A masked killer stalking a small group of survivors – as they run through the halls of what appears to be an abandoned ghost ship – may sound like elements to your standard slasher flick – which to be fair it does – but you are in for a big surprise when you sit down…
Tag: mystery
The Oakdale Affair: Edgar Rice Burroughs – Book Review
Originally under the working title Bridge and the Oskaloosa Kid this book is one of the few contemporary thrillers by Burroughs, a partial sequel to the much loved The Mucker, and was published in Blue Book Magazine in March of 1918.
The Hateful Eight (2015) – Review
“It was Tarantino, in the cabin, with the revolver.” In what is basically a western whodunit Quentin Tarantino collects a group of rather unpleasant characters, plops them in an Agatha Christie And Then There Were None plot line, adds expletives and gore, then stirs occasionally.
Crimson Peak (2015) – Review
If a Mario Bava movie married a Dario Argento film and then shacked up in Hammer Studios the result would have most likely looked a lot like Crimson Peak.
Self/Less (2015) – Review
What would you do to get a second chance at life? Questions concerning mortality and morality have been fodder for countless science fiction books and movies. This movie itself is a remake of the 1966 John Frankenheimer film Seconds, which in turn was based on the book by David Ely, but today’s outing would rather…