When one thinks of a man putting on a strange mask, one that turns him into a dangerous Mr. Hyde like character, most will immediately think of the Jim Carrey movie or the comic it was based on, but Canadian director Julian Roffman was there first with his 1961 movie also called The Mask.
Tag: horror
Donovan’s Brain (1953) – Review
The mad scientist is truly one of the most beloved tropes of early science fiction stories, and I particular love the whole “brain in a jar” subgenre. Now the story that really started all this was the novel Donavan’s Brain by Curt Siodmak, who also wrote the screenplay for the 1941 Lon Chaney The Wolf…
The Last Witch Hunter (2015) – Review
It’s no secret that Vin Diesel is a fan of the role playing game Dungeons and Dragons, which is seriously cool, so it’s no surprise to learn that Mister Diesel would produce a movie based on one of his D&D characters, and to be fair what gamer wouldn’t love to see one of his D&D…
He Never Died (2015) – Review
There are not too many films that have a cannibal as a protagonist, and this is just one thing that sets writer/director Jason Krawczyk’s He Never Died apart from other horror films, actually, calling this a horror film is way too limiting as it’s also a dark comedy, a crime thriller and even a little…
Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2014) – Review
“This morning I shot my wife and child with a nail gun.” This line is from the film’s main protagonist and pretty much sets the tone for brothers Kiah and Tristan Roache-Turner’s Australian zombie movie Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead. It is a dark film but with a deeply twisted sense of humor, which is…