Tag: Homage

American Horror Story – Apocalypse, Episode 6: “Return to Murder House”

On By C.H. NewellIn American Horror Story, Emma Roberts, Evan Peters, FX, Jessica Lange, Murder House, Sarah Paulson, Taissa FarmigaLeave a comment

Madison and Chablis go to Murder House looking for answers about Michael Langdon

Meta-Horror in BEHIND THE MASK: THE RISE OF LESLIE VERNON

On By C.H. NewellIn Angela Goethals, Comedy, Film, Horror, Mockumentary, Nathan Baesel, Robert Englund, Scott Wilson, Slasher Horror, Thriller2 Comments

One of the best intertextual horror films out there: a deconstructionist look at the slasher sub-genre.

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.

House of 1000 Corpses: Homage and Throwbacks to the 1970s

On By C.H. NewellIn Chris Hardwick, Film, Horror, House of 1000 Corpses, Rob Zombie, Sheri Moon Zombie, Sid HaigLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V82hFRJcrj0 House of 1000 Corpses. 2003. Directed & Written Rob Zombie. Starring Sid Haig, William Bassett, Karen Black, Erin Daniels, Joe Dobbs III, Dennis Fimple, Gregg Gibbs, Walton Goggins, Chris Hardwick, Jennifer Jstyn, Irwin Keyes, Matthew McGrory, Jake McKinnon, Sheri Moon Zombie, Bill Moseley, Robert Allen Mukes, Walter Phelan, Tom Towles, Harrison Young, & Rainn …

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Scream Queens – Season 1, Episode 5: “Pumpkin Patch”

On By C.H. NewellIn Brad Falchuk, FOX, Horror Series, Ryan Murphy, Scream Queens, Season 1, TV SeriesLeave a comment

FOX's Scream Queens Season 1, Episode 5: "Pumpkin Patch" Directed & Written by Brad Falchuk * For a review of the previous episode, "Haunted House" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "Seven Minutes in Hell" - click here The fifth episode of Scream Queens kicks off with Chanel Oberlin (Emma Roberts) and the …

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Scream Queens – Season 1, Episode 2: “Hell Week”

On By C.H. NewellIn Brad Falchuk, FOX, Homage, Horror Series, Ian Brennan, Jamie Lee Curtis, Review, Ryan Murphy, Scream Queens, Season 1, TV SeriesLeave a comment

FOX's Scream Queens Season 1, Episode 2: "Hell Week" Directed by Brad Falchuk Written by Ian Brennan/Brad Falchuk/Ryan Murphy * For a review of the previous episode, "Pilot" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "Chainsaw" - click here The "Pilot" ended with the Red Devil - masked and mysterious - running over …

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Scream Queens – Season 1, Episode 1: “Pilot”

On By C.H. NewellIn Brad Falchuk, Comedy, FOX, Horror, Horror Series, Ian Brennan, Ryan Murphy, Scream Queens, Season 1, TV SeriesLeave a comment

FOX's Scream Queens Season 1, Episode 1: "Pilot" Directed by Ryan Murphy Written by Ian Brennan (Cooties)/Brad Falchuk/Ryan Murphy * For a review of the next episode, "Hell Week" - click here Just to start, I loved Ian Brennan's writing and acting in Cooties, as well as the fact I'm a huge fan of the Brad Falchuck-Ryan …

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Carpenter, Cults, & Cruel Hauntings in Last Shift

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Anthony DiBlasi, Horror Movies, Review, ThrillerLeave a comment

Last Shift. 2015. Directed by Anthony DiBlasi. Screenplay by Anthony DiBlasi & Scott Poiley. Starring Juliana Harkavy, Joshua Mikel, J. LaRose, Natalie Victoria, Sarah Sculco, Kathryn Kilger, and Mary Lankford Poiley. Skyra Entertainment. Rated R. 90 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★★1/2 Marketing has dubbed Last Shift as a cross between Satanic style horror and John Carpenter's amazingly tense/low …

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