![[31 Days Of Horror ’19] Mini Reviews: The Last Broadcast (1998) and I Am Not A Serial Killer (2006)](https://supermarcey.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/day-19-film.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[31 Days Of Horror ’19] Mini Reviews: The Last Broadcast (1998) and I Am Not A Serial Killer (2006)")
Mini Review Day 18: The Last Broadcast (1998) Let’s get this out of the way first, The Last Broadcast (1998) and The Blair Witch Project (1999) have a few minor similarities but they are vastly different films, solely having in common the use of woods and some found footage. The Last Broadcast isn’t exactly a … Continue reading
![[31 Days Of Horror ’19] Review: The Bad Seed (1956)](https://supermarcey.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/day-17-film.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[31 Days Of Horror ’19] Review: The Bad Seed (1956)")
Review Day 17: The Bad Seed (1956) Stage plays turned into films can be hit and miss, what works for the stage may not entirely translate well to the screen. The Bad Seed (1956) however manages to work, it feels like a stage play with most of the film taking place in the same setting. … Continue reading
![[31 Days Of Horror ’19] Mini Reviews: Burnt Offerings (1976) and Black Sheep (2006)](https://supermarcey.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/day-15-film.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[31 Days Of Horror ’19] Mini Reviews: Burnt Offerings (1976) and Black Sheep (2006)")
Mini Review Day 15: Burnt Offerings (1976) Haunted house films are a main stay within the horror genre, some work and others don’t. If there isn’t the right atmosphere and story, the film can fall flat. There are some truly great haunting films, unfortunately Burnt Offerings (1976) isn’t one of them, but it does try … Continue reading
![[31 Days Of Horror ’19] Mini Reviews: The Final Girls (2015) and The Company Of Wolves (1984)](https://supermarcey.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/day-14-film-1.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[31 Days Of Horror ’19] Mini Reviews: The Final Girls (2015) and The Company Of Wolves (1984)")
Mini Review Day 13: The Final Girls (2015) Who doesn’t enjoy a good 80’s slasher film? There are many out there and quite a few that involve or take place at a Summer Camp, perhaps the most well known is the Friday The 13th franchise. The killer chases the teens at the camp and kills … Continue reading
![[31 Days Of Horror ’19] Mini Reviews: The Addiction (1995) and Pontypool (2008)](https://supermarcey.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/day-11-film.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[31 Days Of Horror ’19] Mini Reviews: The Addiction (1995) and Pontypool (2008)")
Mini Review Day 11: The Addiction (1995) Abel Ferrara is an interesting film maker, no two of his films are alike and stand out in their own way. From Driller Killer (1979) to Bad Lieutenant (1992) his filmography is vast and offers something for all sorts of audiences. The Addiction (1995) is a unique take … Continue reading
![[31 Days Of Horror ’19] Mini Reviews: The Midnight Meat Train (2008) and Crimson Peak (2015)](https://supermarcey.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/day-10-film.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[31 Days Of Horror ’19] Mini Reviews: The Midnight Meat Train (2008) and Crimson Peak (2015)")
Mini Review Day 09: The Midnight Meat Train (2008) It is kind of bizarre to think that The Midnight Meat Train (2008) was originally going to be a sequel to Candyman (1992), both were based on Clive Baker works but fairly different. There is a strange beauty that lies within the works of Clive Baker, … Continue reading
![[31 Days Of Horror ’19] Mini Reviews: Altered States (1980) and The Reflecting Skin (1990)](https://supermarcey.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/day-08-film.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[31 Days Of Horror ’19] Mini Reviews: Altered States (1980) and The Reflecting Skin (1990)")
Mini Review Day 07: Altered States (1980) Ken Russell was a film maker like no other, immersing audiences in all sorts of madness and visuals. His first American made film, Altered States (1980) is a visual feast and a psychedelic trip through time and space. The film is mixed with different genres, there are horror … Continue reading
![[31 Days Of Horror ’19] Mini Reviews: Dementia 13 (1963) and The Other (1972)](https://supermarcey.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/day-05-film.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[31 Days Of Horror ’19] Mini Reviews: Dementia 13 (1963) and The Other (1972)")
Mini Review Day 05: Dementia 13 (1963) So many great and legendary director’s got their start in the 60’s, it was a great era for cinema and easy to see why lot’s of names started in this time. One such name is Francis Ford Coppola, who made his official directorial debut with Dementia 13 (1963) … Continue reading
![[31 Days Of Horror ’19] Review: The Fly (1958)](https://supermarcey.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/day-04-film-featured.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[31 Days Of Horror ’19] Review: The Fly (1958)")
Review Day 04: The Fly (1958) The Fly (1958) is a classic of sci-fi and horror cinema, spawning two sequels and a remake the story is an intriguing one. The 1950’s was a great era for the two different genre’s and this particular story offered something a little different to the usual giant monster or … Continue reading
![[31 Days Of Horror ’19] Review: The Picture Of Dorian Gray (1945)](https://supermarcey.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/day-03-film-featured.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[31 Days Of Horror ’19] Review: The Picture Of Dorian Gray (1945)")
Review Day 03: The Picture Of Dorian Gray (1945) The works of Oscar Wilde are still as popular as ever, and his only novel The Picture Of Dorian Gray remains a classic. The 1945 classic adaptation is a very worthy one, following the book in great detail whilst changing a few aspects that really make … Continue reading
![[31 Days Of Horror ’19] Mini Reviews: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) and Mystery Of The Wax Museum (1933)](https://supermarcey.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/day-01-film.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[31 Days Of Horror ’19] Mini Reviews: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) and Mystery Of The Wax Museum (1933)")
Mini Review Day 01: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) The silent era of films is an extra ordinary one, in a time when film was still new, the medium was growing and finding it’s feet. The horror genre was a popular one in the silent era with classic’s such as Nosferatu (1922) and The … Continue reading
![[90’s Horror Rewind] Haunted (1995)](https://supermarcey.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/haunted-1995-f.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[90’s Horror Rewind] Haunted (1995)")
The 1990’s were an interesting decade for horror films, the slasher genre saw a resurgence and those films became the more popular ones thanks to the likes of Scream (1996). A little seen genre during that decade was the haunted house film, they went under the radar for a little and were seen on shelves … Continue reading
![[90’s Horror Rewind] Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994)](https://supermarcey.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/frankenstein-1994.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[90’s Horror Rewind] Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994)")
There have been many screen adaptations of Mary Shelley’s 1818 book Frankenstein, perhaps best known is Frankenstein (1931) from Universal Studios starring Boris Karloff. There are likely too many versions to count, the story is popular and memorable. Francis Ford Coppola tackled another famous monster with Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1991), and he was set to … Continue reading
![[Review Rewind] Electric Dreams (1984)](https://supermarcey.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/electric-dreams-01.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Review Rewind] Electric Dreams (1984)")
“We’ll always be together, together in electric dreams” we all know that classic 80’s tune from Philip Oakey and Giorgio Moroder, perhaps lesser known is the film Electric Dreams (1984) that the song was written for. The popularity of the song certainly overshadowed the film, perhaps some what unfortunate as Electric Dreams is quite an … Continue reading
