If horror films have taught us one thing, it’s that going on the road is almost a sure way to get yourself killed, which got me thinking, when it comes to the movies, “What are the worst places for a vacationer to visit?”
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Classic Horror Films of the 1950s
The 1950s was a transformative decade for the horror genre, marked by a unique blend of post-war anxieties, scientific curiosity and cinematic innovation, with films of this era reflecting the societal fears of nuclear annihilation, alien invasion and the rapid advancement of technology.
The Fly and Science Fiction Horror (1958 – 1989)
The history of The Fly in film is a fascinating journey of horror, science fiction, and transformation, while spanning decades of cinematic innovation. Originating from a short story by George Langelaan, The Fly has morphed into a cultural icon through its various iterations on the big screen. Versions of this story have often reflected the…
The Airport Franchise (1970 -1979) Four Classic Disaster Movies
It was in the 1970s that we saw the true beginning of the disaster movie genre because while films of catastrophic destruction had been around since almost the beginning of the medium itself it was during this period that the genre literally exploded, where Irwin Allen became known as the “Master of Disaster” but it…
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990-1993) – Review
In 1984, comic book authors Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird took their love of the superhero genre and gave it a nice, humorous spin on things, borrowing liberally from Daredevil and the Uncanny X-Men while adding the comic tradition of utilizing anthropomorphic animals such as Howard the Duck to provide a nice element of parody….