Category: classics

Them! (1954)

Written by Ted Sherdeman, Russel Hughes and George Worthing Yates Directed by Gordon Douglas Starring Edmund Gwenn, James Whitmore and Leonard Nimoy Plot : Early atomic testing mutates ants into giant man-eating monsters. For this movie i took into account that it was 1954 near the height of nuclear paranoia but this movie doesn't actually … Continue reading Them! (1954) →

RIP George Romero

Occasionally you have to write the sad stuff and this is beyond sad.  The man was a legend.  He propelled my love of horror and of writing.  We were lucky enough to get to meet him.  I personally got to hold his hand while he inspected a tattoo I had just gotten on my wrist. … Continue reading RIP George Romero →

Squirm (1976)

Written and directed by Jeff Lieberman.  Starring Don Scardino, Patricia Pearcy and R.A. Dow. Plot: a storm causes power lines to fall, drawing millions of man eating worms out of the ground Let me start by telling you a little tidbit about myself that is completely strange: I have vermiphobia.  Vermiphobia is the fear of … Continue reading Squirm (1976) →

I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

Directed by Jim Gillespie.  Screenplay by Kevin Williamson, based on a novel by Lois Duncan.  Starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Johnny Galecki, Anne Heche, Muse Watson and Bridgitte Wilson. Plot: 4 teens hit a fisherman with their car and instead of calling the cops to explain, they dispose … Continue reading I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) →

Final Destination (2000)

Directed by James Wong.  Written by Wong, Glen Morgan and Jeffrey Reddick.  Starring Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith, Seann William Scott, Tony Todd, Amanda Detmer and Brendan Fehr. Plot: after a group of students and their teacher avoid dying in a plane crash, Death starts to hunt them down one by one The Final … Continue reading Final Destination (2000) →

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)

Directed by John Harrison. Plot: a young Matthew Lawrence tells a witch (Deborah Harry), 3 horror tales to keep himself from being eaten Let's do this one story at a time, shall we.... "LOT 249"  - written by Michael McDowell, based on a short story by Arthur Conan Doyle In this story, Steve Buscemi uses … Continue reading Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) →

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

Directed by Philip Kaufman.  Written by W. P. Richter based (loosely) on the Jack Finney novel.  Starring Brooke Adams, Veronica Cartwright, Jeff Goldblum, Leonard Nimoy and Donald Sutherland. Plot: a group of people discover the human race is being replaced by emotionless doppelgangers This body snatcher movie is critically acclaimed and we can totally see … Continue reading Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) →

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

Directed by Don Siegel.  Written by Daniel Mainwaring, based on the novel by Jack Finney. Starring Kevin McCarthy and Carolyn Jones. Plot: A doctor learns that his small town is being taken over by pod people If you want to write reviews for one Invasion, I believe you should watch ALL invasion movies.  So, that's … Continue reading Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) →

Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)

Directed by Charles E. Sellier Jr.  Written by Paul Caimi and Michael Hickey.  Starring Robert Brian Wilson and Linnea Quigley. Plot: Billy's parents are killed by a man in a Santa suit Billy grows up afraid of them, but then he becomes one sort of accidentally and starts killing everyone So, in 1971, little Billy … Continue reading Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) →