Category: Film

EYES WITHOUT A FACE & The Modern Gothic

On By C.H. NewellIn 1960, Alida Valli, Drama, Film, French Film, Georges Franju, Horror, Jean Redon, Juliette Mayniel, Pierre BrasseurLeave a comment

Beautiful, haunting, modern Gothic horror. It's called a classic for a reason.

LIVID: A House of Tricks & Gruesome Treats

On By C.H. NewellIn Beatrice Dalle, Catherine Jacob, Chloé Coulloud, Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Film, Horror, Julien MauryLeave a comment

Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury give us another terrifying vision of horror, this time in a dark fantasy like some forgotten fairy tale.

Make America Kill Again in THE PURGE: ELECTION YEAR

On By C.H. NewellIn Action, Blumhouse Productions, Edwin Hodge, Elizabeth Mitchell, Film, Frank Grillo, Horror, James DeMonaco, Mykelti Williamson, ThrillerLeave a comment

Like a playbook version of Donald Trump's MAGA plan. Complete with Russian murder tourists. Prescient much?

A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2: FREDDY’S REVENGE; Or, A Nightmare of Repressed Sexuality

On By C.H. NewellIn Clu Gulager, Film, Hope Lange, Horror, Kim Myers, Mark Patton, Robert Englund, Robert RuslerLeave a comment

A horror ahead of its time, this sequel to Wes Craven's groundbreaking film explores sexual orientation in a nightmarish way.

Take a Baaad Trip, Man: 1986’s HOUSE Brings the Horror of Vietnam Back Home

On By C.H. NewellIn Comedy, Ethan Wiley, Fantasy, Film, Fred Dekker, George Wendt, Horror, Rated R, Richard Moll, Sean Cunningham, Steve Miner, Vietnam War, William KattLeave a comment

The first horror movie I ever remember seeing, and what a trip it took me on.

NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE: Dark, Elegant Sadness

On By C.H. NewellIn 1979, Bruno Ganz, Drama, Fantasy, Film, Horror, Isabelle Adjani, Klaus Kinski, Popol Vuh, Werner HerzogLeave a comment

Herzog, and Kinski, and Bram Stoker; oh, my!

DAHMER: The Eerie Psychological Biopic

On By C.H. NewellIn 2002, Artel Great, Biography, Bruce Davison, Crime, David Jacobson, Drama, Film, Horror, Jeffrey Dahmer, Jeremy Renner, Serial Killers, ThrillerLeave a comment

Jeremy Renner brings to life one of the most heinous murderers of the modern era in this horrific biopic.

EXHIBIT A Offers Emotionally Superior Found Footage in a Sea of Mediocrity

On By C.H. NewellIn 2007, Angela Forrest, Bradley Cole, Brittany Ashworth, Crime, Dom Rotheroe, Drama, Film, Found Footage, Thriller, UK Film CouncilLeave a comment

An impressive found footage film that strikes at the heart of the everyday family.