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…
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.