Mario Bava’s Black Sunday isn’t just a horror film; it’s a gothic nightmare painted in the stark contrasts of light and shadow. With witches, vampires, bronze death masks, and Barbara Steele’s unforgettable stare, it’s the kind of movie that crawls under your skin and lingers. Part fairy tale, part fever dream, this was the film…
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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…
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018) – Season One Review
A plucky heroine standing against supernatural forces is nothing new to television – Joss Whedon spent seven seasons exploring that with Buffy the Vampire Slayer – and now Netflix throws its hat in the ring with their adaptation of the comic book series that takes the sweet natured character of Sabrina, first introduced in Archie…
Warlock (1989) – Review
“He comes from the past to destroy the future.” This was the tagline for Steve Miner’s supernatural thriller Warlock and it owes a little to James Cameron’s The Terminator as it also has a hero chasing the villain through time and landing in modern-day California. The difference here being magic instead of science.
Seventh Son (2014) – Review
The Seventh Son is the byproduct of the success of the Harry Potter films and the Lord of the Rings trilogy, as studios scrambled to find a new successful franchise, and how does one go about making a new fantasy film franchise?