In 1981 fur would literally fly as we were treated to a pair of werewolf movies taking the genre in two distinct directions; with Joe Dante’s The Howling turning the wolf-man tale into a subtle satire of the self-help movement of the 70s, while in An American Werewolf in London, John Landis managed to be…
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I Walked with a Zombie (1943) – Review
The type of zombies found in modern media are a far cry from their early cinematic depictions as you will find no brains being eaten in these early outings and it was more supernatural affliction rather than viral. Thus films like 1932’s White Zombie, which dealt with the voodoo aspect of the affliction, and so…
Suspiria (1977) – Review
When one looks over the horror genre it’s impossible to ignore the influence that the Italian Giallo subgenre had on the North American film industry, good or bad, because even though those films were similar to American slasher films in the area of violence and exploitation they were often more lush and colourful than what…
Winchester (2018) – Review
The 2018 horror film Winchester, written and directed by the Spierig Brothers, was not about the Supernatural adventures of Sam and Dean Winchester — much as we wish it was — but was in fact based on the history of the Winchester mansion, also known as The Mystery House or The House That Ghosts Built,…
ScoobyNatural (2018) – Review
When Sam and Dean are not saving the world from an oncoming apocalypse or bickering over keeping secrets from each other, they occasionally get to have a mystery that is just pure fun, with no dire consequences looming in the wings. The episode titled ScoobyNatural is a great example of the showrunners knowing exactly what…