The “Nature Attacks” genre exploded in the 1970s but to a widely varying quality, from Spielberg’s masterpiece Jaws to such offerings as Kingdom of the Spiders we’ve had quite the spectrum, but as in the latter example the killer insect was clearly dominant – the killer bee almost became its own genre – and today…
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The Fly (1986) – Review
When you think of the term “Body Horror” one filmmaker leaps readily to mind, David Cronenberg. While he’d been dabbling in that arena since his directorial debut with Shivers, which came out way back in 1975, it was in 1986 that he helmed his crowning achievement in this field of horror with his remake of…
Return of the Fly (1959) – Review
With the Return of the Fly, 20th Century Fox had the unenviable task of following a groundbreaking entry in science fiction horror film that had captured pathos and horror in a new way, unfortunately, it was with a sequel that tried and failed to capture the same level of suspense, depth, and innovation that made…
The Fly (1958) – Review
As the 1950s were drawing to a close a science fiction entry would explode on the screen and bring the world one of cinema’s most disturbing creations, in a movie that wasn’t so much about “mad science” as it was “Oh my god, that is so gross” science. That film would be director Kurt Neumann’s…
The Leech Woman (1960) – Review
In an attempt to combine elements of science fiction, adventure and exploitation into a single bizarre and perplexing package – and who wouldn’t want that – Universal Pictures brought to the world one of their more off-beat entries in the form of The Leech Woman, a film that delved into the dark realms of obsession,…