The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

Written by Tobe Hooper and Kim Venues Directed by Tobe Hooper Starring Marilyn Burns, Edwin Neal, Paul A. Partain, Teri McMinn, Allen Danzinger, William Vail and Gunman Hansen Plot: Five friends traveling through Texas fall victim to a family of cannibals Welcome to the family Time for a bit of a divisive classic. Most people … Continue reading The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

Torture Garden (1967)

Directed by Freddie Francis. Written by Robert Bloch (based on his own short stories). Starring Burgess Meredith, Jack Palance, Barbara Ewing, Beverly Adams, John Standing, Maurice Denham, Michael Bryant, Michael Ripper, Ursula Howells and Peter Cushing. Plot: Dr. Diablo (Meredith) takes five customers into a special exhibit to warn them of their "evil" futures. Five … Continue reading Torture Garden (1967)

Jaws (1975)

Written by Carl Gottlieb and Peter Benchley (based on his novel) Directed by Steven Spielberg Starring Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfus, Robert Shaw, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Jeffrey Kramer, Carl Gottlieb, Chris Rebello and Jay Mello Plot : when a killer shark attacks, it's up to a sheriff, a marine biologist and an old sea farer … Continue reading Jaws (1975)

Halloween (2007)

Written and Directed by Rob Zombie Starring Malcolm McDowell, Brad Dourif, Tyler Mane, Daeg Faerch, Sherri Moon Zombie, William Forsythe, Hanna Hall, Scout-Taylor Compton, Danielle Harris, Danny Trejo, Kristina Klebe and Dee Wallace Plot: Michael comes home again in this reimagining of the 1978 classic Another remake of a beloved slasher movie in a long … Continue reading Halloween (2007)

Predator 2 (1990)

Written by brothers Jim and John Thomas Directed by Stephen Hopkins Starring Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Bill Paxton, Ruben Blades, Maria Conchita Alonso, Kevin Peter Hall, Robert Davi, Adam Baldwin, Jsu Garcia and Lilyan Chauvin Plot: the Predator comes to LA and a police officer tries to hunt him down during a crime wave This … Continue reading Predator 2 (1990)

Predator (1987)

Directed by John McTiernan. Written by Jim and John Thomas. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Bill Duke, Jesse Ventura, Elpidia Carrillo and Kevin Peter Hall as The Predator. Plot: a team of commandos in Central America find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial. This classic film starts with a spaceship dropping something on Earth. Meanwhile, a … Continue reading Predator (1987)

8 Scary Films That Just Aren’t That Scary

DEEP RED (1975) We'll start with an unpopular opinion - we can't stand this movie. It's about a psychic, who isn't really all that psychic, who sees a murderer in an audience full of people and calls him out. Smart! Especially since she doesn't know exactly who it is, she just felt something or whatever. … Continue reading 8 Scary Films That Just Aren’t That Scary

Dracula (1931)

Directed by Tod Browning. Written by Garrett Fort. Starring Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Helen Chandler, Dwight Frye and Edward Van Sloan. Plot: vampires are real and one such vampire travels to England to seduce a young man's fiancee. We all pretty much know the story of Dracula. He was the biggest and baddest of his … Continue reading Dracula (1931)

Ghost Story (1981)

Written by Lawrence D. Cohen (screenplay writer of both Carrie movies and IT) , Peter Straub (novel) Directed by John Irvin Starring: Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Alice Krige and Craig Wasson Plot: Four elderly men who share scary stories have a scary secret all their own and now it's coming back to … Continue reading Ghost Story (1981)