In today’s climate, a scientist trying to reduce humanity’s impact on the environment would most likely be considered noble character, if not a downright heroic, but in the 1940s Paramount Pictures took what could have been an altruistic premise and shifted it into the “mad scientist” genre. The result was a little classic called Dr….
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The Exorcist III (1990) – Review
There aren’t many sequels out there that completely ignore the events of the previous chapter but John Boorman’s Exorcist II: The Heretic was so bonkers that William Peter Blatty, author of the original book, took it upon himself to helm the third instalment, which he adapted from his book Legion, and proceeded to ignore the…
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) – Review
If the idea of seeing the great James Earl Jones in a locust costume sounds appealing then have I got a film for you. As everyone knows, sequels are fairly dodgy propositions as the failures greatly outnumber the success, for every Godfather Part II we have dozens of films like Speed 2 and Highlander II:…
The Exorcist (1973) – Review
Horror stories can take place in a variety of places, from an isolated cabin in the woods to a Gothic manor full of dark hallways and mystery, but one of the scariest locations in cinema history is that of a 12-year-old girl’s bedroom. Based on William Peter Blatty’s novel of the same name, director William…
Steel and Lace (1991) – Review
Revenge movies have been a staple of horror films since almost the beginning of the genre itself, one could even say James Whale’s Bride of Frankenstein had an element of revenge to its story, and today we will be looking at another type of “Frankenstein Monster” revenge tale, and this one that takes the premise…