Tag: urban legend

Tales of Halloween (2015)

This anthology isn't the best Halloween movie ever, but some of the stories are too good to miss out on this season.  So, let me tell you which ones you just have to see. SWEET TOOTH Written and directed by Dave Parker, this terrifying tale is about an urban legend known as "Sweet Tooth".  Sweet … Continue reading Tales of Halloween (2015) →

Urban Legend (1998)

Directed by Jamie Blanks.  Written by Silvio Horta.  Starring Alicia Witt, Jared Leto, Rebecca Gayheart, Joshua Jackson, Tara Reid, Michael Rosenbaum, Loretta Devine, Robert Englund, Brad Dourif and Danielle Harris. Plot: someone is killing people at a college in the ways of old Urban Legends. The opening scene is violent and wonderful.  It's the urban … Continue reading Urban Legend (1998) →

When A Stranger Calls (2006)

Directed by Simon West.  Written by Jake Wade Wall.  Starring Camilla Belle, Katie Cassidy, Clark Gregg, Brian Geraghty, Tessa Thompson and the voice of Lance Henriksen. Plot: a babysitter is stalked by a lunatic. While this remake is not as good as the original, we still really liked it and actually do own it, so … Continue reading When A Stranger Calls (2006) →

When A Stranger Calls Back (1993)

Written and directed by Fred Walton.  Starring Carol Kane, Charles Durning and Jill Schoelen, Kevin McNulty and Gene Lythgow. Plot: Jill (Kane) is back and this time she's helping another babysitter, Julia (Schoelen) who is being stalked. If you haven't seen the first one, don't watch this one till you do.  And don't read the … Continue reading When A Stranger Calls Back (1993) →

When A Stranger Calls (1979)

Directed by Fred Walton.  Written by Walton and Steve Feke.  Starring Carol Kane, Charles Durning, Colleen Dewhurst, Tony Beckley and Carmen Argenziano. Plot: it's the classic urban legend about the babysitter and the man upstairs. If you don't know this story, find this movie and watch it immediately.  We don't know where you've been, but … Continue reading When A Stranger Calls (1979) →