When one thinks of the horror figure of “The Mummy” the image of a shambling figure wrapped in bandages, lurching slowly towards you, is what normally comes to mind – your basic horror monster only easier to escape from – but that wasn’t the case at all back in 1932 when legendary actor Boris Karloff…
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Dracula (1931) – Review
Long before vampires were brooding emo creatures who sparkled and stalked high school girls, Universal Pictures launched what could be considered the first “Cinematic Universe” in their adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic gothic horror tale, Dracula, with the man who had already made a compelling performance in the stage version, Bela Lugosi.
Morbius (2022) – Review
In the early 70s the comic book industry’s self-censorship board, under the guise of the Comics Code Authority, was updated and the ban on stories dealing with vampires was lifted but instead of resurrecting Dracula editor-in-chief Stan Lee wanted a costumed villain and thus Morbius, the Living Vampire, was born, unfortunately, in 2022 this tragic…
Bloody Birthday (1980) – Review
When it comes to slasher films one of the more popular hooks is to attach your carnage around a particular day on the calendar, Halloween, Friday the 13th and My Bloody Valentine to name but a few, yet there are only so many specific dates to choose from – I’m still waiting for a horror…
Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman (2000) – Review
It’s fair to say that a filmmaker who sits down to make a horror film may have the slight hope that his little offering will spawn a franchise like Friday the 13th or, to a lesser extent, even something like The Howling franchise, but the 1997 release of the horror film Jack Frost didn’t quite…