MATINEE
A pleasant enough baby boomer nostalgia piece from Joe Dante, worth seeing only for its affectionate tribute to the late William Castle
PIRANHA (1978)
the infamous Roger Corman produced JAWS rip that contained some heavy duty talent working behind the scenes. It’s fun, but don’t expect anything too profound
GREMLINS
You’re probably familiar with GREMLINS, one of the greatest Hollywood blockbusters of the eighties, as well as a signature film by the sometimes-great Joe Dante
TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE
This big budget anthology film seems destined to be known primarily for the offscreen catastrophe that occurred during filming
INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS
When dealing with a five decade multi-film phenomenon, it pays to go back to where it all started
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
THE TOUR
This novel, which is subtitled “Hell’s Heated Vacancies,” was the fourth of Michael Perkins’s fabled Essex House published fuck books, and provides just what its title promises: a tour of a most shocking and horrific Hell on Earth
A Nostalgic Look Back at the “NEW” TWILIGHT ZONE
2005 marked the release of what are in my view two of the most vital DVD collections on the scene