Working for RKO, producer Val Lewton brought to screen some startling moments of cinematic horror with such offerings as Cat People and I Walked with a Zombie to his credit, but in the case of The Body Snatcher, he and director Robert Wise were given the keys to the horror kingdom with Boris Karloff in…
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Velma Season: 2 (2024) – Review
With all the streaming services that currently flood the market getting a second season is almost a miracle, especially with ratings and popularity harder to track, but in 2023 HBO Max released their adult-aimed Velma and it was critically reviled and panned by almost everyone, especially Scooby-Doo fans, yet it somehow got a second season,…
Cellar Dweller (1988) – Review
While Charles Band was notorious for churning out low-budget horror flicks, with varying levels of success, he was like Roger Corman in that he tended to give those loyal to him a shot at exploring different careers. This led to him giving special make-up effects artist John Carl Buechler a chance to direct a film…
The Dungeonmaster (1984) – Review
What would you get if you mixed Disney’s science fiction classic Tron with a Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game but then hired seven directors to put it all together? The answer to that would be The Dungeonmaster a film by the legendary B-movie director Charles Band and is an entry either destined for greatness or…
Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp (2024) – Review
In 2017 Universal released its first live-action Woody Woodpecker movie to a less than stellar reception, garnering a 13% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes, but because it finished second in the Brazilian box office – where Woody Woodpecker is insanely popular for reason – we are punished with this sequel.