Some movies slip through the cracks of horror history—not quite cult classics, not quite forgotten relics, but instead hovering in that strange purgatory where genre fans know of them without necessarily having seen them. The Hearse, directed by George Bowers, is exactly that sort of film.
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The Haunting (1999) – Review
In 1963 Robert Wise helmed an adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House, which was a wonderfully executed psychological thriller with subtle horror aspects, flash forward to 1999 when Jan de Bont, the director of Twister, helmed a new take on the novel, one that didn’t bother with pesky little things like subtlety.
Disney’s Tower of Terror (1997) – Review
When you think about it, turning a theme park attraction into a motion picture is a pretty strange idea, as most rides only last a few minutes it would seem hard to stretch that into a feature film, but back in 2003 Disney took one of their most popular rides and turned it into the…
The Ghost Breakers (1940) – Review
With the success of 1939’s The Cat and the Canary, Paramount Pictures were quick to re-team Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard for another go and what better way to ensure success than star them in another horror-comedy, one with both a spooky local and nefarious villains for our leads to run from.
13 Ghosts (1960) – Review
When it comes to filmmakers William Castle will never be regarded as one of the best because even though his producing credits include the classic horror film Rosemary’s Baby he’s mostly known for low budgeted B-movies that relied on a variety of goofy gimmicks, such as “Emergo” a skeleton on wires that floated over the…