The Gruesome Twosome
The Gruesome Twosome is a 1967 American splatter horror film, produced and directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis and written and co-directed by his then wife, Allison Louise ‘Bunny’ Downe. The film stars...
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Comic artwork by Tony Moore Tucker and Dale vs Evil - promoted as Tucker & Dale vs. Evil – is a 2010 Canadian comedy horror film directed by Eli Craig from a screenplay he co-wrote with Morgan...
View ArticleThéâtre du Grand-Guignol – location
Le Théâtre du Grand-Guignol (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃ ɡiɲɔl]: “The Theatre of the Big Puppet”) – known as the Grand Guignol – was a theatre in the Pigalle area of Paris (at 20 bis, rue Chaptal)....
View ArticlePharoah’s Curse! – The Mummy on Screen
The Mummy can, in many respects, hold claim to being the most unloved of the classic movie monsters – if not, then surely the most inconsistently served. The oft-quoted line from Kim Newman, that the...
View ArticleBlack Sheep
Black Sheep is a 2006 New Zealand comedy horror film written and directed by Jonathan King. The film’s “splatstick“-style was inspired by New Zealand director Peter Jackson‘s movies such as Bad Taste...
View ArticleDay of the Dead (1985)
Day of the Dead is a 1985 American horror film written and directed by George A. Romero and the third film in Romero’s Dead Series, being preceded by Night of the Living Dead (1968) and Dawn of the...
View ArticleGhastly (2011)
Ghastly – original title: 기생령) aka “Gisaeng Spirit” – is a 2011 South Korean horror film directed by Ko Seok-jin from a screenplay by Kim Yoo-ra. Its stars Eun-jeong Han, Hyomin and Min-woo No. Plot...
View ArticleNight of the Living Dead (1990)
‘There is a fate worse than death!’ Night of the Living Dead is a 1990 US horror film directed by Tom Savini. It is a remake of George A. Romero’s 1968 horror film of the same name. Romero rewrote the...
View Article100 Tears
‘Everyone loathes a clown.’ 100 Tears is a 2007 American independent black comedy slasher horror film directed by Marcus Koch (Rot; Snuff Perversions: Bizarre Cases of Death). It stars Georgia Chris,...
View ArticleDon’t Go in the Woods
‘Everyone has nightmares about the ugliest way to die.’ Don’t Go in the Woods – also known as Don’t Go in the Woods… Alone! - is a 1980 (released 1981) American slasher film directed by James Bryan...
View ArticleCity of the Living Dead
‘The dead shall rise and walk the Earth’ City of the Living Dead – Italian: Paura nella città dei morti viventi [translation: Fear in the City of the Living Dead], released in the US as The Gates of...
View ArticleTaeter City
‘Warning! How much horror can you stand??’ Taeter City – also known as Taeter City: City of Cannibals – is a 2012 Italian action/sci-fi/horror movie written and directed by Giulio De Santi (Adam...
View ArticleNekromantik 2
Nekromantik 2 - stylised as NEKRomantik 2 – is a 1991 German horror/splatter film directed by Jörg Buttgereit and a sequel to his 1987 film Nekromantik. The film is about necrophilia, and was quite...
View ArticleGrizzly
Grizzly is a 2014 US/Canadian horror film directed by David Hackl (Saw V) from a screenplay by Guy Moshe and J.R. Reher (based on the latter’s storyline). The film stars James Marsden (Straw Dogs;...
View ArticleFriday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood is a 1988 slasher horror film directed by John Carl Buechler (Troll; Cellar Dweller; Ghoulies III) from a screenplay by Manuel Fidello and Daryl Haney. It is...
View ArticlePlan 9
‘It’s their planet now!’ Plan 9 is a 2014 science fiction horror comedy movie written and directed by John Johnson, loosely based on Ed D. Wood Jr.’s original Plan 9 from Outer Space. The film stars...
View ArticleOut of the Black – rock song and video by Royal Blood
The surreal promo video for single ‘Out of the Black’ by British rock duo Royal Blood – vocalist/bassist Mike Kerr and drummer Ben Thatcher – features animated aliens that morph back and forth into...
View ArticleHell aka Jigoku (1999)
Hell – original title: 地獄 Jigoku and also known as Japanese Hell – is a 1999 Japanese horror film written and directed by Teruo Ishii. It is a loose remake of the 1960 film of the same title. The film...
View ArticleFriday the 13th: Halloween Night
Friday the 13th: Halloween Night is a 1994 US shot-on-video short film written and directed by Chris Seaver (Mulva: Zombie Ass Kicker!, Filthy McNasty and its sequels, Terror at Blood Fart Lake, Hi-8...
View ArticlePernicious
Pernicious is a 2014 US/Thai supernatural horror film directed by James Cullen Bressack (Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys) from a screenplay co-written with Taryn Hillin. It stars Ciara...
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