There are horror films that creep up on you, and then there are horror films that stare you dead in the face through the viewfinder of a camera. Michael Powell’s Peeping Tom is one of the latter: a film so unnerving, so ahead of its time, that it destroyed Powell’s career, and only later was…
Tag: Serial Killer
Blood and Black Lace (1964) – Review
Mario Bava’s Blood and Black Lace is a candy-coated nightmare, part fashion show, part slaughterhouse, and all style. This 1964 proto-giallo didn’t just invent the rules of the slasher film; it strutted down the catwalk and made murder fashionable. If Psycho turned the shower into a crime scene, Bava turned haute couture into a killing…
Black Sabbath (1963) – Review
Few horror anthologies achieve the hypnotic mix of atmosphere, terror, and pulp like Mario Bava’s Black Sabbath. A triptych of tales ranging from modern urban paranoia to folkloric dread to ghostly terror, this film is a gothic playground where shadows and colour collide. Anchored by the legendary Boris Karloff, this film remains one of the…
House of Horrors (1946) – Reviews
During the 1940s, Universal Pictures decided to launch a new series of low-budget films featuring actor Rondo Hatton as “The Creeper,” and the best of those films would be House of Horrors. Produced by Ben Pivar and directed by Jean Yarbrough, this film starred the original “Monster Without Make-up” as The Creeper!
Velma Season: 2 (2024) – Review
With all the streaming services that currently flood the market getting a second season is almost a miracle, especially with ratings and popularity harder to track, but in 2023 HBO Max released their adult-aimed Velma and it was critically reviled and panned by almost everyone, especially Scooby-Doo fans, yet it somehow got a second season,…