A Nightmare was an innovative silent film made in 1896 by Georges Méliès. Yes, I am once again giving readers the silent treatment!
Author: Wade Wainio
Body Bags [1993]: If These Bags Could Talk
Body Bags is an interesting anthology horror film, though it seems like it could have been more. Let’s look at its strengths (and few weaknesses)!
Zombie Apocalypse: A What-to-Wear Guide
Zombies have become a mainstay of pop culture, and I’ve written about their widespread appeal recently. Still, there’s another topic I am interested in: What one should wear in the event of a zombie apocalypse!
‘Terror at Baxter U’: Why Didn’t I Hate This Film?
Jeff Burton’s Terror at Baxter U immediately has plenty of strikes against it. For starters, that title’s pretty clunky, isn’t it?
Portret (1915): Fragment of an Old, Russian Horror Film
As someone interested in older horror films, it was natural to check out Portret, by Wladyslaw Starewicz, made in 1915 and based on a story by Nikolai Gogol
Thomas Edison’s Horror Legacy: Frankenstein, a Decapitated Queen and a Fried Elephant
Did you know Thomas Edison, the inventor, was also a pioneer in horror and shock cinema? Well, he kind of was…or at least took credit for stuff.
Thomas S. Alderman’s ‘The Severed Arm’ is Food for Thought
Thomas S. Alderman’s The Severed Arm is a relatively unnoticed ’70s horror film about revenge and severed limbs. It’s a fairly smart movie, too!
A Bay of Blood, Carnage, Twitch of the Death Nerve, etc.
It’s often called “A Bay of Blood,” but whatever you wish to call Mario Bava’s 1971 slasher, just remember: A slasher by any other name would be as bloody!
Worth a Watch: Charles Lamont’s ‘Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy’
Abbott and Costello stumble and bumble their way into Egypt, getting wrapped up in an ancient mummy adventure/caper. Fun times!
Night of the Demons (1988): These Evil Spirits Know How to Party!
Kevin S. Tenney’s Night of the Demons would be considered “Not okay” by modern social standards. It’s not because, at one point, an old man is shown carrying apples and razor blades…