The Engines of Sacrifice – Book Review
About a month ago I attended a mass signing of horror writers to kick off the 2011 Bram Stoker Awards. Needless to say, I was excited. Many of my favorite horror writers were in attendance. The turnout was nothing great, however, upon going to the event, I read the...
Battle: Los Angeles
With the year 2012 looming over us and false prophets claiming the end of the world is coming any day now, many of us fail to recognize the possible invasion of an alien species as a world ending experience. Hollywood sure thinks it is a possibility and has done so...
Clickers Clickers 2: The New Wave – Book Review
Years ago, when I first started discovering mid-list horror writers and their work, there was a book that always interested me, written by J.F. Gonzalez and Mark Williams, entitled Clickers. I really didn’t know much about the book other than it was about an invasion...
Battlefield Baseball (Jigoku kôshien)
"Battlefield Baseball" is a DVD that I received in the mail, I had never heard of the film before then, so I was curious to see what the film was about. The film stars Tak Sakaguchi, of "Versus" fame as a baseball player named Jubeh, who killed his father, by throwing...
Batman Begins
I never really liked the old Batman films. I wasn’t thrilled by Tim Burton’s offerings, “Batman” or “Batman Returns”; and I damn sure didn’t like what Joel Schumacher did to the franchise with “Batman Forever” and “Batman and Robin.” I have, however, always been a big...
The Bat
The third cinematic adaptation of Avery Hopwood and Mary Roberts Rinehart’s stage play, more a murder mystery than a horror film, The Bat is a bombardment of Agatha Christie red herrings (not Hitchcock, mind you) which becomes unnecessary convoluted in hopes of...
Basketcase
I have a confession to make; this is my first time seeing Basketcase. I thought I saw this film as a kid, but as it turns out I saw the second film. I vaguely remember it. I believe I saw the sequel sometime in the early ninties. Anyway, my lose. Basketcase is one of...
Baseline Killer
I have always prided myself on being that guy who reviews in the positive light of things. Sure I've ripped into a few movies pretty badly before, but nothing is about to compare to what I have to say about this movie; if that's what you want to call it. Listen I...
Barricade
Barricade is a horror film that from the get go has largely been promoted on the web. When I first caught wind of the film it was on myspace and the artwork and trailer sucked me right in. The film has some good talent in it, including the wonderful and talented Raine...
Baron of Blood (Gli Orrori del castello di Norimberga)
In respect to his early 1970’s canon, Baron Blood is one of the more enjoyable ventures in Mario Bava’s canon. Though largely an homage to the Golden Age of Hollywood’s Monster Era, the work nevertheless retains enough integrity, largely due to the director’s...
Bad Taste
Peter Jackson’s first feature-length film, shot over a four year period, hints at the hyperactive creativity that would later win him an Oscar. However, Bad Taste is far from being as well crafted as his later horror efforts but nonetheless retains its oftentimes...
Bad Reputation
I started tonight watching what is probably the worst Hollywood produced film ever, No it's not this film, but it was a film called Epic Movie. (Dumbest film ever made). Anyway after putting the wife and baby to bed, I crept on down to my office and found the envelop...
Killer Double Feature: Bad Dreams & Visiting Hours
Shout Factory has a series of DVD titles that feature two films on one disc. Many are action double features or Roger Corman Double, Triple or Quadruple features. This disc is titled Killer Double Feature. It contains two movies: Bad Dream and Visiting Hours. Bad...
Bad Biology
A welcome return to 42nd Street-style exploitation territory for director Frank Henenlotter, who hasn’t made a movie since the disappointingly humdrum BASKET CASE 3 back in 1992. This Herschell Gordon Lewis-inspired filmmaker has always relished warped sexual behavior...
Pain – Book Review
If I have said it once, I’ve said it a million times. Just like the vampire stories, zombie stories have become a dime a dozen. There are a ton of them out there. Some are bad; some are just alright or good, while the very few stories shine. I’ve read my fair share of...