IN MY SKIN
The year 2003 saw more than its share of nasty films, but I feel confident in naming the French import IN MY SKIN as the year’s all-around nastiest film
A “Lost” Film Found
IN THE MIDST OF LIFE,a French made adaptation of three stories by Ambrose Bierce, is quite simply one of the great unknown masterpieces of world cinema
LA MOUSTACHE
A man loses touch with reality after shaving off his mustache in this French-made excursion in surreal paranoia that’s ominous, unsettling and extremely well acted
INSIDE
For once you can believe the hype: this film, easily the most talked-about genre item in recent memory, is a groundbreaking masterpiece of shock and suspense
French Horror Essentials
From Adam I'm finally getting around to it. Whether you're a long-time reader or new to the site, you'll probably like my monthly newsletter. You'll get stuff before it's posted and occasional subscriber-only extras. Nothing stupid. No spam. Subscribers get my...2005: The Year in Bedlam
The following encompasses my picks for the year’s best and worst horror films released in the US in 2005
2001: The Year in Bedlam
Much drama was had over 2001 but little of it on the movie screens. I really hate to be a naysayer but it was a pretty slow year, horror movie wise
TARANTULA
Here we have a fascinating hybrid, a suitably hard boiled noir thriller with a freaky psychosexual edge
2008: A Look Back in Horror
2008? An eventful year, though not so much for the horror field
Emmanuel Carrere in English
France’s Emmanuel Carrere is one of the most interesting writers on the scene, an author with whom genre buffs simply MUST become acquainted