Tagged with horror

[Comic Review] Re-Animator #1

[Comic Review] Re-Animator #1

Writer: Keith Davidsen Artist: Randy Valiente Colourist: Jorge Sutil Letterer: Marshall Dillon Publisher: Dynamite Review: I have been anxiously awaiting to get Issue 1 of Dynamite’s Re-Animator 4 issue series, and now that I have it and have read it, I was not at all disappointed. You see Re-Animator from 1985 is my absolute favourite … Continue reading

[Bea’s Ranting Reviews] Predator [1987]

[Bea’s Ranting Reviews] Predator [1987]

Dir. John McTiernan Starring: A bunch of manly men and a mean-arse ET. The hunt begins. I give a love-filled review of this action/science fiction horror classic. It’s big, it’s mean and it’s ready to rumble no matter what, just like the titular Hunter Who Makes Trophies Of Man. My rating is a very obvious … Continue reading

[Bea’s Ranting Reviews] Alien [1979]

[Bea’s Ranting Reviews] Alien [1979]

Geez Louise. It’s utterly pointless for me to produce remotely anything of true value when it comes to talking about this classic of the genre and paragon of cinematic brilliance. Everything about this movie is perfect in it’s field- the directing, the set design, the soundscape, the visuals and the acting coalesce to form a film … Continue reading

[Bea’s Ranting Book Reviews] The Stand [1978]

[Bea’s Ranting Book Reviews] The Stand [1978]

Author: Stephen King Publisher: Doubleday Books Originally published: 1978 It truly is the phenomenon you have heard it to be and worthy of every accolade and piece of praise it has received ever since 1978. I highly recommend picking it up in it’s unabridged form complete with King’s own preface. It’s an perilous journey, a … Continue reading

[Bea’s Reviews] American Psycho [2000]

[Bea’s Reviews] American Psycho [2000]

Morality, goodness and the people are expendable. Greed, artifice and accessories are everything. Shocking, culturally impacting and hits very close to home, Mary Harron’s ‘American Psycho’ is a horrific comedy of manners that never flinches from taking off the glove and slapping pretentious, alpha dog driven and ‘me-me-me’ yuppie culture square across the face with … Continue reading

[Bea’s Book Reviews] Blood Groove [2009]

[Bea’s Book Reviews] Blood Groove [2009]

  Author: Alex Bledsoe Published: April 28th 2009 Publisher: Tor Books Alex Bledsoe’s Blood Groove page   Note: I have absolutely no clue what happened to the video after the introduction. I’m still attempting to navigate the finer features on YouTube video editing, but the sound remains intact. I tried the black and white filter to … Continue reading

[Bea’s Reviews] Masterpiece Theatre’s Dracula [2006]

[Bea’s Reviews] Masterpiece Theatre’s Dracula [2006]

Technically, Masterpiece Theatre’s Dracula (made exclusively to television by BBC in 2006) would have been a miserable failure- it’s too short, it glosses over several important factors and it’s quite an unusual piece to be released by the normally prestigious production company. However, what ultimately saves it (and us) is that it takes a deliberate step to … Continue reading

[Bea’s Reviews] Dracula [1931 Spanish version]

[Bea’s Reviews] Dracula [1931 Spanish version]

Filmed simultaneously with Browning’s production during the nighttime hours, using the same story line, same sets, same schedule and same budget (more or less), George Melford’s Spanish reflection of Tod Browning’s film is a curio in early talkie cinema. Not to say Spanish ‘Dracula’ doesn’t have some nice things to offer because it does, more than … Continue reading