31 Days of Horror: Day 22 – The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh (2012)

I am doing the 31 Days of Horror Challenge. Every day in October, I will watch a different horror film I have never seen before and write about it here on the blog. On the surface, there is a lot to admire about The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh. It’s an independently made […]

31 Days of Horror: Day 21 – Flesh for Frankenstein (1973)

I am doing the 31 Days of Horror Challenge. Every day in October, I will watch a different horror film I have never seen before and write about it here on the blog. There is a fine line to walk between making a campy spoof of bad movies and simply making a bad movie. With […]

31 Days of Horror: Day 20 – April Fool’s Day (1986)

I am doing the 31 Days of Horror Challenge. Every day in October, I will watch a different horror film I have never seen before and write about it here on the blog. I initially had not planned to write about April Fool’s Day. But the more I thought about the film, the angrier I […]

31 Days of Horror: Day 19 – Scar (2007)

I am doing the 31 Days of Horror Challenge. Every day in October, I will watch a different horror film I have never seen before and write about it here on the blog. Here’s the thing, folks: I can spend a few hundred words detailing everything wrong with the insipid and lazy piece of torture […]

31 Days of Horror: Day 18 – Kill List (2011)

I am doing the 31 Days of Horror Challenge. Every day in October, I will watch a different horror film I have never seen before and write about it here on the blog. Kill List opens with Jay (Neil Maskell) arguing with his wife Shel (MyAnna Buring) about their financial troubles. He wants to know […]

31 Days of Horror: Day 17 – ParaNorman (2012)

I am doing the 31 Days of Horror Challenge. Every day in October, I will watch a different horror film I have never seen before and write about it here on the blog. It’s rare to find a family film that doesn’t condescend to youngsters while alienating parents. Pixar has built a successful business model […]

31 Days of Horror: Day 16 – Maniac (2012)

I am doing the 31 Days of Horror Challenge. Every day in October, I will watch a different horror film I have never seen before and write about it here on the blog. I don’t bother very often with remakes of films I like. When I do watch one of these remakes, I do everything […]

31 Days of Horror: Day 15 – Wild Zero (1999)

I am doing the 31 Days of Horror Challenge. Every day in October, I will watch a different horror film I have never seen before and write about it here on the blog. Movies that set out to intentionally be cult films annoy me. There is the tendency to go immediately over-the-top from the start, […]

31 Days of Horror: Day 13 – The Tomb of Ligeia (1964)

I am doing the 31 Days of Horror Challenge. Every day in October, I will watch a different horror film I have never seen before and write about it here on the blog. Roger Corman has a reputation as a hack filmmaker. While it’s true that dozens of the films he has produced over his […]