Category: Serial Killer

One of the Most Underrated Horror Sequels: Psycho II

On By C.H. NewellIn 1983, Anthony Perkins, Bates Motel, Blogs, Blood, Cinematography, Film, Frank Loggia, Horror, Meg Tilly, Movies, Mystery, Norman Bates, Psycho III, Psychological horror, Reviews, Serial Killer, Slasher Film, Thriller, Universal Pictures, Vera MilesLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VC3qCUMV5c Psycho II. 1983.  Dir. Richard Franklin. Screenplay by Tom Holland. Starring Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, Meg Tilly, Robert Loggia, Dennis Franz, and Hugh Gilin. Universal Pictures. Rated 18+. 113 minutes. Horror/Mystery/Thriller ★★★★ For my review of the 1960 classic Psycho on Blu ray, click here.  For the sequel to this film, Psycho III, click here. …

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William Friedkin’s Cruising: Serial Murder on the Margins

On By C.H. NewellIn 1980, Blogs, Cinematography, Crime, Cruising, Directors, Drama, DVD, Film, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Gay Bar, Joe Spinell, Movies, Mystery, Reviews, S&M, Serial Killer, Thriller, William FriedkinLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpJ5K8Vt5V8 Cruising. 1980. Directed & Written by William Friedkin; adapted from the novel by Gerald Walker. Starring Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, Richard Cox, Don Scardino, and Joe Spinell. Warner Brothers. Rated R. 102 minutes. Crime/Drama/Mystery ★★★★★ (Film) ★★★1/2 (DVD release) Cruising came about for William Friedkin in a number of ways: through his own observations …

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Find Pure Terror on THE POUGHKEEPSIE TAPES

On By C.H. NewellIn 2007, Blogs, Cinematography, Directors, FBI, Film, Filmmakers, Found Footage, Horror, John E Douglas, John Erick Dowdle, Movies, Mystery, Plague Doctor, Reviews, Serial Killer, The Poughkeepsie Tapes, ThrillerLeave a comment

Found footage isn't always as unsettling as it hopes to be, but this one strikes at the heart of fear in such visceral ways it's hard to imagine until you've seen it.