Dario Argento is generally held high on the shoulders of horror fandom for the vibrant visual palette he brings to his horror films, particularly his series of giallo films. FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET was his third film, considered “lost” due to its long absence on DVD, and it’s a crazy ride into many of [...]
Movie #19: Midnight Meat Train (2009)
Clive Barker rarely gets a fair shake in Hollywood. Horror writers usually don’t; too often the scales seem to tip toward low-budget, poorly written adaptations – sometimes by the authors themselves. Barker had a triumph with his directorial/screenwriting debut of HELLRAISER, but NIGHTBREED (based on the excellent novella Cabal) was a bit of a let [...]
Movie #11: Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer (2008)
I love it when the title of a movie tells you all you need to know about it. So, the short version: it’s about this guy Jack Brooks. He slays monsters. The end. Okay. Let’s move into the (slightly) longer version. JACK BROOKS: MONSTER SLAYER wants to get at the heart of the mid 80s [...]
