In 2010, Universal aimed to resurrect a classic monster with modern visual effects and a star-studded cast, not to mention having legendary make-up artist Rick Baker on hand, but the result was a moody, occasionally stunning film that struggled under the weight of its ambition. Let’s journey back in time and enter the foggy moors…
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Ginger Snaps (2000) – Review
Oh, Ginger Snaps—the gory, grisly, gloriously goth answer to everyone who thought high school couldn’t get worse than a bad hair day. This isn’t your typical coming-of-age horror flick; it’s a film that says, “Hey, adolescence is already terrifying, so let’s just throw in some werewolves to make it interesting!” And it’s also a Canadian-made…
Reptilicus (1961) – Review
Oh, Reptilicus, where do we even begin? Imagine if someone took a Godzilla movie, stripped away any semblance of quality, and then sprinkled it with just enough 1960s charm to make it hilariously bad. This is the movie that dares to ask the question, “What if a giant rubber dragon, fresh from a 50% off…
The Maze (1953) – Review
The 1950s 3D craze produced some very fun offerings, Vincent Price’s House of Wax being one of the best entries, but one that is often overlooked came out the same year as that Price classic, William Cameron Menzies’ The Maze.
The Crawling Eye (1958) – Review
A series of murders in a remote location is standard fill for an Agatha Christie mystery but with 1958’s The Crawling Eye cinema-goers were treated to a mystery with a bit of a twist, one that would see a group of heroes facing off against a truly terrifying killer.