Posts Tagged ‘ horror films ’

Dead Snow

Feb 21st, 2010 | By Christopher Lloyd | Category: DVD Reviews

This Norwegian horror-comedy was a hit at Sundance, and no surprise: It has Nazi zombies! What more needs to be said?



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Village of the Damned

Nov 27th, 2009 | By Christopher Lloyd | Category: Reeling Backward

If I had psychic powers, I would have used them to convince John Carpenter not to do this remake of the 1960 cult classic about killer albino kids.



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Prince of Darkness

Nov 20th, 2009 | By Christopher Lloyd | Category: Reeling Backward

John Carpenter’s “Prince of Darkness” is a thoroughly entertaining bit of sci-fi/horror apocalyptic claptrap.



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They Live

Nov 13th, 2009 | By Christopher Lloyd | Category: Reeling Backward

John Carpenter’s 1988 take on aliens-among-us is a low-rent affair with schlocky special effects and “Rowdy” Roddy Piper as the star.



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The Thing

Nov 6th, 2009 | By Christopher Lloyd | Category: Reeling Backward

John Carpenter’s 1982 film remains a horror/sci-fi classic, combining moody atmospherics with special effects that still impress.



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Paranormal Activity

Nov 1st, 2009 | By Christopher Lloyd | Category: Movie Reviews

I watched “Blair Witch Project.” I knew “Blair Witch Project.” “Blair Witch Project” was a friend of mine. “Paranormal Activity,” you’re no “Blair Witch Project.”



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Pit and the Pendulum

Oct 23rd, 2009 | By Christopher Lloyd | Category: Reeling Backward

“Pit and the Pendulum” was one of the first hits for Vincent Price and schlockmeister Roger Corman. The 1961 film remains an atmospheric horror classic.



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Atom Age Vampire (1960)

Oct 16th, 2009 | By Jessica Sieff | Category: The Schlock Vault

In the 1960 foreign film Seddok, l’erede di Satana otherwise known as ‘Atom Age Vampire’ there’s a monster in the room: the movie itself.



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I Walked with a Zombie

Oct 16th, 2009 | By Christopher Lloyd | Category: Reeling Backward

One of the earliest earnest zombie flicks, 1943’s “I Walked with a Zombie” combines corny dialogue with some wonderfully moody photography.



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Frankenstein’s Daughter (1958)

Sep 23rd, 2009 | By Jessica Sieff | Category: The Schlock Vault

This late 1950s monster movie is a little less than a graveyard smash – but still worth an amusing look.