →

Carnival of Souls (1962)

Directed by Herk Harvey.  Written by John Clifford.  Starring Candace Hilligoss, Francis Feist, Sidney Berger, Art Ellison and Herk Harvey. Plot: a woman gets into a car accident and starts having visions of a really creepy man It took me and DJ a second viewing before we really really liked this movie.  At first we … Continue reading Carnival of Souls (1962) →

Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981)

Written by J.D. Fiegelson Directed by Frank De Felitta Starring Charles Durning, Lane Smith and Larry Drake Plot: Small town vigilantes get their comeuppance after killing a retarded man accused of harming a little girl. Lets just start with me saying i loved this movie. It's got a hell of a motive and good acting. … Continue reading Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981) →

Extraordinary Tales (2013)

Written and directed by Raul Garcia.  Based on the tales of Edgar Allan Poe.  Narrated by Christopher Lee, Bela Lugosi, Julian Sands and Guillermo del Toro. This movie is split up into 5 stories.  DJ said the whole thing was kind of depressing, but that's kind of who Poe was and this stayed true to … Continue reading Extraordinary Tales (2013) →

Stephen King’s IT (1990)

Directed by Tommy Lee Wallace.  Written by Wallace and Lawrence D. Cohen, based on a novel by Stephen King.  Starring Tim Curry, Harry Anderson, Jonathan Brandis, Dennis Christopher, Seth Green, Olivia Hussey, Annette O'Toole, Emily Perkins, Tim Reid, John Ritter and Richard Thomas. Plot: evil takes the shape of a clown to terrorize the children … Continue reading Stephen King’s IT (1990) →

Freaks (1932)

Directed by Tod Browning.  Written by Willis Goldbeck, Leon Gordon, Al Boasberg, Edgar Allan Woolf, Charles MacCarthur based on Clarence Aaron "Tod" Robins's story "Spurs".  Starring Olga Baclanova, Henry Victor, Harry Earles and Daisy Earles. Plot: a beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of a group of side show performers, but she's really … Continue reading Freaks (1932) →

American Werewolf in London (1981)

Written and directed by John Landis.  Starring David Naughton, Griffin Dunne, Jenny Agutter and Frank Oz. Plot: 2 Americans in London are attacked by a werewolf and one becomes a wolf himself Here's an example of how different DJ and I can be.  He does not recommend this movie, I would own it. So, 2 … Continue reading American Werewolf in London (1981) →

Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

Directed by Ronny Yu.  Written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift.  Starring Robert Englund, Ken Kirzinger, Monica Keena, Kelly Rowland, Katharine Isabelle, Jason Ritter and Christopher Marquette. Plot: Freddy has been forgotten, so he wakes Jason up to help him scare the kids because if they're scared they will remember and Freddy can kill again … Continue reading Freddy vs. Jason (2003) →

Night of the Living Dead (1990)

Directed by Tom Savini.  Screenplay written by George A. Romero, based on his earlier screenplay with John Russo.  Starring Tony Todd, Patricia Tallman, Tom Towles, McKee Anderson, William Butler, Katie Finneran, Bill Moseley and Heather Mazur. Plot: the living dead attack a farmhouse full of people This remake is mostly like the original except that … Continue reading Night of the Living Dead (1990) →